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10062 Flanders Court NE – Blaine, MN 55449 – (763) 780-0450 fax (763) 205-2341 <br /> <br />Z:\PROJ\120215E - 2019 Street Improvements\0030\Memo-102618-CC-Info Meeting Authorization.doc <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Memo <br /> <br />TO: Mayor Keis & Members of the City Council <br /> <br />FROM: Lee Elfering, City Engineer <br /> <br />DATE: October 26, 2018 <br /> <br />RE: 2019 Street & Utility Improvements Project <br /> Authorize Informational Meetings & Feasibility Report <br /> <br />In the continued effort to proactively address ongoing street maintenance, staff has <br />included streets in the 2019 budget for improvement. The streets that are being <br />considered are provided below along with a short description of the proposed <br />improvement: <br /> <br />County Road D – Edgerton Street to Greenbrier Street <br />This project will be a joint project between Ramsey County, Little Canada, <br />and Vadnais Heights. The proposed improvements include installation of <br />a sidewalk from Edgerton Street to Payne Avenue and the full <br />reconstruction of the road to an urban section with concrete curb and <br />gutter, storm sewer, and sidewalk from Payne Avenue to Greenbrier <br />Street. <br /> <br /> Greenbrier Street - County Road D to Labore Road <br />The proposed improvement is the reconstruction of the roadway to an <br />urban section with concrete curb and gutter and storm sewer. <br /> <br />As with all the previous street improvement projects, a portion of the project cost would <br />be assessed in accordance with the City’s assessment policy to the adjacent benefiting <br />properties. The assessing of public improvements requires that the Minnesota Statutes <br />Chapter 429 process for local improvements be followed. A required step in this process <br />is the preparation of a feasibility study to ensure that the project is necessary, cost <br />effective, and feasible from an engineering standpoint. Therefore at this time we are <br />requesting that the City Council authorize preparation of a feasibility study for the 2019 <br />Street Improvements Project. <br /> <br />It has been the City’s practice to hold a public informational meeting with abutting <br />property owners to discuss the proposed improvements and receive input and feedback. <br />This informational meeting is not a requirement of the 429 process, but is valuable in <br />gauging public support for the project and making adjacent property owners aware that <br />an improvement is being proposed. We would also like to request authorization to <br />conduct these public informational meetings in order to include the information in the <br />feasibility report. <br /> <br />If you have any questions please feel free to call me at 763-780-0450 Ext. 3.