Report of the Finance Committee Page 7
April 6, 2016
Alderman Clemons
| guess it’s good to test it, | just... I'll forego any more comments.
Mayor Donchess
None of us here are asphalt testers so we could inquire in more detail regarding the procedure that’s going to
be used and report to the committee next time if that would be helpful.
Alderman Clemons
No, that’s fine.
Mayor Donchess
Mr. Kooken, do you have anything to add regarding the testing procedure?
Mr. Kooken
| do have one thing in talking with the City Engineer. They test on site but they are also testing to make sure
that the content of the asphalt that’s being brought in and laid down is actually what it is supposed to be
because if you don’t test it then you don’t really know.
Alderman Wilshire
In my sixteen years on the Board | have never seen this so when it came up | thought it’s not a bad idea given
the amount of money we are going to be putting into paving to make sure that we are getting quality goods for
our money. | like the idea.
Alderman Cookson
There was just one anomaly that | wanted to inquire about and it is with regard to 11" Street from the 2015
joint to 90’ from Ledge and there are zero testing locations. | am curious as to why it is identified, why aren’t
there testing locations and why is it there?
Mayor Donchess
Why it is there, | think that it’s part of the paving program. Why there is not a testing location, | don’t know. Is
that anything you have any insight to, Mr. Kooken?
Mr. Kooken
| will have to follow-up on that. It could be just an oversight, I’m sure they intended to have testing on all of the
streets that they listed.
Mayor Donchess
| could make a guess that it’s a very short stretch of pavement. 11" Street down to 90’ from Ledge is short but
| don’t know that’s accurate. If you want we can ask about that and get back to you.
Alderman Cookson
That would be helpful, but it's not necessary to hold this up.
