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Item No: 7C Meeting Date: November 24, 2013 Type of Business: Council Business Administrator Review: ____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Nick DeBar, Public Works Director Item Title/Subject: Resolution 8328, Approving a Non-Standard Street Design and Parking Restrictions for Ardan Avenue Between Spring Lake Road and Red Oak Drive Background: The Street and Utilities Task Force developed street standards for use in the Street and Utility Improvement Program (Program). Engineering staff and the Streets and Utilities Committee both review and provide 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 H project. Ardan Avenue between Spring Lake Road and Red Oak Drive is one of two non- standard streets in the Area H project due to its MSAS status and inclusion on the Trails and Sidewalk Plan in the 2008 Comprehensive Plan. Last year as part of the Area G design process, this section of Ardan Avenue was included in the public input process to provide a consistent street design between the Area G and H segments. Area H properties were again invited to a public information meeting this year on October 20 to discuss the street design (notice attached). The staff report for Item No. 7D (Groveland Road Non-Standard Street Design) has additional background and detail related to the Program, MSAS streets, and Trailway System. Discussion: Ardan Avenue has the following existing conditions: • Typical 50 foot wide Right-of-Way between Spring Lake Road and Knollwood Drive • Typical 60 foot wide Right-of-Way between Knollwood Drive and Red Oak Drive • 37 foot wide bituminous pavement with integral edge curbing • 11 foot lanes with 7.5’ parking lanes on both sides • 11± foot wide turf boulevards on the north side • 8± foot wide turf boulevards on the south side • mailboxes are located in south boulevard • 25 single-family homes adjacent to Right-of-Way - 9 on north side, 16 on south side • No designated existing pedestrian or bicycle accommodations • No parking restrictions • 495 ADT (Average Daily Traffic) (projected 743 ADT) • Metropolitan Transit Bus Line route with stops at each intersection