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Item No. 1 Meeting Date: November 3, 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 Sidewalk Location Background: On February 11, 2008 the City Council adopted 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 since met on May 19, June 16, June 30, July 21, August 18, September 15, and October 20, 2008. On July 28, 2008 the City Council adopted Resolution 7307 regarding several design issues on the 2009-2010 Street and Utility Improvement Project (SUIP). Included in that Resolution was the provision that Red Oak Drive north of Hillview Road would have a shared use parking and pedestrian/bicycle lane. On August 25, 2008 the City Council adopted Resolution 7327 which established that the shared use lane would be located along the west side of Red Oak Drive north of Hillview Road. On October 27, 2008 the City Council adopted Resolution 7348 which established the lane configuration for Red Oak Drive between Hillview Road and County Highway 10. The approved lane configuration includes three lanes, with no provision for an on-street shared lane for pedestrian/bicycle users. Discussion: Red Oak Drive is identified as a proposed corridor on the Comprehensive Trails and Sidewalks plan. As part of the 2009-2010 SUIP, is it proposed that pedestrian and bicycle traffic for the segment of Red Oak Drive from Long Lake Road to Hillview Road will be provided for by an on-street lane along the west side of the street.