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Background: PUBLIC HEARING ON IMPROVEMENT PROJECT 09 -25 DYSPROSIUM STREET IMPROVEMENTS By: Steven Jankowski, City Engineer The segment of Dysprosium Street between Bunker Lake Blvd and Nowthen Blvd has been in poor condition for a number of years. Uncertainty regarding its status as a collector or arterial street has been the primary reason for postponing costly work on this segment. In addition it was desired to include improvements which might be made in order to enhance safety conditions within the Flintwood neighborhood. The Council directed the preparation of this feasibility study at the Public Works Committee held on April 21, 2009. The project area extends from south of 140 Ave to Nowthen Blvd and its scope includes the following: • Narrowing the pavement with from 47 feet to 34 feet and restricting parking on the east side of the street. • Reconstructing the entire pavement. • Adding six foot wide sidewalks on each sides of the street. • Adding chokers at intersections. Chokers narrow down the street width by extending the curb into the parking lane. The narrower street width tends to slow traffic speed and contributes to increased pedestrian safety by reducing the crossing distance. • Improving drainage by extending storm sewer 400 feet southward between 140 and 141st Avenues. • Installing street lighting and boulevard trees. Attached to this case is a copy of the feasibility study which contains current and proposed conditions of the street along with the project costs and the anticipated method of financing the improvements. Each property owner has been given written notice of this hearing. In addition an informational meeting was held with property owners on March 2, 2010. Eight property owners representing seven properties were in attendance. Comments received are attached to this case. Issues identified by these property owners include: • Would like straight driveways for single family lots. (3 commenters). The feasibility study proposes continuing the existing shared common driveway access to the street. • Move the proposed new centerline eastward to equalize the boulevard gain between both sides of the street. The feasibility study proposes placing the street centerline in the center of the right of way. This results in a boulevard gain of 3.5 feet on the west side of the street and 9.5 feet on the east side of the street. • Assess lots by area or mid lot width to eliminate the discrepancies in assessment between a pie shaped lot and a rectangular lot of the same size. The feasibility study proposes assessing by frontage. CASE # 442