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Mounds View City Council September 27, 2010 Regular Meeting Page 2 Mayor Flaherty administered the Oath of Office for Police Chief Thomas Kinney. The Council 1 offered him a round of applause and thanked him for his dedicated service to the City of Mounds 2 View. Chief Kinney’s daughter, Taylor, pinned on his new badge. 3 4 A. Proclamation – 2010 Fire Prevention Week 5 6 Community Development Director Roberts reviewed October 3rd-9th was 2010 Fire Prevention 7 week. The theme for this year was “Smoke Alarms – A Sound You Can Live With”, to raise the 8 awareness and need for properly working smoke alarms. 9 10 Mayor Flaherty read the Fire Prevention proclamation for the record. 11 12 7. COUNCIL BUSINESS 13 A. Resolution 7675, Approving a Non-Standard Street Design for Pinewood 14 Court Reconstruction. 15 16 Public Works Director DeBar explained Area D was proceeding to be completed in 2011 and 17 there were only two non-standard streets in Area D: Jackson Drive and Pinewood Court. 18 Pinewood Court is a 20-foot wide residential street located on the north side of County Road H2 19 that serves four single-family homes. Its current looped configuration is within a 120-foot wide 20 right-of-way. The street currently functions with 2-way traffic. The existing width is 8 feet less 21 than the City’s standard street width of 28 feet, from face of curb to face of curb. 22 23 Public Works Director DeBar noted there were several options for this roadway, but 24 recommended the City removing the existing loop street and replacing it with a standard cul-de-25 sac. The street would be 28 feet wide. The turnaround portion would have a standard radius of 26 46 feet to the face of the curb. Three different options were presented to the residents. Public 27 input was in favor of the cul-de-sac option and the safety it provided to the neighborhood 28 children. This option (Option C) would require the extension of driveways to match the new 29 curb and would cost approximately $10,000 more than Option A. Staff recommended the 30 Council proceed with Option C, as did the Streets and Utility Commission. 31 32 Mayor Flaherty indicated he was pleased with the discussion held by the Streets and Utility 33 Commission with the residents along Pinewood Court. He was in favor with the committee’s 34 recommendation for a cul-de-sac. 35 36 Council Member Mueller asked if the expense for the cul-de-sac could be reduced if the center 37 island were removed. Public Works Director DeBar indicated this could be further evaluated by 38 Staff. 39 40 MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7675, 41 approving a cul-de-sac design configuration for reconstruction of Pinewood Court. 42 43 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 44 45