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. URS Agenda Item 2F 'Ibresher Square 700 lllird Street South MtTmeapolis, MN 55415 Phone, (612)370-0700 Fax (612) 370-1378 To: Michelle Wolfe/Arden I-!ills City Administrator File: 31809363 From: Gregory S. Brown Arden IIi lis City Engineer Date: November 9, 2004 Subject: County Road E Pedestrian Sidewalk Improvements . llackgr-ouud The Council directed staff to look into improving the pedestrian crossing and sidewalk options in along County Road E between Connelly Avenue and Old Highway 10_ A number of concepts have becn discussed at neighhorhood inforrnational mectings and council meetings over the past 12 months_ On October 12,2004 Council passed Resolution 04-56 rcqucsting Mn/DOT consideration of a cost sharing coopcrativc agrccmcnt [or pedestrian improvements to the County Road E bridgc over Trunk Highway 51. The city engineer subsequently submitted a request to rv1nDOT to he considered for the 2006 cooperative agleernent funding cycle. Based upon the discussion at the Octobcr 12, 2004 council, the requestcd funds were based upon sidewalk improvcments to the north side of the bridge as this is the most expensive option. The funding request indicated that a tinal dctcrmination on north or south side would be made by thc Council in Novcmber and would be communicated to MnDOT staff with a rcvised estimate if necessary, . As noted above, the Council has exprcssed a consensus to proceed with Bridge Option B outlincd in the feasibility repOli for the project (albeit north/south side has not been determined). Based upon council discussion to date, staff believes that if Council elects to continue the sidewalk west of the westCn1 TH 51 access ramp to Old Highway 10, a 6 foot wide concrete walk with 2 foot cdgc strip would be the prefcn.ed dcsign option to minimize impacts to adjacent residents whether built on thc north or south sidc. The intcnt ofthis memo is to present the pros and cons of constructing sidewalks on the nOlih and south sides o[thc strcct to allow the Council to make the following decisions: . Whether a sidcwalk should be constructed bctwcen the west TH 51 ramp and Old Highway 10 . If a sidewalk is agreed to, whether to construct it on thc north or south side of the strect To assist Council with this compruison, I have allempted to provide a comprehensive list of pros and cons related to the 1l00ih and south sides from informalion gathered prcviously and recently collected infon11ation requcsted by council. I havc attached a memo from Tony Winiecki of our officc who rcviewcd the projcct area and the intersection ofConnclly and County Road E