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17 &,associates, Ac. Infrastructure ■ Engineering ■ Planning ■ Construction 701 Xenia Avenue South Suite 300 Minneapolis, MN 554 Tei: 763 5414800 Fax: 763 541.1700 November 16, 2009 The Honorable Mayor, City Council and Staff c/o Michael Mornson City of St. Anthony Village 3301 Silver Lake Road NE Minneapolis, MN 55418-1603 Re: 2010 Street and Utility Improvement Project St. Anthony Village, MN WSB Project No. 1626-46 Dear Honorable Mayor, City Council, and Staff: This letter is intended to provide you with an update on the 2010 Street and Utility project schedule and a continuation of the cul-de-sac and sidewalk alternatives discussed at the October 27°i Council Meeting. Staff is seeking direction from the City Council as to your desires to amend the recommended alternatives for construction as contained in the 2010 Street and Utility Feasibility Study. The Council previously approved this Feasibility Study on August 11, 2009. Should the Council desire to include a cul-de-dac alternative or move the sidewalk to the north side of Silver Lane, we recommend the Feasibility Study be updated to include these alternatives. This will be necessary to secure additional right of way and funding through the 429 funding process Should the Council desire to move ahead with a Cul-de-sac(s) option, the following issues will need to be resolved: New Brighton will need to approve the Cul -de -Sac as this is a common shared roadway. 2. Silver Lane will need to be delisted from the MSAS system. 3. The project will require acquisition of additional properly. This will be a significant cost to the project and may have some difficult legal issues to prove public purpose. 4. The increase to project costs for land acquisition will make it very difficult to reach if not impossible to achieve the required 20% assessable portion of the project for the 429 funding process. Additional funding mechanisms will be required from both St. Anthony and New Brighton. Due to these issues it is the staff's recommendation to proceed with the final design of Silver Lane as presented and approved in the Feasibility Study. Should the Council desire to proceed with the plans as presented; the Council may motion to continue with the final design without the cul-de-sac option and with the sidewalk to be located on the South side of Silver Lane. This will not require any revisions to the 2010 Street and Utility Feasibility Study. By way of additional project updates; attached for your consideration is A Resolution Authorizing the Request for a Variance to State Aid Operation Rules. The operation rules state that horizontal curves must meet a minimum design speed of 30 mph; unfortunately, given the existing road right-of-way on the project, meeting the curve requirement is not feasible. The curve at Silver Lane and 16"i Avenue SW Minneapolis f] St. Cloud Equal Opportunity Employer