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RESOLUTION 8006 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA APPROVING A NON-STANDARD STREET DESIGN AND PARKING RESTRICTIONS FOR HILLVIEW ROAD IN AREA F OF THE STREET AND UTILITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution 7176 on October 22, 2007 establishing the Street and Utility Improvement Program (Program), which includes nine Street and Utility Improvement Projects identified as Areas A through I; and WHEREAS, a Streets and Utilities Committee was established through Resolution 7223 on February 11, 2008 to oversee the implementation of the Street and Utility Improvement Program, including providing recommendations to the City Council on design or financing issues encountered during the Program; and WHEREAS, the City Council approved Resolution 7961 on June 25, 2012 authorizing Stantec to perform engineering services and prepare bidding documents for the design phase for Area F of the Program; and WHEREAS, Hillview Road is a non-standard street in Area F of the Program due to its Municipal State Aid status and has proposed pedestrian/bicycle accommodations in accordance with the 2008 Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, City staff developed design recommendations for Hillview Road and reviewed these recommendations with the Streets and Utilities Committee and adjacent property owners on September 17 and October 15, 2012, including soliciting resident feedback; and WHEREAS, Public Works and the Street and Utilities Committee recommend that Hillview Road in Area F be reconstructed to 35.5-feet wide with 8-foot wide parallel parking on the south side only and a combined 6.5-foot concrete sidewalk and 5.5-foot on-street bike lane on the north side; and WHEREAS, to be eligible for State Aid funding, Hillview Road must be signed with "No Parking" or equivalent traffic signs on the sides of the street that do not include the eight-foot parallel parking bays. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Mounds View, Ramsey County, Minnesota as follows: 1. Hillview Road between Long Lake Road and Jackson Drive will be reconstructed as a 35.5-foot wide street, measured at the face of curb, with two 11-foot drive lanes, 8-foot wide parallel parking on the south (eastbound) side, 5.5-foot wide on-street bike lane on the north (westbound) side, and 6.5-foot wide concrete sidewalk located immediately behind the curb in the north boulevard. A typical section showing this configuration is attached. 2. Hillview Road will be signed with "No Parking" or equivalent traffic signs on the north side (westbound traffic) between Long Lake Road and Jackson Drive.