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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,January 10,2011 Page 17 Management Plan (PMP), based on the petition for pathways, existing pavement conditions, recurring water main breaks in the area, and other drainage issues. Ms. Bloom provided detailed review of the various components and options of this reconstruction project, including pathway, street from County Road C to Iona Lane, and Iona Lane to South Owasso Boulevard, traffic management options to address major concerns of residents, drainage of the roadway and some surround- ing properties with specific drainage issues (628 Terrace Drive and along 608 Terrace Court, 2815/2823 Dale Street, and& 629 Terrace Drive), public utilities, residential driveways, sanitary and water services, private underground and/or overhead utilities, and unique considerations with the overall project. Ms. Bloom reviewed various traffic management options, and advised that staff was recommending including several speed tables to reduce speed, based on ap- plication and results apparent by use in the City of St. Paul (Otis Street); and re- viewed the areas proposed for sewer lining and/or replacement based on recent completion of televising of the sanitary sewer lines in that area. Ms. Bloom addressed considerations and cost estimates provided by Xcel Energy to underground their lines, including Comcast, Qwest, and electric service lines, and options for paying the estimated $170,000 cost through the Community Re- quested Facility Surcharge (CRFS) similar to that on Rice Street. Ms. Bloom noted that additional pricing would need to be completed by Xcel prior to pro- ceeding, and if approved by the City Council, estimated by Xcel at approximately $2,500 for additional design work to determine a monthly customer charge, and to refine their estimate and identify easements. Ms. Bloom advised that, in her un- official survey of affected residents, approximately 75% of them did NOT support undergrounding if it was to be assessed; while approximately half of those sur- veyed would support undergrounding if it was done community-wide as a CRFS. Ms. Bloom summarized those costs detailed in the Request for Council Action (RCA) dated January 10, 2011; with the engineer's estimate for total assessable costs assessable, in accordance with the City's Assessment Policy), at $755,689.19. Ms. Bloom reviewed various unique considerations related to this project: Ramsey Square Condominiums; Westwood Village II Townhomes; Owasso Hollow Townhomes; vacant land; City storm pond; and a vacant parcel north of 2823 Dale Street (currently owned by the George Reiling Trust). Ms. Bloom advised that staff was recommending removal of the vacant parcel previously identified from the assessment roll, noting that with the significant easement for the power line, only 757 square foot of the lot was not covered by the easement, and given City Code requirements for setbacks and the easement, she questioned the ability to build a house on the site, and thus recommended its removal from the assessment roll. Ms. Bloom questioned if the property owner would appeal any assessment, estimated between $3 — 4,000, and whether the