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Item No: 7K Meeting Date: December 12, 2011 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 7877, Approving a Non-Standard Street Design for Sunnyside Road in Area E of the Street and Utility Improvement Program Background/Discussion The Street and Utilities Task Force developed street standards for use in the Street and Utility Improvement 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. Sunnyside Road (between County Road H and H2) is the only non-standard street in Area E due to its MSAS status. Public Works is recommending that Sunnyside Road be reconstructed to a 32-foot wide street in accordance with state aid standards. These standards essentially require that each direction of travel have unimpeded flow, requiring designated parking if allowed. The 32-foot street width allows parking on one side of the street. Public Works recommends the west side. The Streets and Utilities Committee discussed the Public Works recommendation at their September 19 and November 21 meetings of this year. A copy of the staff report is attached. Property owners on Sunnyside Road were invited to both Committee meetings. A “petition” was submitted to the Public Works Director at the November meeting requesting that Sunnyside Road be removed from the MSAS, with the intent of not having traffic markings installed and allowing parking on both sides of the street. The Committee agreed with the Public Works recommendation and voted unanimously for a 32-foot wide street width with parking on the west side. The Council discussed the MSAS status of Sunnyside Road at their December 5, 2011 work session. The Council agreed with City staff that Sunnyside Road stay on the MSAS. Recommendation: City staff and the Streets and Utilities Committee recommend that the City Council consider adopting the attached resolution approving a 32-foot wide street design for Sunnyside Road with parallel parking on the west side between County Roads H and H2. Respectfully submitted, Nick DeBar - Public Works Director Attachments: Staff Report to S/U Cmte. Regarding Sunnyside Road Configuration Resolution 7877