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City of New Brighton March 22, 1983 Page Six I project was in the worst condition of all the streets and that taking out the bad spots would not be feasible. He further stated that if it was the heavy equipment that contributed to the deterioration of the street, would the City make allowances or determine if someone else was responsible for the damages. The City Engineer stated there has been a lot of traffic which contributed to the street wearing out sooner than normal, but that the street was posted when there was the most poten- tial for damage, limiting weight of vehicles on the street. He further stated that there was no precedent set for giving an allowance to residents, and that the City is paying 75% of the cost of the improvement and that is quite sub- stantial. Councilmember Schmidt indicated that it seems to be the intersections that are breaking up on these streets, and questioned whether there was some way to strengthen them. I The City Engineer stated that it was not the practice in the past to do that, but it was a possibility. Councilmember Schmidt indicated to the City Engineer that he appreciated the effort the City Engineer had put into compiling the option information. Motion by Benke, seconded by Blomquist to waive RESOLUTION #83-31 the reading and adopt a RESOLUTION ORDERING IM- Project 83-3 PROVEMENT AND AUTHORIZING PREPARATION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE PROPOSED RECONSTRUCTION OF THIRD STREET S.W. BETWEEN 16TH AVENUE AND OAK- WOOD DRIVE, PROJECT #83-3. 5 Ayes - 0 Nayes - motion carried Mayor Harcus declared a three minute recess. I Director of Community Development reviewed the staff report and Planning Commission recommen- dations of PRDj36( rL~~34( Crossroads, Mr. Christopher Green, 2701 13A Street, stated that he did not hear about the hearing until last week. He further stated that he felt there was a large difference in density between the projects. PRD #36-PL-134 Report #83-68 9:05-9:20