Resolution 7307 Approving Design Issues for the 2008 2009 Street Utility Project

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7. Hillview Park Potential Parking Areas Hillview Park is a City-owned park located north of Hillview Road between Greenwood Drive and Long Lake Road that contains multiple public use facilities (i.e. playground equipment, hockey and skating rink, softball field, and shelter). Currently, there are 15 on-street parallel parking stalls on the north side of Hillview Road adjacent to the park. Similarly, there are 11 on-street parking stalls along the east side of Greenwood Drive. No parking is allowed on the west side of Greenwood Drive across from the park, and as previously mentioned along the south side of Hillview Road from Greenwood Drive to Long Lake Road. The Streets and Utilities Committee recommends (by a unanimous 6-0 vote) that 27 angled parking stalls be provided on the north side of Hillview Road adjacent to Hillview Park, and that a “bump out” lane for parallel parking be provided on the east side of Greenwood Drive along Hillview Park. The Streets and Utilities Committee passed a subsequent recommendation (by a unanimous 6-0 vote on June 30, 2008) that the costs for the angled parking on Hillview Road and the bump out on Greenwood Drive be financed by the Park Dedication Fund. 8. Fairchild Avenue/Hillview Road Access to County Road 10 The intersection of Hillview Road and Fairchild Avenue currently functions as a right-in / right-out access to County Road 10. The irregular intersection configuration that exists today does not meet current design standards. The Streets and Utilities Committee recommends (by a vote of 5 in favor, 0 opposed, and 1 abstention) that the existing access be closed and that Fairchild Avenue and Hillview Road be connected at this location by means of a curve. Reference Materials Numerous background documents on each design issue noted above have been prepared, and have been included in the meeting packets of the Streets and Utilities Committee. It is the understanding of Staff that the City Council has received copies of all meeting packets of the Streets and Utilities Committee. Please refer to those documents from the Committee meetings as necessary. Only two recent and pertinent documents are included with this Staff Report: o The Staff Report from the July 7, 2008 City Council Work Session, upon which this Staff Report was based. That Staff Report includes expanded discussion of each issue along with graphics. o The approved minutes from the June 16, 2008 Streets and Utilities Committee meeting, at which the majority of these issues were discussed and subsequently voted upon. The corrected minutes were approved on July 21, 2008 and distributed on July 22, 2008.