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""tt „"� Mar. 27, iy REC�UEST FOR C{��NCIL. ��iV �AF�: . AGENDA SECTION : REPORTS ANa RECQ�PiENDATI0N5 ORIGiNATING DEPT. /OIV.: PUB�.IC WflRKS ITEM n,o.: I ITEM DE.SCRIPTION� peti ti on for S�reets and Uti l� ties to Develop DEPT.HEAD AP?ROVA�_ G �` � f� MGR. REV1F�y1+E�/RECOMMENDS: ,. �- �% I the Southwest Corner of Josephine Rd. & Lexington Ave.SSWP-7�-7 On March 21, 197$ the Council received a petition €rom the iwo owners of undevelop�d land at the sauthw�s� corner of Josephin� Road ar�d Lexington Avenue. Th�s petition called for a constructian of bituminous s�ree�, co�crete curb and gutter and necessary utiiities for partions af County Ro�d C-2, Merrili Street, Mii1wood Avenue and fernwood Aver�ue. It a3so requested the �tilit�eS to serve the so�th side of Josephine Road, between Merrill Avenue and [.exington Avenue. It wouid resu�t in improvements that would aliow t�e development af NEr. Morelski's parcei on the west sid� of t�is area known as Bel�+ir Lake Jasephine He�ghts Na. 2, It would also allow for a portian of the land owned by Mr. Reiling which is adjacent to Fernwaad Avenue and Jose�hine Avenue, to be deve1oped. Tl�ese two owners represent what will proj�ably be the entire assessment area. Patentially the two residential parcels on the south si de o�F County Road C--2 mi ght be assessed i f that roadway i s bu� 1 t to resi denti al street standards. Si nce i t i s a NfSA Roadway, however, 3f construction occurs to such state standards there wauld be no assessment to tt�ese owners ar�d therefore the pet� ti on woul d be 100% si gned. P7ease not� that t�e bulk of Mr. Reiling's ownership near Lexington Avenue wauld not be developable with this improvement. g F: �- Because af the heavy demand on the �ngineerir�g Departm�n� at this t�me, and the r�quest that this development be processed as quickiy as possible, it i� recommended �hat a consultant be utilized to aid in the project study, fl�s- cussions have been heid with the firm of Short, Elliatt and Hendrickson Assoc. and it is propased that this organization be used to aid the Public Works staff in the preparation of the �'�a��9bility study, and if the praject is successful, in �he final design and ins�ect�on procedures. RECOMh1ENDED COUNCIL ACTI4N: 1. Adoption of a resolution accepting a peti±i�n �a cons truct p ublic improvements that would aZlow ihe d�velopmer�t of iands in the vicinity of the southwest corner of �osephine Ftoad and Lexington Avenue. i'hese i mprove�nts are furfil�er i denti f� ed as bei ny i n port�o ar�s vf County Road C-2, Merriil 5treet, Niillwood Ave�ue, Fernwood Avenue and Josephine Road, with the proyQCt being identif�ed as SS-W-P-78-7. The Publ�c l�orks staff i$ directed to have a f�asibTlity study on.this improv�ment prepared for Council consideration. 2. Ap��oval vf a motion authori zi ng the mayor anc! ci ty rnanager to enter into an agreement with tne consulting firm �f Sho�t, E11iot, EiendricicsQr� Associates to provide engineer�ng support for t�e �roject.