Agenda - Public Works Committee - 02/17/2009

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30 INTRODUCTION • On May 27, 2007 a petition was received by City Council requesting the bituminous paving of Ute Street from 179` Lane to a distance approximately 800 .feet to the north (terminating at the dead end turn around), A copy of this petition is contained in Appendix A, City council directed the preparation of this feasibility study in response to this petition, The project area and benefitted properties is illustrated in Figure 1, This report will identify the existing street condition along with the proposed improvements and the associated costs and financing, including the cost to each benefitted property. Finally this report will provide a possible project timeline. EXISTING CONDITIONS The surface of the existing roadway is prirnarily native sand riterial with some • aggregates that have been added to portions of the roadway. The roadway, width is 16 to 18 feet wide, The street terminates in a dead end 'approximately 800;feet north of 179" Lane (CR27) with an irregularly Shaped bulb which is roughly 35 to 40 feet at its widest dimension. This bulb f notions very poorly as a turn arciund,pr large emergency vehicles and city plows and is even problematic for passenger vehlales to turn, around without entering a private driveway, The project area is not platted and of County records indicates that a 33 foot road easement exists on the properties located on the west side oldie street and a 30 foot access easement exists on-the properties on the east side of the street, A review of the property deeds by the City Attorney will need to be made to determine whether sufficient property rights exist - to facilitate:a;wide roadway, The exact location of the existing roadway within these easements: is Uncertain. The northern 2`00 feet of the roadway drains northward into the City of Nowthen. The southern 650 feet the roadway drains easterly onto the adjoining property and toward Rogers Lake. Because -of the`relatively steep grade toward the lake, there is little ponding except for the area of the south end of the project area. There are few driveway culverts. A total of 11 properties have frontage along Lite Street. Three of these properties have double frontage with Waco Street to the west. Two of these three properties have their - mnain frontage and address assignment on Waco Street. All three of these properties were assessed for the improvement of Waco Street when it was paved in 1993, Two of these eleven properties have their address and main .frontage on 179 Lane. The property at 4925 has its driveway located onto 179` Lane and 4947 has it driveway onto Ute Ste very near the intersection with 179 Lane,