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Prepared By: Terry Maurer,Public Works Work Session Date: January 30,2012
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Old Snelling Avenue Feasibility Discussion
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Discussion topic:
Staff would like to discuss the timing of when to proceed with the Old Snelling Avenue project.
Supporting Documents:
1. Memorandum dated January 30,2012, from Terry Maurer,Public Works Director.
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: January 30,2012
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
Patrick Klaers, City Administrator Vid
FROM: Terry Maurer,Public Works Director ��e
SUBJECT: Old Snelling Avenue Feasibility Discussion
Background
At the December 19, 2011, Work Session under the discussion of the Municipal State Aid
(MSA) system, the City Council gave consensus for staff to start the preparation of the
Old Snelling Avenue Feasibility Study. That study could be complete in February and
ready to present at a regular Council meeting. However, before staff puts it on a
February agenda, we would like to have one more discussion about whether the Council
would like to move forward with this project in 2012 or wait until a future year.
As a reminder, here are a few issues to consider:
• The Council has engaged Kimley Horn to prepare final bridge replacement plans
in an effort to acquire some State Bridge Bonding Funds to help with the
construction costs. Due to the amount of time it takes to complete the hydraulic
analysis and have it reviewed, these plans will not be completed and approved by
the Mn/DOT Office of State Aid in time for the 2012 funding cycle. The absolute
soonest the bridge could be reconstructed would be 2013.
• The project could be funded using MSA funds but that may require the placement
of more (thicker) bituminous surfacing to meet a MSA design. The City really
will not be able to quantify the increased cost to use MSA funds without actually
submitting the plans to the Office of State Aid for approval. Even after plans
have been approved by the Office of State Aid, the City could still decide to fund
the project with local funds and forgo the use of MSA funds on the project.
• The last traffic count showed about 1,000 cars a day on Old Snelling Avenue.
That number is not likely to grow significantly in the future due to the developed
nature of the area and the turning restrictions at TH 51.
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• If the project is not undertaken in 2012, it would be best to wait past the US
10/Hwy 96 project in 2013 and not do the work the same year the bridge over TH
51 is replaced, which is currently scheduled for 2015 in Mn/DOT's plan.
• There are only about 27 properties that could be assessed for the street work. This
is a very small number relative to the length and cost of the project. The City's
Assessment Policy will not be applicable to this situation. A modification will be
necessary.
The only recommendation staff would have is if doing the Old Snelling Avenue project in
2012 will make it difficult to proceed with some of the neighborhood streets in the CIP
we would rather wait on the Old Snelling project due to the calls we have received from
some residents in future PMP project areas and the number of water main breaks we deal
with in those neighborhoods. There are no serious utility issues on Old Snelling that need
attention and we will be able to maintain the current street surface for a few more years.
Staff s intent was to have this discussion at a work session so if there is some Council
thought that the Old Snelling project can wait a few more years then the draft feasibility
study will just be filed until the project is scheduled.
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