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RESOLUTION 8168 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA APPROVING A NON-STANDARD STREET DESIGN AND PARKING RESTRICTIONS FOR ARDAN AVENUE IN AREA G 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 8108 on May 28, 2013 authorizing Stantec to perform engineering services and prepare bidding documents for the design phase for Area G of the Program; and WHEREAS, Ardan Avenue is a non-standard street in Area G 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 Ardan Avenue and reviewed these recommendations with the Streets and Utilities Committee and adjacent property owners in Area G and H on October 21, 2013, including soliciting resident feedback; and WHEREAS, Public Works and the Street and Utilities Committee recommend that Ardan Avenue in Area G be reconstructed to 32 -feet wide with two 11 -foot traffic lanes, one 2 -foot reaction zone/shoulder adjacent to the westbound traffic lane (north side), and one 8 - foot wide parallel parking outside the eastbound traffic lane (south side); and WHEREAS, to be eligible for State Aid funding, Ardan Avenue must be signed with "No Parking" or equivalent traffic signs on the sides of the street that do not include the designated parking lanes. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Mounds View, Ramsey County, Minnesota as follows: 1. Ardan Avenue between Red Oak Drive and Long Lake Road will be reconstructed as a 32 -foot wide street, measured at the face of curb, with two 11 -foot traffic lanes, one 8 - foot wide parallel parking on the south (eastbound) side, and a 2 -foot reaction zone/shoulder adjacent to the north (westbound) side. 2. Ardan Avenue will be signed with "No Parking" or equivalent traffic signs on the north side (westbound traffic) between Red Oak Drive and Long Lake Road.