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Item No: 7O <br />Meeting Date: May 14, 2012 <br />Type of Business: Council Business <br />Administrator Review: ____ <br /> <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Nick DeBar, Public Works Director <br />Item Title/Subject: Resolution 7935, Authorizing Stantec to Perform Preliminary Design <br />Services for County Road H Sidewalk Project <br />Background: <br />The City has been pursuing improvements to the trailway and sidewalk system over the past few <br />years to make the community “walkable” and provide regional connections. The Comprehensive <br />Plan contains a citywide trailway and sidewalk map that shows existing and proposed trails and <br />walks (see attached). This is the official map to be used and referenced for any new trail or <br />sidewalk. Trails and sidewalks are constructed as stand-alone projects, or as part of street and <br />utility improvement projects if located adjacent to a street being reconstructed. <br /> <br />Discussion: <br />A sidewalk in the north boulevard of County Road H was recently proposed by Public Works as an <br />alternate to the proposed trail/sidewalk along Woodcrest Drive, between Silver Lake Road and <br />Long Lake Road, during Area E discussions at a Streets and Utilities Committee meeting last fall. <br />The Committee agreed with Public Works that County Road H would be a more suitable location, <br />but thought the Park Commission should also consider the proposal. The Commission also agreed <br />that the County Road H option was far better and further recommended that the sidewalk be <br />extended to Edgewood Drive to accommodate the middle school. Currently, sidewalk exists in the <br />south boulevard (New Brighton side) of County Road H between Silver Lake Road and Edgewood <br />Drive. <br /> <br />The proposal for a sidewalk along County Road H was not included in the Area E project due to <br />project schedule and winter weather conditions (for surveying). However, if a sidewalk is going to <br />be constructed in this location, it will intersect seven streets being reconstructed this summer. It is <br />advantageous to know where a future sidewalk will intersect these streets so proper placement of a <br />curb cut can be constructed now to avoid demolition/replacement costs when the sidewalk is <br />constructed. A preliminary design for the sidewalk will assist in finding the location of these curb <br />cuts. <br /> <br />Public Works solicited Stantec to provide a proposal for preliminary design services for a future <br />sidewalk in the north boulevard of County Road H between Silver Lake Road and Edgewood Drive. <br />Stantec has provided a proposal fee of $8,200 to perform a topographic survey, base drawing, <br />sidewalk layout, cost estimate, and identification of potential issues and conflicts. Compensation <br />will be based upon actual hours worked plus reimbursable expenses not to exceed $9,000. The <br />2012 budget includes $104,000 under the Special Projects fund for the pathway construction <br />program. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br />Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached resolution authorizing Stantec to <br />perform preliminary design services for a proposed sidewalk in the north boulevard of County Road <br />H between Silver Lake Road and Edgewood Drive. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br />Nick DeBar - Public Works Director