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HRA Regular Session <br />Meeting Date: 08/28/2012 <br />By: Darren Lazan, Housing & <br />Redevelopment Authority <br />Information <br />Title: <br />Consider Policy for the Replacement of Streetscape Disturbed by Construction <br />5. 4. <br />Background: <br />Currently, streetscape improvements have been constructed along Sunwood Drive in The COR. The south side of <br />the roadway is improved between Armstrong and Sapphire, then the north side is complete from Sapphire to <br />Ramsey Boulevard. These improvements include concrete walk, planter beds, boulevard trees, irrigation, and <br />electricity for holiday or event lighting. <br />A significant portion of this improvement will be removed and replaced as part of the Sunwood Drive relocation <br />project. This is included in the project currently underway. <br />The challenge we are facing is in protecting these improvements during construction. The streetscape exists in an <br />area of The COR that requires a building to be placed on, or very near the property line. Constructing footing and <br />foundations immediately adjacent to the existing walks is nearly impossible to accomplish without significant <br />damage to the existing streetscapes. Today, an individual developer is responsible to replace portions of the <br />streetscape damaged by construction. This, of course gets subjective as to the extent and definition of "damaged", <br />and will result in a generally inconsistent appearance along Sunwood as projects develop. <br />The attached photos illustrate the challenges of construction in this area. <br />Notification: <br />Observations: <br />There two general areas where streetscape improvements exist and will have similar issues. The north side of <br />Sunwood from Allina to the existing Ramsey Office Plaza, excepting NAU Insurance, and on the South side of <br />Sunwood from The Residence at The COR to Zeolite. <br />Discussions to date have indicated a desirable policy would contemplate a pre -construction evaluation and review <br />of the project and potential impacts to the streetscapes. Then, following construction, a second evaluation of the <br />portions damaged during construction to determine the contractors obligation to restore. The development team <br />would than recommend the HRA consider a contribution to this effort to restore additional areas as necessary to <br />provide a consistent final appearance. <br />Recommendation: <br />The development team recommends the HRA consider the policy outlined above, provide input, and direct the <br />development team to prepare a policy outlining this process. <br />Funding Source: <br />N/A <br />