HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 8007 RESOLUTION 8007
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
APPROVING A NON-STANDARD STREET DESIGN FOR EDGEWOOD DRIVE IN AREA
F OF THE STREET AND UTILITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution 7176 on October 22, 2007
establishing the Street and Utility Improvement Program (Program), which includes nine
Street and Utility Improvement Projects identified as Areas A through I; and
WHEREAS, a Streets and Utilities Committee was established through Resolution
7223 on February 11, 2008 to oversee the implementation of the Street and Utility
Improvement Program, including providing recommendations to the City Council on design
or financing issues encountered during the Program; and
WHEREAS, the City Council approved Resolution 7961 on June 25, 2012 authorizing
Stantec to perform engineering services and prepare bidding documents for the design
phase for Area F of the Program; and
WHEREAS, Edgewood Drive is a non-standard street in Area F of the Program due
to its Municipal State Aid status and has proposed pedestrian/bicycle accommodations in
accordance with the 2008 Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, City staff developed design recommendations for Edgewood Drive and
reviewed these recommendations with the Streets and Utilities Committee and adjacent
property owners on September 17 and October 15, 2012, including soliciting resident
feedback; and
WHEREAS, Public Works and the Street and Utilities Committee recommend that
Edgewood Drive in Area F be reconstructed to 38-feet wide with 11-foot wide drive lanes, 8-
foot wide parallel parking on both sides, and a 6.5-foot concrete sidewalk immediately
behind the curb on the west side only.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Mounds
View, Ramsey County, Minnesota as follows:
1. Edgewood Drive between Bronson Drive (south) and County Road I will be reconstructed
as a 38-foot wide street, measured at the face of curb, with two 11-foot drive lanes, 8-foot
wide parallel parking on both sides, and a 6.5-foot wide concrete sidewalk located
immediately behind the curb in the west boulevard. A typical section showing this
configuration is attached.
Adop -d this 22nd day of October, 2012.
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James Ericson, City Administrator
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