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ce 2rtGaye 515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 (651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766 -4048 www.c1.little -can ad a. inn. us MEMORANDUM MAYOR Bill Blesener COUNCIL Jim IaValle Rick Montour Barbara Allan John Keis ADMINISTRATOR Joel K. 1- Janson To: Mayor Blesener & Members of City Council From: Bill Dircks, Public Works Superintendent Date: August 22, 2005 Re: Evergreen Hills Concept Plan The concept of an island in the middle of the cul -de -sac for the Evergreen Hills plan is o.k. from a public works standpoint provided there is a wide enough roadway around the island to allow our dump trucks with plows and wings on to easily maneuver around. The Vactor should also be taken into consideration if there will be a sewer manhole at the end of the block. There is an island in the cul -de -sac at the end of Dianna Lane. We have had some problems with it due to the close proximity of it to our lift station and the roadway being a little too narrow for our equipment. That island has not been taken care of the way it probably should have been and, thus, isn't very aesthetically pleasing. It appears there will be ample room to push snow to the east of the cul -de -sac. Our recommendation would be to leave an area with no trees or other landscaping so that snow can be pushed to that spot without fear of damaging any landscaping. The trees along the right -of -way should be planted far enough back so that they will not encroach on the roadway a few years down the road. There are numerous examples of trees planted near the roadway without thought given to how big they will get and how much they will end up hanging out onto the road. We spend a lot of time trimming these trees each year. We would ask that if Black Hills Spruce Trees are planted along the east right -of -way, they should be planted in such a manner that would account for them not encroaching onto the roadway in the future.