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Our Mission: To work together to respasibtyr grow oYU community, and to provide quality, cost-effective, and efficient government services. CC Regular Session 6. 1. Meeting Date: 02/24/2015 By: Bruce Westby, Engineering/Public Works Information Title: Adopt Resolution 15-02-049 Ordering Cooperative Agreement for Jarvis Street Reconstruction and Railroad Crossing Quiet Zone Improvements; Improvement Project #15-20 Purpose/Background: Purpose: The purpose of this case is to conduct a Public Hearing and order a Cooperative Agreement for proposed City Improvement Project #15-20, Jarvis Street Reconstruction and Railroad Crossing Quiet Zone Improvements. Background: City of Ramsey Improvement Project #15-20 proposes to reconstruct the segment of Jarvis Street between Highway 10 and 165th Avenue that is mutually owned and maintained by the cities of Elk River and Ramsey, and to improve the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad crossing to allow future establishment of a quiet zone. A map showing the location and scope of the proposed improvements is attached. The City of Elk River will be the lead agency for this project since the improvements to Jarvis Street are part of their larger 2015 street maintenance project for which they previously completed a feasibility report and are working on the final design. While the final design is nearly complete, Ramsey's staff is currently working with Elk River's design consultant to ensure that all design elements impacting the City of Ramsey will meet our standards, as well as the Lower Rum River Watershed Management Organizations stormwater management and treatment requirements since this project will require a permit from the WMO. On January 27th, 2015 the Ramsey City Council directed staff to complete a Feasibility Report, which was received by the City Council on February 10th and is attached for reference. Existing Conditions The existing shared segment of Jarvis Street is a 22 -foot wide rural bituminous pavement section with maximum 2 -foot wide aggregate shoulders, shallow ditches, driveway culverts, and no public utilities (watermain or sanitary sewer). It has a Pavement and Surface Evaluation Rating (PASER) of 2, ranking its pavement condition among the worst in the City. Proposed Improvements Jarvis Street is proposed to be reconstructed as a 36 -foot wide urban section (two 12 -foot through lanes and two 6 -foot bike lanes) including concrete B618 curb and gutter on both sides, storm sewer culverts under driveways as needed, and curb cuts with concrete flumes to direct stormwater runoff from the street into ditches. No public utilities are proposed to be constructed since there are no plans to extend utilities to serve this area of the City in the foreseeable future.