HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 8006 RESOLUTION 8006
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
APPROVING A NON-STANDARD STREET DESIGN AND PARKING RESTRICTIONS
FOR HILLVIEW ROAD 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, Hillview Road 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 Hillview Road 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
Hillview Road in Area F be reconstructed to 35.5-feet wide with 8-foot wide parallel parking
on the south side only and a combined 6.5-foot concrete sidewalk and 5.5-foot on-street bike
lane on the north side; and
WHEREAS, to be eligible for State Aid funding, Hillview Road must be signed with
"No Parking" or equivalent traffic signs on the sides of the street that do not include the
eight-foot parallel parking bays.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Mounds
View, Ramsey County, Minnesota as follows:
1. Hillview Road between Long Lake Road and Jackson Drive will be reconstructed as a
35.5-foot wide street, measured at the face of curb, with two 11-foot drive lanes, 8-foot
wide parallel parking on the south (eastbound) side, 5.5-foot wide on-street bike lane on
the north (westbound) side, and 6.5-foot wide concrete sidewalk located immediately
behind the curb in the north boulevard. A typical section showing this configuration is
attached.
2. Hillview Road will be signed with "No Parking" or equivalent traffic signs on the north side
(westbound traffic) between Long Lake Road and Jackson Drive.
Resolution 8006
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Adopt-• this 22nd day of October, 2012.
, #4401101
J.- Flahe ' A
ATTEST:
James Ericson, City Administrator
(SEAL)