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Department Approval �. Item Description BACKGROUND �� � REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: 1/28/13 Item No.: 1 l.a City Manager A proval Public Improvement Hearing for the Reconstruction of County Road D Between Lexington Ave and Victaria Street On December 10, 2012, the City Council received the feasibility report for the reconstruction of County Road D, between Lexington Avenue and Victaria Street and ordered the public hearing. Prior to opening the hearing, staff will present general information regarding construction, standards, and assessments that apply for this project. County Road D is a border street. The ownership of this road is split at the centerline between the City of Shoreview and City of Roseville. It is in the best interests of the residents of each city to undertake the reconstruction project in a cooperative fashion. The goal of the Cities is to provide for a coordinated cost effective completion of this project. In 2001, the City of Roseville took the lead on the reconstruction of W. Owasso Blvd. As a result, the City of Shoreview is taking the lead on this project. They have been providing engineering services including design, contract administration and construction management. The City of Shoreview City Council approved the project as proposed after their public hearing on January 22, 2013. The City has received a petition from 11 of the 20 Roseville property owners along County Road D requesting that the proposed 6 foot wide sidewalk on the south side of the street not be constructed. The feasibility report discussed the proposed sidewalk and includes the petition as an appendix. The majority of County Road D does not have a sidewalk along the south side of the road. There is a sidewalk along the south side of the road west of Victoria Street that abruptly ends at the end of the church property. There is a sidewalk along the north side in Shoreview. There is a north- south painted crosswalk and signage just to the east of Chatsworth Street and another one at the east driveway of Emmet D. Williams Elementary School. For the purposes of discussion staff has developed three different sidewalk scenarios for this project. In the Traffic Management section of the report (pg 20), there is a recommendation to install a pedestrian activated flasher at the Chatsworth Street crosswalk. This will assist getting students safely across the street to Emmet D. Williams Elementary School. Staff recommends that any scenario include the installation of this pedestrian flasher. The difference in cost for the scenarios described below is for new sidewalk construction. The project includes the reconstruction of the existing sidewallc in the corridor. Specifically, the church is interested in retaining the sidewalk along County Road D adjacent to their property. They feel it is necessary far their on- street parking in front of the church. As a result, staff recommends that any scenario include the reconstruction of this sidewalk. Page 1 of 3