Minutes - Public Works Committee - 02/17/2009

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Motion by Chair Elvig, to recommend to the Council that the road be closed at 142nd and Argon for a period of one year, and in the meantime, staff prepare a new plan for Dysprosium that takes a look at the conditions and restrictions required in the neighborhood to make it a safer area in the hopes that 142nd could be reopened, also to have staff review and recommend some speed slowing methods or devices within the neighborhood and potential parking considerations within the neighborhood as well as possible sidewalk installation. Motion died for a lack of a second. CounCilmember Dehen asked if he was proposing no through street traffic signs on Dysprosium. Chair Elvig stated that would be part of the plan. Motion by Chair Elvig, seconded by Councilmember Dehen, to recommend to the Council that the road be closed at 142nd and Argon for a period of one year, and in the meantime, staff prepare a new plan for Dysprosium that takes a look at the conditions and restrictions required in the neighborhood to make it a safer area in the hopes that 142nd could be reopened, also to have staff review and recommend some speed slowing methods or devices within the neighborhood and potential parking considerations within the neighborhood as well as possible sidewalk installation. Further discussion: Public Works Director Olson stated that a plan could be prepared in a year and asked if they could have direction to bring back a plan for the neighborhood, review it in one year and allow two years for a Dysprosium plan. Chair Elvig stated that his concern is that this would get dragged out and Dysprosium was delayed until 2010. He stated that he will let the motion stand and see what the whole Council has to say about the issue. Public Works Director Olson asked for a specific time for the closure so there can be advanced warning this time. He suggested closing on March 17, 2009. Councilmember Dehen stated that this is a recommendation to the Council and they still have the ability to overrule this. Motion carried: Voting Yes: Chair Elvig and Councilmember Dehen. Voting No: Councilmember McGlone. Chair Elvig recessed the meeting at 7:58 p.m. reconvened at 8:04 p.m. Case #2: Update on IP 08-33 Ute Street Bituminous Paving Improvements City Engineer Jankowski stated that the City received a petition from the neighborhood last summer for the paving of Ute Street. He noted that there was an informational meeting with the neighbors and the feasibility study was brought to the Public Works Committee and they were given the direction to further research right of way issues. He stated that staff determined a line between east and west side and marked it and then had another neighborhood meeting on January 24,2009. He stated that after that meeting staff came away with the idea that because of the tightness of the houses to the street that perhaps the original feasibility study was not realistic. He stated that they put together an alternate proposal. He reviewed their new proposal includes the creation of a 50 right-of-way rather than our usual 60 or 66 foot right-of-way. He Public Works Committee / February 17,2009 Page 11 of 19