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On October 6, 2008 the City Council reviewed and discussed the September 15, 2008 recommendation of the Streets and Utilities Committee as an agenda item of their Work Session. Members of the Streets and Utilities Committee were present to participate in the discussion with the City Council. A copy of the Staff Report prepared for the October 6, 2008 City Council Work Session is attached to this Staff Report for reference. Discussion: Based on the actions of the Streets and Utilities Committee and the discussion of the October 6, 2008 City Council Work Session, the recommendation on the lane configuration of Red Oak Drive, south of Hillview Road is being presented to the City Council for consideration of formal adoption via resolution. Given the information provided in the attached Staff Report from October 6, 2008, only a brief review of the design issue is stated below. Red Oak Drive, South of Hillview Road – Lane Configuration The previous recommendations that came forth from the Streets and Utilities Committee and were adopted by City Council under Resolution 7307 and 7327 concern the lane configuration of Red Oak Drive north of Hillview Road, which shall consist of two 11-foot wide driving lanes, a 2-foot wide curb reaction on the east side and an 8-foot wide dual use parking and pedestrian/bicycle lane on the west side, for a total width of 32 feet from face of curb to face of curb. As noted in the Staff Report for the October 6, 2008 Council Work Session, the Committee discussed the proposed lane configuration of Red Oak Drive, south of Hillview Road, at their August 18 and September 15, 2008 meetings and subsequently made the recommendation to the City Council that the lane configuration consist of three lanes, a 14-foot wide northbound lane (i.e. 12-foot wide lane with 2-foot wide curb reaction), a 12-foot wide southbound left turn only lane, and a 14-foot wide southbound thru-right turn lane for a total width of 40 feet from face of curb to face of curb. Proposed Resolution 7348 included with this Staff Report would adopt this recommendation of the Streets and Utilities Committee. It should be noted that a separate resolution to establish a pedestrian/bicycle corridor along this segment of Red Oak Drive will be brought to the Council at a future date. At their October 22, 2008 meeting, the Committee discussed the corridor and subsequently passed a motion recommending that a 6.5-foot wide sidewalk be constructed adjacent to the back of curb on the east side of Red Oak Drive, south of Hillview Road. This recommendation will brought to the November 3, 2008 Council Work Session for review and discussion.