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Res. 8329 Approving Non-Standard Street Design and Parking Restrictions for Groveland Road in Area H Page 4 Streets & Utilities Committee Recommendation The Streets and Utilities Committee recommends (4-1) a 40-foot wide street section with two 11- foot travel lanes, and 9-foot parking lanes on each side similar to Option C (8-foot parking lanes). This option is essentially the same as the existing condition. The Committee’s recommendation is based upon the public input from the adjacent property owners that responded who want the road to remain unchanged. This desire to leave the road unchanged is not popular consent or a majority of the affected properties since only 44% of properties responded. Parks & Rec. & Forestry Commission Recommendation The Parks and Recreation and Forestry Commission unanimously supports the engineering recommendation to construct a 32-foot wide street section with a single 8-foot parking on the west side and a 6-foot sidewalk on the east side. The Commission evaluated and discussed the street design at several of their meetings, and confirmed this recommendation at their November 20, 2014 after the public feedback and the S/U Committee recommendation was presented. The Commission believes one parking lane is adequate for events at the park and strongly supports a sidewalk. Further Considerations The City Council should also consider the following non-technical items in their decision: 1. A wider street increases impervious pavement and requires additional stormwater management facilities (infiltration basins). These additional basins will likely need to be constructed on other streets in the Program area or future areas. 2. Most MSAS streets in the Program primarily serve single family residential neighborhoods – similar to standard streets (28-foot wide) that make up the majority of the Program roadways. Property owners on standard streets do not have a “choice” into the design of their streets. 3. Life cycle costs are in present dollars and based upon current construction costs. Life cycle costs are not guaranteed and could easily escalate if resources, labor, etc. increase. 4. Whatever street design is approved and constructed is anticipated to last 50 to 60 years – long enough to serve future generations living on the street that may not share the existing popularity of a wide street with no designated pedestrian/bicycle accommodations. The attached resolution has several options for the City Council to consider, or can be modified to the final street design that is approved. Respectfully submitted, Nick DeBar Director of Public Works/City Engineer