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CC Regular Session 4. 15. Meeting Date: 09/22/2015 By: Bruce Westby, Engineering/Public Works Information Title Adopt Resolution #15-09-229 Ordering Preparation of Assessment Roll and Calling for Assessment Hearing for Jarvis Street Reconstruction & Railroad Crossing Quiet Zone Improvements; Improvement Project 15-20 Purpose/Background: Purpose: The purpose of this case is to adopt Resolution #15-09-229 ordering the preparation of an assessment roll and calling for an Assessment Hearing for the Jarvis Street Reconstruction and Railroad Crossing Quiet Zone Improvements, Improvement Project # 15-20. A map showing the location and scope of the improvements is attached as Figure 1. Background: City of Ramsey Improvement Project #15-20 involves the reconstruction of Jarvis Street between Highway 10 and 165th Avenue, which is mutually owned and maintained by the cities of Elk River and Ramsey, and improvements to the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad crossing to allow future establishment of a quiet zone. The City of Elk River is the lead agency for this project as the improvements to Jarvis Street are being completed as part of their overall 2015 Street Improvement Project. A Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) was executed between the two cities to define the obligations of each in regards to constructing and funding the project. Existing Conditions The existing shared segment of Jarvis Street was 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). This segment of Jarvis Street had a Pavement and Surface Evaluation Rating (PASER) of 2 based on 2014 field ratings which warranted a total reconstruction. Proposed Improvements Jarvis Street is being reconstructed as a 36 -foot wide urban section (two 12 -foot through lanes and two 6 -foot bike lanes) including concrete 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 roadside 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. Construction is nearing completion and the project will be substantially complete by the time the Assessment Hearing is held. Notification: No notifications are required for this case. Upon approval of this case, City staff will publish one notice of the hearing in the City's official newspaper, the Anoka Union Herald, on Friday, September 25th. Individual notices of the hearing will also be mailed to each property owner proposed to be assessed for the improvements at least 2 weeks before the hearing. Observations/Alternatives: