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Staff Report August 18, 2011 Construction Standards for Streets off Authorized Truck Routes Background: At the March 17, 2011 meeting, the Commission held a workshop to review the City's official trick route map and discuss possible additions of new trick routes along South 16th Street north and south of Fairmont Parkway. Later, the Commission directed staff to prepare cost estimates and furnish a cost benefit analysis for the reconstruction of those streets either asphalt or concrete. Staff calculated projected value of developed and undeveloped properties along these rights -of -way. The benefits are less than the annual payment towards the costs. The constriction cost is greater than the value of the project. Analysis: Street cost consists of its constriction and maintenance. The responsibility for maintaining these roads rests with the developer. It is the responsibility of the developer to constrict new roads servicing any new development. The taxpayers are not obligated to build roads for new development. Preventive maintenance is key to controlling long-term costs. It costs less in the long run to have good roads than bad roads —if you keep up with preventive maintenance continuously. Typically, roads get built when the adjacent property is subdivided. The City does not usually build roads. If a developer asks to subdivide property in order to develop it, that developer is responsible for building the adjacent roads. Conclusion: The Commission discussed the item thoroughly and determined that it is not feasible to designate these additional streets as trick routes per standard specifications. In addition, cost benefit analysis estimates and totals up the equivalent money value of the benefits and cost to the community of project establishes that it is not worthwhile. Finally, Commission directed staff to come up with a policy for owners/developers to build and use public street right-of-ways in a case when proposed use is allowed in that particular zoning district but it is off the authorized trick route. Draft policy is attached for review and comments in this regard.