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Item No: 7F 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 7694, Approving the Construction of a Concrete Sidewalk along County Road H2 Between County Road 10 and Jackson Drive with 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. The consideration for a sidewalk in the north boulevard along County Road H2 (between County Road 10 and Jackson Drive) was also discussed with the adjacent property owners in Pinewood Court, as well as Vino & Stogies and the NW property owners at Jackson and County Road H2. Discussion The Sidewalk & Trailway Plan approved with the Comprehensive Plan identifies County Road H2 as a future pedestrian/bicycle corridor (see attached). Since Area D of the Program includes reconstruction of St. Stephen Street, Pinewood Court, and Jackson Drive, there is an opportunity to construct a portion of this proposed sidewalk with the Area D project. In addition, storm sewer is required to be extended from Jackson Drive to Pinewood Court to provide better drainage from the court. The storm sewer construction will require removing/reconstructing the north edge (curbing, boulevard turf, asphalt pavement) of County Road H2 between Pinewood Court and Jackson Drive. There is very little room along County Road H2 between County Road 10 and Pinewood Court to safely walk. In this section of road, County Road H2 is four lanes wide and pedestrians are forced to walk in the outside lane. These fours lanes merge to two lanes with parallel parking on both sides just west of Jackson Drive. An aerial photo is attached for reference. Sidewalk is being proposed in the north boulevard adjacent to the curbing along County Road H2. Having the sidewalk in the north boulevard will align better with the bike path in the north boulevard of H2 on the west side of County Road 10. In addition, the south boulevard has fixed obstacles such as trees and parking lot runoff spillways from the Motor Trend property. Sidewalk