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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE STREET AND DRAINAGE COMMITTEE April 18, 1988 The Street and Drainage Committee of the City Council met in special session, Thursday, April 18, 1988, 4:30 P. M., Council Chamber, City Hall. Chairman Billy J. Burnett called the meeting to order with the following members present: Councilman Travis Wortham, and Councilman Marshall H. Kent, Jr. Also present was City Manager, Michael E. Malone, City Attorney, T. K. Haynes, and City Clerk, Mattie Cunningham. Chairman Burnett announced the special meeting was called for the purpose of reviewing the City's street rehabilitation and seal coating program for 1988. City Manager Malone advised there were several items on the agenda and said we will have B. A. Huddleston, Director of Public Works, to go over the 1988 street rehabilitation and seal coating program. City Manager Malone presented the Committee a handout which detailed the proposed 1988 budgeted rehabilitation of streets, and a map showing the areas of proposed rehabilitation and seal coating. City Manager Malone said the City has 140 miles of streets with an asphalt surface. Under the present pavement management program, these street should be sealed and chip covered on a 6 year revolving schedule which requires 24 miles of street to be sealed each budget year, because this schedule has not been follow in the past, the cost to bring street base material to a quality condition has been increased. City Manager Malone said this years program is to target 21.98 miles at an estimated cost of $300,000. which as been budgeted. Ballard Huddleston, Director of Public Works, pointed out on the map the streets that will be seal coated stating they normally began work May 16th and continue through September 16th which gives them four months to complete the work, and 21 - 22 miles will be seal coated this year. The portion that is going to be rehabilitated is approximately 2.92 miles estimated cost of $64,000. in the N. E. section of the city, $22,265. N. W., $13,681. S. E. $12,454. S. W. Councilman Wortham questioned the needed street repair to Center Street and 13th N. E. Mr. Huddleston said Center Street is approximately 2300 feet long, and construction cost and estimated cost is approximately $1,000. per foot without drainage work or utility adjustment totaling $23,000., 13th N. E. Street is approximately 900 feet, and Mr. Huddleston said there would be considerable more drainage work to contend with, and estimated the cost to be approximately $9,000. to $14,000. which consist of strengthening the base and seal coat the street. Mr. Huddleston presented pictures of the type of streets which was done with funds from Community Development Block Grant. Mr. Huddleston also stated the city is operating under past and present policies and guidelines, and advised there were approximately 20 miles of gravel and dirt streets in the city and estimated cost of material