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<br />To: Steven Sarkozy, City Manager
<br />From: Steven, DO Gatlin, Public Works Director
<br />Re: HAMLINE AVENUE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT HEARING
<br />Date: August 1,17,, 198,25,
<br />At the july 214 19 8 9 F city council meetil"Ong, the city council
<br />tiabled a final deci,si # on on the Hamline Avenue public 'improvement
<br />project from Larp�entieiur to County Road B,, Project No. P-SS-89-16,.
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<br />to, the, August 28,, 1,9891, city council meeting. The council was
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<br />unable to reach a decision on the project relating specifically
<br />to sidiewalk width and, location for, the siideigal-V..
<br />In an attempt to clarify the, issues, and, restate the staff
<br />position,,, I would note, that there are, several facts relating t
<br />the project that should be listed, These include the followingi
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<br />The road width between Hamline and Larpenteur will be a
<br />52-fooltl, th,riele-1,ane design as, shown in the attached cross-
<br />section .
<br />Poll As currently, presentled, a 4 to 1,,vote of the city council
<br />will, ble.necesisiary to order the project, because it 'is a
<br />non-pletitioned pubil"ic improvement.
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<br />3,. The project could be
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<br />searated for a city council vote by
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<br />improvement type after discussion with the city attorney
<br />,as follows :,
<br />a Roadway improvement would req'uire a 4 to 1 vote,
<br />because, I't is a non-pet oned, assessed improvementl
<br />b. Pathway proJecti would require a simple majority vot
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<br />(',31 to 2) because the improvement is not assessed.
<br />4. Pathway issues
<br />a. All pathway costs are local, and funded by general taxes.
<br />1 materimial will be con,cirete,,
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<br />C.1 The secjment olf pathway is identif ied on the city
<br />clounicil approved pathway master plan,
<br />d 0 Pathways are not required or funded by Ramsey County,*
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