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Council Minutes of 2/15/94 The Clerk of Council read a letter received by Councilman Limpert from the principal of Forest Elementary School. The school system has choffien Alternate Plan 2 with regard to the rx~ise walls, mounding and landscaping far the Crocker/ Stearns extension project. Audience Particip tion Joe ~e15'~mock, - i~i~~Ambour Drive, wanted to know why the engineering on Ambour Drive was only 70% complete. Mr. Bohlmarm said the correct estimate is about 75% complete. He explained that last year Council h~i approved the engineering of 17 streets, and Ambour Drive was included in that group. Many Ambour Drive residents atter~3ed a Council meeting last May when it was explained that half of the engineered streets would be done in 1994 and half 3n 1995. Engineering services for sane streets was accelerated, and that is why Ambour Drive is approximately 75% complete. Mr. Musial asked Mr. Boh]marm if the city could give the Ambour Drive residents a guarantee as to when the street will be repaired. Mr. Bohlmann stated. that it was his understanding that the Finance and Streets & Drainage Coamnittees had agreed that engineered streets that could not be dorm this year would be funded in 1995. The city Engineering Department manages all repair projects, and the department is at the saturation point. In addition to the man-powpx problem, the weather presents significant problems in this area. Ambour Drive and many other streets were not properly constructed the first time, and the city is committed to reconstructing streets the right way the second time around. Mrs. Saringer asked Mr. BohLnars~ to comment on the situation involving the repair of tree lawns on Ambour Drive that had been damaged due to sewer work. Mr. Boh]mann said the city would do whatever needed to be done to make the street look esthetically presentable. The tree lawns will be graded, seeded and main- tained far the remainder of the year. Anything from the inside of the sidewalk that was dug out will be lar~d:scaped 'in a proper fashion. Ultimately, Ambour Drive will be widened to make it a full-lane street. Mr. Bohlmaim added that Ambour Drive would be a candidate for underground wiring and post lamps. Ruth Ann Koback, 24161 Ambour Drive, commented that sane of the streets on the list to be repaired are in better shape than Ambour Drive. She feels a sense of urgency that Ambour Drive needs to be repaired because it is unsafe. Mr. Boehmer explained that r~thing could be done until the engineering study was complete and the cost determined. Mr. Bohlmarm said he could not project a completion date for the engineering at this time. Once the engineering study is complete, it will be reviewed by the Engineering Department, a process that will take two weeks to a month. Another two months will be required for the bidding process and the signing of a contract. It would be late summer before the job could be started--if we had to start the job. Mr. Bohlmann cautioned Council to recognize the fact that Alexander Road, Frank Street and several other streets are also in bad shape. The city does not have the ability to repair all these streets in one year. The decision on what streets would be dome this year was made in November and December before the harsh winter was upon us. It is true that Ambovr Drive and other streets have deteriorated more than expected because of the bad weather. 5 ~~~,, ~ u.~_, ~, , __