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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, October 27, 2014 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 23 of 32 (PLANNING DEPARTMENT REPORT, Continued) Mack stated an update will be brought to the Council. Mack stated as it relates to Chevy Chase Drive, Staff has been working with the property owners to address the drainage issues that were associated with previously approved site work. Mack indicated there has been cooperation among the landowners, which has been a key in addressing some of the concerns and that he is hopeful a solution can be arrived at in the near future. Mack stated on the Kelly Avenue project that was tabled at the Planning Commission, he has been in contact and discussions with the applicant and his site planner. The applicant will be scheduling a meeting in the near future with Staff to discuss the potential of holding a neighborhood meeting in the Navarre area. Mack indicated the Public Works Department has had some good success with some repairs to crushed culverts and that they have also cleaned out some culverts that had some blockages. Mack stated those repairs and improvements should help the drainage in the area next spring. Further study of the area is also being done by the City’s consulting engineer on that and that he hopes to have those results in the near future. PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER’S REPORT 11. PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN Edwards stated back in April of 2014, the City Council approved Bolton & Menk to update the City’s Pavement Management Plan. on September 8, Bolton & Menk presented some updates to the plan and received Council direction regarding changes. Bolton & Menk has completed those changes and are here tonight to present those changes to the Council. David Martini, Bolton & Menk, stated this is a continuation of the discussion held back in September and that the changes requested by the City Council have been made. Martini indicated the purpose for the review of the Pavement Management Plan was to determine the current condition of the roads maintained by the City, to determine the overall rehabilitation needs of the system, cost estimates, and funding options. Martini noted at the meeting in September, he was directed to make a few adjustments to the plan that was previously presented. Those changes include the addition of a section that addresses trails with some cost estimates and recommendations; the addition of information regarding the City’s municipal state aid system; and removal of some capital improvement information in the appendix of the report, which will stay separate and be included in the Capital Improvement Plan. Martini indicated the City owns and maintains approximately 50 miles of roads that are in various conditions. From a methodology standpoint, the plan looks to work within the existing footprint of the road as it exists today. Martini indicated this plan approached the roads differently in the sense that the roads were divided between low volume roads, collector roads and the municipal state aid system. Martini stated as the traffic increases on the road, the amount of proposed work increases slightly, but it all ties back into working within the existing footprint of the roadway.