Agenda - Council - 01/13/2015 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

2.INTRODUCTION 2.1Authorization The preparation of this report was authorized by the Ramsey City Council on February25,2014. This project has been designated as City Improvement Project No. 13-10. 2.2Program Overview This Feasibility Report explores proposed improvements to two urban street segments totaling approximately 2,020 linear feet(0.38 miles) in length as follows: Garnet Street (approx. 1,350 linear feet) -167th Street tonorth platline Now & Then Estates 168th Avenue (approx. 670 linear feet) -Garnet Street to west cul-de-sac Figure 1 in Appendix A map showing the location and scope of these two streets isattached as A . th The pavement sections of both Garnet Street and 168Avenue have been deteriorating foryears and are in need oftotal reconstruction.Inthe fall of 2014, City staff evaluated and rated these pavement sections ataPavement and Surface Evaluation Rating (PASER) rating of 1. On April 23, 2013 staff requestedCity Council authorization to prepare a Feasibility Report for the purpose of exploring and identifying the required improvements oneachof these twourban street segments.The City Council adopted Resolution #13-04-074 authorizing the preparation of th a Feasibility Report for the reconstruction of Garnet Street and 168Avenue. However, at the time the City was in the process of exploring options for adopting a reliable, long-term funding source for street reconstruction projects and because a reliable funding source was not identified at the time,the Feasibility Report was never completed. On February 25, 2014, the City Council adopted Resolution #14-02-034 again authorizingthe th preparation of a Feasibility Report for the reconstruction of Garnet Street and 168Avenue. On December 9, 2014, the City Council adopted a Special Assessments Policy that allows assessing up to 25% of eligible project costsfor street reconstruction projects, thereby allowing this Report to be completed. 2.3Scope The scope of thisReport addresses two urban streetsegments totalingapproximately 2,020 linear feet,or 0.38 miles, in length. Thesetwo segments include Garnet Streetfrom 167th Street tothe north plat line Now & Then Estates, and 168th Avenue from Garnet Street to the west cul-de-sac. Staff recently rated the pavement sections for these twourban streetsegments and assigned a Pavement and Surface Evaluation Rating (PASER) of 1to each segment. PASER ratings are a numerical index between 1and 10 that indicate the condition of a pavement based on the various pavement distresses recorded during visual observations. A PASERvalue of 10 represents a brand new pavement section, while a PASER rating of 1represents a pavement section that has fallen into total disrepair and requirescomplete reconstruction. Feasibility Report th Garnet Street and 168Avenue Reconstruction City of RamseyProject No. 13-10 Page 3