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Item No: 7E Meeting Date: October 22, 2012 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 8006, Approving a Non-Standard Street Design for Hillview Road in Area F of the Street and Utility Improvement Program Background: The Street and Utilities Task Force developed street standards for use in the Street and Utility Improvement Program (Program). The Streets and Utilities Committee reviews and provides 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 will be 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 F project. Two streets are considered non-standard in Area F: Hillview Road (between Long Lake Road and Jackson Drive) and Edgewood Drive (between Bronson Drive and County Road I). Both streets segments are included on the MSAS and both have proposed pedestrian/bicycle accommodations in the 2008 Comprehensive Plan. City engineering staff and Stantec designers reviewed design options with the Committee at their September 17 meeting, then sent notices to adjacent property owners inviting them to a public information meeting on October 15 to solicit input and feedback. Discussion: Hillview Road has the following existing conditions: • 66 foot wide Right-of-Way between Long Lake Road and Edgewood Drive • 60 foot wide Right-of-Way between Edgewood Drive and Jackson Drive • 42 foot wide bituminous pavement with integral edge curbing • 12 foot lanes with 8’ parking lanes plus 1’ shoulder on both sides • 12± foot wide turf boulevards between Long Lake Road and Edgewood Drive • 9± foot wide turf boulevards between Edgewood Drive and Jackson Drive • mailboxes are located in north and south boulevards • 43 single-family homes adjacent to Right-of-Way - 16 on north side (10+6), 23 on south side (11+12) • no existing pedestrian or bicycle accommodations • no parking restrictions • 1,000 ADT (Average Daily Traffic) (projected 1,056 ADT) To be eligible to receive state funding for street reconstruction, Hillview Road is required to be designed to a stricter set of standards. This includes having a designated parking lane and striping a centerline. Given the residential character of Hillview Road, it is likely that on-street