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Item No: 7E Meeting Date: October 25, 2010 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 7693, Approving a Non-Standard Street Design for Jackson Drive in Area D 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. 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. The Committee reviewed non-standard street design and specific needs issues and considerations for Area D of the Program at their August 16, September 20, and October 18 meetings this year. Property owners were invited to attend and provide input and feedback regarding the non-standard streets and specific needs issues with the following: • Jackson Drive (non-standard due to Municipal State Aid status + parking needs) • Pinewood Court (non-standard due to street width) • County Road H2 Sidewalk (between County Road 10 and Jackson Drive) • Lambert Avenue (standard street – proposed on-street parking for Lambert Park) • Adams & Groberg Streets (standard streets – parking/access needs for adjacent businesses) Pinewood Court was approved to be reconstructed to a cul-de-sac at the September 27, 2010 Council meeting. Discussion Existing Conditions Jackson Drive is considered as a non-standard street because it has been identified by the City as a Municipal State Aid (MSA) street and receives State funding. The following is a list of existing characteristics of Jackson Drive from County Road H2 to County Road I: • Existing right-of-way is 66 feet • Existing pavement is approximately 29 feet wide with integral bituminous curb. • There exists approximately 300 feet of B612 concrete curb and gutter on the west side, just south of Groberg Street. • Parking restrictions exists (see attachment). • Jackson Drive is not designated as a pedestrian/bicycle corridor in the City of Mounds View's Comprehensive Plan. There are currently no sidewalks on this segment of Jackson Drive. • Mailboxes are currently on the west side south of Bronson Drive, and on the east side north of Bronson Drive. Considerations/Feedback Bonestroo and City staff developed design and costs options and presented them to the Committee at their August meeting. The Committee decided to move forward with two options. One option (Alternate B) was the standard 28-foot wide street. However, since State-Aid standards apply, there could be no parking on this street width. The second option (Alternate A) was to add a parking lane to one side adding an additional 4-feet to a total width of 32-feet.