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AttachmentE VICTORIA STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT UPDATE The City of Roseville is proposing to reconstruct Victoria Street in 2015. The City held a public meeting in December to present the proposed design and assessments for the project. The presentation from that meeting can be found on the City’s website at: www.cityofroseville.com/VictoriaStreet During that meeting we also presented the results of the parking and mailbox survey that was sent to residents in early December. At that time, of the 54 total responses received, 14 voted to restrict parking on both sides and 10 voted to restrict parking on one side. Only 3 respondents voted to have parking on both sides. The parking question was framed as such: The City has heard from many residents along Victoria Street that they would like to keep the current character of Victoria Street in regards to the width and current design of the roadway. In order to meet the State standards for this type of roadway the City will either have to restrict parking on one or both sides of Victoria Street or widen the roadway by as much as 10 feet in order to provide sufficient space for parking. The City is proposing to restrict parking on both sides of Victoria Street for the entire length of the corridor. The parking restriction would be in place all year, 24 hours a day. After further discussions with the Minnesota Department of Transportation regarding the required width to support parking and further analysis of the in place conditions, it was determined that parking could be supported on one side of the roadway without any widening. We felt this detail may impact resident’s votes so we are asking that you once again respond with your preference for parking. The current design, as proposed in December and as will be presented to the City Council on February 23rd, is a 32 foot wide roadway that will support parking on one side, recommended to be the east side. Your options are now to provide parking on one side of the roadway or restrict parking on both sides of Victoria. Enclosed with this letter is a ballot you can use to indicate your preference. Please reply th by Friday, February 13 either by mail, email or phone. As the design of this project has progressed since December, City staff has discovered that some of the vertical curves north of Roselawn Avenue do not meet geometric roadway design standards for a 40 mile per hour design. In order to support the 40 mph design, we would have to raise the roadway by as much as three feet through a segment of the corridor. In order to avoid this and avoid the resulting impacts to the adjacent residential parcels, City staff is proposing to lower the speed limit of this roadway to 30 miles per hour. This will be considered and voted upon by the City Council at the February 23rd City Council meeting. The recommendation to reduce the speed limit is not one that we take lightly and staff considered several factors before reaching this conclusion. Included are the following: -As stated, at least two of the current vertical curves (hills) along Victoria Street do not meet design standards for a 40 mile per hour design. 2660 Civic Center Drive Roseville, Minnesota 55113 651-792-ROSE TDD 651-792-7399 www.cityofroseville.com