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city of Roseville/Fernwood vacation, Case No. 2458 paqe 2 such an approval is needed. We would also work with affected aqencies to determine what environmental review, if any, is in order for the construction of the skating facility itself. Even thouqh the last two issues are not directly part of the street vacation request, we have included a discussion of all of these issues as general background. 2. DEVELOPMENT SUMMARY The City owns 33' of street right-of-way only on the west side of the centerline of Fernwood. The east half of Fernwood is built on City property that is technically not right-of-way. The request is to vacate the 33' of the Fernwood Street right-of-way from. the north right-of-way line of County Road C to the south right-of-way line of Woodhill Drive, a distance of about 712'. 3. DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS The four issues mentioned above are discussed in the attached memo and Fact Sheet from Public Works Director Steve Gatlin, and summarized below. MWCC Sewer InterceDtor As noted, MWCC staff has agreed to the proposed plan, with formal agreement by the MWCC Board expected by the end of October. An easement is being reserved for the sewer line and the city will agree to pay for any extra costs associated with repair or maintenance of the pipe in the future which are above and beyond normally expected costs if the Oval were not built. These costs are not considered excessive given the remaining useful life of the sewer line and the already high cost of repair given the line's capacity and depth. Traffic The volume of traffic on Woodhill is currently 10 to 15 times the traffic on the segment of Fernwood to be vacated. Woodhill is operating at about half its capacity as a 44'-wide two-lane roadway. The additional traffic on Woodhill as a result of the closing of Fernwood will be minimal: 100 to 200 cars par day in each direction on top of the existing 1,900 to 3,750 cars per day at Hamline and Lexington, respectively. Woodhill is an MSA street with parking on both sides and has' been designed and funded to handle this amount of traffic and parking.