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C/ - ^REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION '' t'o,',.. ^'’OA'o DATE: January 12, 1998 ITEM NO.: / Department Approval: Name Gregory A. Gappa Title Director of Public Services Administrator Reviewed: hu Agenda Section: Administrator ’s Report Item Description: Feradale Read North Public Hearing A work session was held this past week with the City Council to discuss the draft feasibility report for this project prepared by Bonestroo Engineers for the Cities of Orono and Plymouth. This is a draft report that has not been approved by either City at this time. This report is currently being reviewed by Plymouth City Staff and has not been presented to the City Council. This project will require the approval of both City Councils. The proposed concept presented in the feasibility report is for a 36' wide road with concrete curb and gutter, storm sewer, and a path on the east side of the road. The City Council expressed concerns about both the width of the proposed road and the State Aid funding split for this project. Solutions acceptable to both Cities will need to be reached on both the layout of the road and project funding. Our recommendation is to focus on obtaining an agreement on the road layout then discussing funding next, as the selected layout will impact the project costs. Several letters and a survey of project area residents have been received and are attached for your review. This information will also be forwarded to the City of Plymouth for their review. Mr. Fred Moore, Director of Public Works for the city of Plymouth will be out of town and unable to attend the public hearing. He will send a representative to the meeting. Based on the Council ’s concerns regarding the road layout and the written citizen comments received, we have discussed possible options for this project with Bonestroo Engineers and Plymouth City Staff. We have listed several possible options below for the road layout. All these options are for an urban design typical section with a bituminous path along the east side of the road. All of these options would be posted for no parking on both sides. Alt. 1: Draft Feasibility Report, 36' Wide Road With Two Travel Lanes and a Center Turn Lane The advantage of this option is that left turns are separated from the through traffic. This provides additional safety for left turning vehicles that need to stop before making their turn. This road has numerous driveways and access points -esulting in numerous turning movements.