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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATE: 02i26/01 ITEM NO.: H-1 Department Approval: Manager Reviewed: • Item Description: Continued Public Improvement Hearings-2001 PMP Agenda Section: Hearings Background: Public hearings were held on February 12, 2001. Hearings for the following projects were continued to February 26, 2001: P-ST-SW-01-09 Neighborhood 18 West Owasso Boulevard, Victoria Street to City Limits P-ST-SW-01-10 Neighborhood 15 Josephine Road, Hamline Avenue to Le�ngton Avenue Prior to the public hearing, staff worked with neighborhood committees to develop a"toolbox" of roadway upgrade options. Staff surveyed each neighborhood to determine the relative public support for each option. Copies of the survey results are attached. Based on the testimony and Council discussion at the public hearings, the following issues are of concern: West Owasso Boulevard . Street Width . Appropriateness of Public Landscaping Project . Need for on-street parking . Size of the proposed storm sewer assessment Josephine Road . Street Width . Appropriateness of Public Landscaping Project . Cost of clustered mailbox option . Cost of paver brick crosswalk and pathway upgrade In response to the discussion at the public hearing and in consideration of the original neighborhood survey results, staff has revised its project recommendation. It is proposed to retain the basic 26-foot wide roadway with parking bays. However, it is proposed to make the parking bays 1 foot wider than originally proposed. The proposed additional landscaping has been removed. The only landscaping currently proposed is the replacement of trees to be removed during construction. Finally, the proposed pathway along Josephine Road would be constructed of concrete rather than bituminous. The following table summarizes the current project recommendation: