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Item No. 3 Staff Report No. Meeting Date: November 3, 1997 • Type of Business: W.K. WK: Work Session;PH:Public Hearing; CA: Consent Agenda; CB: Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Michael Ulrich, Director of Public Works Item Title/Subject: Spring Lake Rd., Co. Rd. I Construction Design Date of Report: October 30, 1997 Conversation and debate over the design and assessment of the proposed Spring Lake Road/ County Road I project has been a controversial topic since its inception. Staff directed SEH to prepare the feasibility study based on current City Policy. As you are aware of by now, this design is a street that is a minimum of thirty (30) feet wide from face of curb to face of curb. (This project is anticipated to receive MSA funding, in which case, standards for design must be adhered to in order to qualify for funding.) The standard curb and gutter design is B618, barrier curb. Surmountable curb D418, has not been accepted in recent projects because the driveways are currently established. Barrier curb also provide a substantial edge for the snow plow to contact, lessening the chance of damaging boulevard turf areas. Ms. Haake has circulated a questionnaire with various options that the residents have completed. Council has received • copies of the results of this survey. The majority of the residents that completed the survey, requested that if the road were to be widened, they would prefer 26 feet to 30 feet wide. Residents also spoke very strongly in their objection to the inclusion of a sidewalk/trail way in the project. A high number of votes were cast to include some type of walking/bicycle lane on the edge of the pavement. In an effort to compromise and initiate a project that may receive the most approval, staff is making the following recommendations for the project: The following segments would be constructed 28 feet wide with no separate sidewalk: 1. Spring Lake Rd. from Co. J to TH10 2. Spring Lake Rd. from Co. Ito Co. H2 The following segments would be constructed 26 feet wide with a separate 9' sidewalk: 1. County Rd. I from Pleasantview Dr. to Silver Lake Rd. sidewalk on the north side if approved by St. Paul Water. 2. Spring Lake Road from County Rd. Ito Hillview, sidewalk on the west side. Staff's opinionis that this design, while is does not allow for any parking, will be acceptable for the driving public and pedestrian/bicycle traffic. Although the two, twelve (12) foot driving • lanes could be striped, no additional painting or signage would designate walkways or bicycle lane. A combined 68% of the residents preferred painting of the driving lanes over a separate