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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: October 27, 2014 Item No.: 7.d Department Approval City Manager Approval Item Description: Order Feasibility Report for the Victoria Street Reconstruction Project B ACKGROUND 1 Staff is requesting that the City Council order the preparation of a feasibility report for the 2 reconstruction of Victoria Street, between Larpenteur Avenue and County Road B as part of the 2015 3 Pavement Management Program. This project is a continuation of our ongoing Pavement Management 4 Program. The City's Pavement Management Program (PMP) began in 1986. Initially the emphasis was 5 on reconstruction of temporary pavements in poor condition throughout the city. After the majority of 6 pavements with poor condition ratings were reconstructed the focus shifted to major maintenance 7 projects including mill and overlay and crack sealing and seal coat treatments. 8 While the majority of city streets are constructed to city standards with concrete curb and gutter, we still 9 have two County turnback roads to bring up to city standards. These two roadways are Victoria Street 10 from Larpenteur Avenue to County Road B, and County Road B from Cleveland Avenue to Eustis 11 Street. Staff is recommending that the 2015 program include the reconstruction of Victoria Street from 12 Larpenteur Avenue to County Road B. 13 Victoria Street is classified as a major collector on the City’s Transportation Plan and is also designated 14 as a Municipal State Aid Street. Therefore, the roadway will be constructed to meet State Aid standards 15 including a load capacity of 10 tons. The City will be working with the State Aid office of the 16 Minnesota Department of Transportation and the residents in order to construct as narrow a section as 17 possible to meet the needs of the roadway users and adjacent residents and businesses. We will also be 18 looking to minimize the use of curb and gutter and storm sewer on this roadway in order to minimize 19 environmental impacts and maintain the unique character of the corridor. 20 The overall proposed project will also include the installation of a new pathway along Victoria Street 21 from Larpenteur Avenue north to County Road B2 which will then connect with the sidewalk that was 22 installed this year as part of the County Road B2 sidewalk project. Staff will be evaluating two options 23 which include a six foot concrete sidewalk or an eight foot bituminous trail. Factors such as available 24 width, wetland and adjacent vegetation impacts as well as cost will be considered and presented in the 25 feasibility report. The sidewalk will be constructed using a mix of Municipal State Aid funds for the 26 segment south of County Road B and Park Renewal funds for the segment north of County Road B. 27 To develop this project, City Staff will work with residents, adjacent businesses and churches, the 28 watershed district, Ramsey County and private utilities to develop a design for this new road and 29 pathway. 30 The cost participation of the roadway itself will follow the City’s Special Assessment Policy. Residents 31 will be assessed up to 25% of the cost of a 32 foot wide, 7 ton roadway. The Church will be assessed up 32 to 50% of the same roadway section. By state statute, Roselawn Cemetery is exempt from roadway 33 assessments. 34 Page 1 of 2