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) .\, e e e CITY OF ARDEN HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: January 6, 2000 TO: Joe Lynch, City Administrator Dwayne Stafford, Public Works Director V( FROM: SUBJECT: Preparation of Plans and Specifications for the 2000 Street Improvement Project Backl!round The City Council and staff have reviewed the Feasibility Report for the proposed 2000 Street Improvement Project. Notices were sent to all affected residents, informing them of an informational meeting regarding the proposed improvement, which was held on November 30, 1999. Council has received copies of the sign-up sheet, comment cards, and a brief overview of the informational meeting. Notices of the public hearing were mailed to all affected residents and published in the Arden HillslShoreview Bulletin on December 29, 1999 and January 5, 2000. Recommendation The Public Works Director recommends that Council consider input from the residents received at the Informational Meeting, and the Public Hearing, and determine whether or not to proceed with the project. Considerations Should the City Council proceed with the project, the Council may wish to consider the following discussion points prior to ordering the plans and specifications. 1. Scope of Work The Council may elect to undertake the entire neighborhood reconstruction project as recommended in the Feasibility Report, or reduce the scope of work by some degree and finish reconstructing the neighborhood at some future time. 2. Street Widths The Council may wish to consider modifying the City's street design standard minimum width of 32' to narrower minimum widths by the adoption of a citywide functional street classification system. The adoption of a functional street classification system would result in narrower street widths for Carlton Drive, Cannon Avenue, Femwood Road, Femwood Court and Ingerson Court.