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Roseville Public Works and Transportation Commission Agenda Item Date: May 24, 2005 Item No: 5 Item Description: South Owasso Boulevard Reconstruction project The Public Works Department has been preparing plans for the reconstruction of S. Owasso Boulevard. This project is being considered for reconstruction starting this fall and being completed in 2006. There are two distinct segments of this project, the first phase of reconstruction is the segment of S. Owasso Boulevard between Rice Street and the railroad tracks. The second is between the railroad tracks and Dale Street. Ladyslipper Park is located along the first Phase of this reconstruction proj ect. In March, the City Council approved the Ladyslipper Park Master Plan and ordered staff to prepare a feasibility report for the entire street reconstruction project. Staff has been working on this report. During our investigations, we have identified a number of issues that need to be addressed. At our last neighborhood meeting on May 5, we discussed these issues with neighborhood and received their feedback. We would like to discuss these issues with the commission prior to going back to the neighborhood. We anticipate one more neighborhood meeting before going to council with the Feasibility report on June 13. Street design: This is a Municipal State Aid road. As such, certain standards must be met when designing the street. First, the road must be designed to accommodate 30 mph traffic. Also the road width dictates if parking is permitted or not. Parking is not permitted on streets less than 28 feet wide. For a 32 foot wide street, parking would be permitted on one side. For a 36 foot wide street parking would be permitted on both sides. Phase I: We are proposing to construct a 28 foot wide street for the majority of phase I of this project. This road will be posted no parking except for area adjacent to Ladyslipper Park where there will be a wider road section to allow for parking on the north side of the street. This is consistent with the neighborhood feedback. They were not concerned about having parking allowed on the road. We are proposing to have the section ofthe road adjacent to Ladyslipper Park be constructed with a rural cross-section. Part of the reason for this is to provide water quality treatment for the street runoff by directing the storm water into rain gardens on the south side of the road. A rain garden is a shallow depression that collects stormwater from impervious surfaces and infiltrates, filters and evaporates the runoff. Rain gardens are typically planted with a diverse mix of native wildflowers, grasses, shrubs and trees, and are an attractive, low maintenance addition to the right- of- way. The other part of the reason is for flexibility. This is the section of road that is