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Item No. 07G Meeting Date: February 8, 2015 Type of Business: CB City Administrator Review: ______ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Brian Erickson, P.E., Public Works Director/City Engineer Item Title/Subject: Resolution 8514, Approving Plans and Specifications and Authorize Advertisement for Bids, Street and Utility Improvement Program, Area I Background: The City is in the process of reconstructing 26 miles of City-owned streets and associated underground utilities as part of the Streets and Utilities Improvement Program (Program). The Program includes design standards, a financing plan, a prioritization/implementation (staging) plan, and a communication plan for implementing reconstruction over an initially planned 9-year period (2009-2018) with an estimated program cost of $28 million. The next and final project area scheduled for construction is Area I (see attached partial plan set). Area I contains 3.6 miles of streets and is located in the northeast part of the city and includes: • St. Michael Street between Oakwood Drive and County Road I • St. Stephen Street between Oakwood Drive and County Road I • Jackson Drive between Hillview Road and County Road I • Quincy Street between the northern dead end and County Road I • Interstate I-35W Service Road between Cornell Drive and Pinewood Drive • Hillview Road between Jackson Drive and Interstate I-35W Service Road • Oakwood Drive between its eastern dead end and Interstate I-35W Service Road • Terrace Drive between Jackson Drive and Interstate I-35W Service Road • Pinewood Drive between Jackson Drive and Interstate I-35W Service Road The adjacent properties are predominantly single-family housing or parkland. Jackson Drive, Hillview Road and Quincy Street are the non-standard streets in this area due to municipal state aid status and pedestrian/bicycle accommodations. The City Council has taken the following steps, thus far, specific to Area I of the Street and Utility Improvement Program: • 8/24/15 – Authorized engineering design & preparation of bidding document (Res. 8449) • 11/23/15 – Considered stormwater infiltration basin (SIP) appeals (Res. 8482) • 11/23/15 – Approved non-standard street design and parking restrictions for Area I (Res. 8483) In addition to the Council actions above, the Street and Utility Committee held three meetings to discuss the aspects of the project. The Committee heard from residents regarding the non-standard streets and provided input to the City Council regarding their preferences. Additionally, the Committee provided information and heard appeals regarding the proposed stormwater basin locations. Staff has met with various residents in the area and discussed concerns regarding Hillview and Oakwood Parks with Parks and Recreation and Forestry Commission. Discussion: Bolton & Menk, Inc. (BMI) has completed the plans and specifications for use in soliciting public bids for the construction of Area I. These bidding documents have incorporated the Program standards and City