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Item No. 4 Meeting Date: October 6, 2008 Type of Business: WS City Administrator Review _______ City of Mounds View Staff Report To:Honorable Mayor and City Council From:Joe Rhein, Consulting Engineer Item Title/Subject:Streets and Utilities Committee: 2009-2010 Street and Utility Project Design Issue Update – Red Oak Drive Lane Configuration South of Hillview Road Background: On February 11, 2008 the City Council approved Resolution 7223 creating the Streets and Utilities Committee. On March 24, 2008 the City Council approved Resolution 7245 appointing the members to the Streets and Utilities Committee. The Streets and Utilities Committee held their first meeting on April 21, 2008, and has also met on May 19, 2008, June 16, 2008, and June 30, 2008, July 21, 2008, August 18, 2008 and September 15, 2008. Discussion: During their August 18, 2008 meeting, the Streets and Utilities Committee discussed the lane configuration of Red Oak Drive south of Hillview Road. Staff presented a memo entitled Red Oak Drive South of Hillview Road (Non-Standard Width), dated August 12, 2008. Due to its length, the memo has not been included with this Staff Report. Council should refer to their copy of the Committee meeting packet from August 2008 to review the previous memo. The memo recommended that this segment of Red Oak Drive be reconstructed to its existing width of 42 feet and be striped with a double yellow center line only, as it exists today. This would be the least expensive option and would allow Red Oak Drive to function as it currently does. It could also be easily re-striped to the ultimate 3-lane configuration in the future at the time the County Road 10 / Red Oak Drive / Silver Lake Road intersection and signal is upgraded. The City and Ramsey County are attempting to obtain federal funding to assist with the signal replacement and associated improvements at the intersection. However, it is estimated that it will be at least 5 years before this funding is available. The memo also discussed whether a right turn only lane for southbound Red Oak Drive is necessary. The right turn lane was not recommended by Staff due to the minimal amount or right turns made during the morning and evening peak traffic hours and the additional costs to relocate the signal pole in the northwest corner of the intersection, which would be needed in order to construct the turn lane.