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STAFF REPORT 1 TO: Mayor Fischer and Members of the City Council FROM: Eric Seaburg, P.E., City Engineer DATE: January 11, 2023 RE: Resolution Establishing Parking Restrictions on Twin Lake Boulevard City Project No. 2023-04 ACTION TO BE CONSIDERED: Motion to approve resolution establishing parking restrictions on Twin Lake Boulevard in accordance with Minnesota State-Aid regulations. BACKGROUND: Twin Lake Boulevard is programmed for improvements in 2023. The roadway is part of the City’s Municipal State-Aid Street (MSAS) system and therefore can and will draw construction funding from the City’s MSAS fund balance. In doing so, the project must be designed and administered in accordance with Minnesota Statutes Chapter 8820 – Local State-Aid Route Standards, Financing. The proposed road width is being narrowed from 30’-32’ to 26’ for the following reasons: • Roadway narrowing will allow for trail construction on one side • Roadway narrowing will reduce traffic speeds, a common complaint by residents • Roadway narrowing reduces stormwater runoff and associated stormwater infrastructure • Roadway narrowing reduces construction costs as well as future rehabilitation costs Per State Statute 8820.9936, parking must be restricted on both sides of MSAS roadways for widths less than 30’. For Twin Lake Boulevard, this will be a change from how the road is currently signed (on-street parking is currently not prohibited). However, there are very few properties with frontage to Twin Lake Boulevard and on-street parking is rarely witnessed by staff. The City of Vadnais Heights will be approving a similar resolution to prohibit parking for the portion of Twin Lake Boulevard within its jurisdiction. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends that the City Council approve: • Resolution Establishing Parking Restrictions on Twin Lake Boulevard from the Western City Limit to the Eastern City Limit.