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MOUNDS VIEW City of Mounds View Staff Report Item No: 7C Meeting Date: October 28, 2013 Type of Business: Council Business Administrator Review: To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Nick DeBar, Public Works Director Item Title/Subject: Resolution 8168, Approving a Non -Standard Street Design and Parking Restrictions for Ardan Avenue in Area G of the Street and Utility Improvement Program Background: The Street and Utilities Task Force developed street standards for use in the Street and Utility Improvement Program (Program). The Streets and Utilities Committee reviews and provides recommendations to the City Council for non-standard street and financing issues encountered during implementation of the Program. All streets in the Program between 26 and 32 feet wide are reconstructed to the "standard" street width of 28 -feet wide (measured from the face to face of vertical curbing). Non-standard streets are those outside of this range and streets designated on the Municipal State Aid System (MSAS) that receive state aid funds for maintenance and construction. In addition to non-standard street widths and lane configurations, streets in the Program that are designated for future sidewalk or trailways (as shown in the Comprehensive Plan map) are also evaluated and recommended for these pedestrian/bicycle accommodations. The City's engineering staff and its consultant (Stantec) are currently in the design phase for the Area G project. Ardan Avenue between Red Oak Drive and Long Lake Road is the only non- standard street in the Area G project due to its MSAS status and inclusion on the Trails and Sidewalk Plan in the 2008 Comprehensive Plan. City engineering staff and Stantec designers reviewed design options with the Committee at their September 26 meeting, and then sent notices to adjacent property owners inviting them to a public information meeting on October 21 to solicit input and feedback. Adjacent property owners in Area H were also invited since it is recommended to keep the same typical section for Ardan along the entire corridor (Spring Lake Road to Long Lake Road). Discussion: Ardan Avenue has the following existing conditions: • 60 foot wide Right -of -Way • Red Oak Drive to Eastwood Road: - 36 foot wide bituminous pavement with integral edge - striped for 10.5 foot traffic lanes and 7.5 foot wide parking lanes on both sides - 12± foot wide turf boulevards • Eastwood Road to Long Lake Road: - 29 foot wide bituminous pavement with integral edge - no pavement markings - 15.5± foot wide turf boulevards Mailboxes are located in south boulevard except between Red Oak Drive and Eastwood (across from church property) 24 single-family homes adjacent to Right -of -Way - 14 on north side (7+7), 10 on south side (0+10) with church located on the south side between Red Oak Drive and Eastwood Road • No existing pedestrian or bicycle accommodations • No parking restrictions • 602 ADT (Average Daily Traffic) - projected 722 ADT 0 Metro Transit Bus Line route with stops at each intersection