HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 8168 RESOLUTION 8168
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
APPROVING A NON-STANDARD STREET DESIGN AND PARKING RESTRICTIONS
FOR ARDAN AVENUE IN AREA G 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 8108 on May 28, 2013 authorizing
Stantec to perform engineering services and prepare bidding documents for the design
phase for Area G of the Program; and
WHEREAS, Ardan Avenue is a non-standard street in Area G 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 Ardan Avenue and
reviewed these recommendations with the Streets and Utilities Committee and adjacent
property owners in Area G and H on October 21, 2013, including soliciting resident
feedback; and
WHEREAS, Public Works and the Street and Utilities Committee recommend that
Ardan Avenue in Area G be reconstructed to 32-feet wide with two 11-foot traffic lanes, one
2-foot reaction zone/shoulder adjacent to the westbound traffic lane (north side), and one 8-
foot wide parallel parking outside the eastbound traffic lane (south side); and
WHEREAS, to be eligible for State Aid funding, Ardan Avenue must be signed with
"No Parking" or equivalent traffic signs on the sides of the street that do not include the
designated parking lanes.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Mounds
View, Ramsey County, Minnesota as follows:
1. Ardan Avenue between Red Oak Drive and Long Lake Road will be reconstructed as a
32-foot wide street, measured at the face of curb, with two 11-foot traffic lanes, one 8-
foot wide parallel parking on the south (eastbound) side, and a 2-foot reaction
zone/shoulder adjacent to the north (westbound) side.
2. Ardan Avenue will be signed with "No Parking" or equivalent traffic signs on the north
side (westbound traffic) between Red Oak Drive and Long Lake Road.
Resolution 8168
Adopted this 28th day of October, 2013.
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ATTEST:
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James Ericson, City Administrator
(SEAL)