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Item No. 3B Meeting Date: June 6, 2005 Type of Business: WK WK: Work Session; PH: Public Hearing; CA: Consent Agenda; CB: Council Business City Administrator Review _______ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Greg Lee, Director of Public Works Item Title/Subject: Removal of Nonconforming Street Access Policy Background: The Messiah Lutheran Church, located at the southwest and southeast corners of Knollwood Drive and County Road H2 currently has a parking area located along the west side of Knollwood Drive just south of County Road H2. This area is essentially an area where the boulevard has been paved to allow for “head-in” parking. As part of the proposed 2005 Street Improvement Project, a neighborhood meeting was conducted on February 17, 2005. At this meeting, the “head-in” parking lot along the west side of Knollwood Drive was discussed as an area that should be addressed with the street project. Area residents and church representatives had safety concerns pertaining to vehicles backing out onto Knollwood Drive. The plans for the proposed 2005 Street Improvement Project called for the removal of this parking lot, as it is located entirely within City right–of-way. The Messiah Lutheran Church concurred and supported these plans. Discussion: With the petition against the proposed 2005 Street Improvement Project. This issue will not be addressed with this project. The Messiah Lutheran Church still believes that there is a safety issue here and has requested that the City assist them in addressing it. Public Works has looked at what it would take to remove the parking areas. This entails saw cutting along the existing roadway edge, removing and disposing of the existing bituminous parking area, creating a minimal bituminous curb, adding topsoil, and sodding the area. The estimated cost for the City to perform this work is $1,600 to $1,800.