09-28-1988 - Agenda Packet City Council - regular meeting

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nISCUSSION - Mr. Singer notes that the safety problems along County Road 51 are not an issue of balancing but requires that safety be primary over any convenience as it relates to parking for public access. The situation is generally not great, however the City records indicate no personal injury accidents along this area for the last 2 1/2 years. Actual jurisdiction for road marking i.� with the County. Should the City recommend safety improvements to the County along 51 following Mr. Singer's suggestion would remove approximately 6 potentially "commitable" spaces which perhaps the City could find substitute slots numbers to replace those. As noted in Mr. Singer's letter, the City has --fisted nc parking both to the west along 19 and also south along 19 on both sides of this parking posted was done in about 1980. It should also be noted that Mr. Singer has indicated that the proposed solution back in 1985 for pedestrian walk every 100 to 200' was not an appropriate solut-)n because of limitations on sheds in the lakeshore. The City has generally approved small sheds in this areafor storage of equipment of the type noted by Mr. Singer in his letter upon applica` 4.on for a vai._.znce for specifically that reason. ALTERNATIVES Issues #1 - Safety A 1. Request posting the entire street no parking. 2. Wider_ the shoulder (this may have some relationship to the MWCC project foi the Orono Minnetonka Beach interceptor). a. Berm curb for drainage. b. Double stripping for creating a bike pedestrian lane. C. Pedestrian crosswalk. 3. Elimination of up to 6 parking slots in- �rmittently spaced among eixsting over to improve line of sight 4- Take no action. �. Idble. 6. Select the preliminary design after the staff has an initial discussion with the County to see what is acceptable and present such to the neighbors. Issues #2 -Parking Space Commitment 1. Take no action. 2. Commit all the slots currently along 51. 3. Commit a reduce number of slots along 51. 4. Find alternative parking slots probably to the east or the west to replace those removed_ a. On street b. Off street 5. Table pending the determination of safety aspects. RECOMMENDATION - It is recommended that after an initial discussion at the Council meeting that a rrelim -y solution be _aken to the County to discuss what they conside-- bc. :�asihle and thpt following that this would be presented to ugh: -ors. Fresen.ly the City staff would recommend: a. That ._._u shoulder should be widen approximatley 3' with a bezm curb in conjunction with the MWCC project. This shoulder would encrcjch further into the exi-tinq lake -hone and would be additional hardcover within the 0-75'.