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MEMO To: Council, City of Little Canada From Lee Elfering, P.E., City Engineer Reconstruction of Savage Subject: Lane from Sexton Avenue to Rose Place Date: November 6, 2003 Honorable Mayor and City owarc R. Green Co -pa ny As directed by City Council in 2002, City staff has reviewed the possible options for the reconstruction of Savage Lane between Sextant Avenue and Demont Avenue to determine the most beneficial and cost effective improvement. Three options were considered due to the light traffic volumes seen on a majority of the street and were as follows: 1. Full Reconstruction — 28 -foot Two Way Street The street would remain the standard City width of 28 feet for two way traffic (Exhibit 1). Concrete curb and gutter would be added on the east side, while the existing curb on the west side would remain in place. The addition of curb and gutter on the east side would allow for the elimination of the road ditch, and storm sewer leads would be extended from the existing system on the west side. Approximate cost $230,000.00. 2. Full Reconstruction — 13 -foot One Way Street Under this option it is proposed to change the designation of the street to one -way (Exhibit 2). This would allow the street width to be reduced to thirteen -feet. The west curb line would remain in place and a single thirteen -foot street would be constructed. The east edge of the pavement section would remain a rural section, however the ditches would be reduced in depth by extending storm sewer leads to allow for a more gradual sloping bouelvard. Approximate cost $120,000.00. 3. Cul -de -sac of Sextant Avenue and East Brooks Avenue Under this option cul -de -sacs would be constructed on the east end of Sextant Avenue and East Brooks Avenue (Exhibit 3). Savage Lane between the cul -de -sacs at Sextant Avenue and East Brooks Avenue would be replaced with a 10 -foot trail for pedestrian movement and emergency vehicle access. Approximate cost $140,000.00. As can be seen on the attached exhibits, only one lot along Savage Lane currently has driveway access to Savage Lane and mail service for two homes is off of this portion of the street. However, it should be noted that the property that has a driveway to Savage Lane also has a driveway to East Brooks Avenue. Therefore, this portion of street may be used for access to one property, but is not the only access to that property. For assessment purposes, all lots would only be assessed at 20% of their street front footage. Add that to the fact that there is only single frontage along Savage Lane and it results in only 176 feet of the approximately 1860 feet of street C: \WINDOWS \Temporary Internet Files \OLKFIA3 \Memo- 110603- Council.doc