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Department Annroval lls�kspvi+-J:E REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date.- 7/21/08 Item No..- 7.e City Manager Approval Item Description.- Request to extend working hours for Snelling/ County Road B Project r9T W, � 2 Carl B clan der and Sons is the general contractor for Mn/DOT's Snelling Avenue project. This project 3 is currently under construction and includes the construction of a third lane on northbound Snelling 4 Avenue (Highway 51 from Roselawn Avenue to Highway 36. The project also includes installation of 5 new traffic signals at the Har Mar Mall entrance from northbound Snelling Avenue and at the 6 intersection of Snelling Avenue and County Road B. We have received a request from the Contractor,, "7 to extend the weekend working hours in an effort to ensure that this project will be completed on time. 9 The requested variance is to City Code Section 405.03 HOURLY RESTRICTIONS OF CERTAIN I ('-) OPERATIONS which permits construction activities to occur between the hours of seven o'clock (7.-00) "I'll A.M. and ten o'clock (10.-00) P.M. on any weekday, or between the hours of nine o'clock (9:00) A.M. 12 and nine o'clock (9.-00) P.M. on any weekend or legal holidays. They are seeking a variance for the 13 following dates and times.- Saturdays, 7/26- 8/30.- Start work at 7.-OOAM and Sundays, 7/27-8/30.- Start 14 work at 7.-OOAM 16 A variance to this section of code requires a Public Hearing before the City Council, per code section I 7 405.04 We have mailed out Public Hearing notices to all properties within 350 feet of the corridor. I Any comments that we receive will be shared with the City Council as a part of the Public Hearing. 19 There are residences directly adjacent both sides of Snelling Avenue south of Har Mar Center that could 2o be affected by a variance. 2 1 POLICY OBJECTIVE 22 Minimize noise disturbance to residents during evening, nighttime, and weekend hours. The contractor 23 is working to complete the project by the end of August. They are asking for the variance so that they 24 can ensure that this project will be completed on time. A swift completion of this project will reduce the 25 inconvenience to the public. 26 FINANCIAL IMPACTS 27 There is no direct financial impact to the City of Roseville. However, a delay in completion of this 28 project will have a financial impact to area businesses, the travelling public,, and the Contractor. Page I of 2