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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: 12/10/12 Item No.: 7.g Department Approval City Manager Approval Item Description: Receive Feasibility Report and Set Public Hearing for County Road D Reconstruction Project Page 1 of 3 B ACKGROUND 1 At the June 11, 2012, the City Council authorized the preparation of a feasibility study for the 2 proposed reconstruction of County Road D, between Lexington Avenue and Victoria Street. County 3 Road D is a border street. 4 The ownership of this road is split at the center line between the City of Shoreview and City of 5 Roseville. It is in the best interests of the residents of each city to undertake the reconstruction 6 project in a cooperative fashion. The goal of the Cities is to provide for a coordinated cost effective 7 completion of this project. In 2001, the City of Roseville took the lead on the reconstruction of W. 8 Owasso Blvd. As a result, the City of Shoreview is taking the lead on this project. They have been 9 providing engineering services including desi gn, contract administration and construction 10 management. 11 Over the last 6 months, city staff has held four public information meetings with residents living 12 along County Road D. The first meeting was on August 8, where we presented the proposed 13 reconstruction project and received input rega rding neighborhood concerns along the corridor. 14 Among these were: Street design/ parking, pedestrian safety, drainage, traffic, street lights, and 15 undergrounding power lines. 16 The second meeting was on October 4, where we pres ented the residents a proposed street design. 17 This design included a 6 foot wide detached concre te sidewalk along the south side of the street, 18 along with a parking lane along the north side of the street for the entire corridor. 19 On October 27, we had a “walk thru” meeting on s ite. This meeting started at Lexington Avenue 20 and continued east toward Victoria Street. It was a meeting in motion. The City surveyor marked 21 the location of the new curb and sidewalk, allowing staff to be able to meet with residents 22 individually to discuss the project and show them how it would impact the road in front of their 23 property. 24 Our final information meeting was on November 29. At that meeting, we presented the preliminary 25 staff recommendations including design, project cost and proposed assessments for the project. 26 In accordance with City Council direction, a feasib ility report has been prepared that details the 27 proposed design, neighborhood impact, and estimated cost of the proposed County Road D 28 Reconstruction project. The recommendations in the feasibility report were shared with the 29 neighborhood at our November 29 information meeting. The next step in the process is for the 30 Council to accept the feasibility report and to schedule a public hearing. 31 This project was also discussed at the October Public Works Environment and Transportation 32