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Ft7 w ... ..rf = A. • . • .r. r w i } � FOR t- - , ' AVENUE IN AREA G OF THE STREETANDUTILITY IMPROVEMENT R - 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, 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, Engineering staff and the Street and Utilities Committee recommended 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), which the City Council approved on October 28, 2013 (Res. 8168); and WHEREAS, in response to Ardan Avenue property owner inquiries and staff re- evaluation, Engineering staff recommends the addition of a 6 -foot wide concrete sidewalk in the north boulevard adjacent to the curb to the adopted non-standard street design for Ardan Avenue. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVE® by the City Council of the City of Mounds View, Ramsey County, Minnesota as follows: 1. The addition of a 6 -foot wide concrete sidewalk located immediately behind the north curb to the non-standard street design of Ardan Avenue between Red Oak Drive and Long Lake Road is hereby approved and 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, a 2 -foot reaction zone/shoulder adjacent to the north (westbound) side, and a 6 -foot wide concrete sidewalk immediately behind the north curb. Stantec is authorized to revise the bidding documents for the 2014 Street and Utility Improvement Project — Area G to include the above said sidewalk addition to Ardan Avenue and issue addendums to plan holders. Adopted this 24th day of February, 2014. Joe Flaherty, Mayor ATTEST: James Ericson, City Administrator (SEAL)