HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 8328 RESOLUTION 8328
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
APPROVING A NON-STANDARD STREET DESIGN AND PARKING RESTRICTIONS FOR
ARDAN AVENUE BETWEEN SPRING LAKE ROAD AND RED OAK DRIVE
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 8281 on July 14, 2014 authorizing Stantec
to perform engineering services and prepare bidding documents for the design phase for Area H of
the Program; and
WHEREAS, Ardan Avenue is a non-standard street in Area H 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 again for Area H on
October 20, 2014; and
WHEREAS, Public Works and the Street and Utilities Committee recommend that Ardan
Avenue in Area H be reconstructed to the same typical section as in Area G for a consistent roadway
corridor; 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 have 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 Spring Lake Road and Red Oak Drive 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. A 6-foot concrete sidewalk is approved to be constructed in the north
boulevard immediately adjacent to the top back of curb.
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.
Adop, d this 24th day of November, 2014.
Joe Flahe y, Mayor..,.
ATTEST:
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James Ericson, City Administrator
(SEAL)