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The proposed improvements are necessary, feasible, and cost-effective from an engineering standpoint, and can be constructed as proposed in the attached Feasibility Report. The proposed improvements would be most cost-effectively constructed as a separate project and not in connection with other proposed improvements due to the specific nature of the improvements. Notification: Notifications were not required for this case. Upon approval of Resolution #16-03-058, staff will publish a Public Hearing Notice in the Anoka Union Herald on Friday, March 25th. Staff will also mail Public Hearing Notices to the three properties proposed to be assessed for the improvements. Lastly, staff will schedule a public information meeting for April 5th and will mail meeting notices directly to properties that will be most significantly impacted by the proposed improvements, depending primarily on alternative routes of access. Observations/Alternatives: Observations: Project Evaluation / Selection In early 2015, City staff developed a five-year (2015 through 2019) Street Reconstruction and Overlay Plan (SROP) to allow the City to secure GO bond funding for proposed street reconstruction and overlay improvements. The plan identified two street segments as prime candidates for overlay improvements in 2016 based on their PASER ratings. The segments included Sunwood Drive from Ramsey Boulevard to Bunker Lake Boulevard, and Sunwood Drive from Sunfish Lake Boulevard to Krypton Street/Court. When the five-year SROP was developed it was intended to be updated annually to allow it to become an ongoing fiscal planning tool to continually anticipate future capital expenditures and funding sources. While preparing the Feasibility Report, staff evaluated whether the two segments of Sunwood Drive identified above were still the best candidates to receive overlays in 2016, or whether other street segments in the five-year SROP would be better 2016 overlay candidates. Upon completing the evaluation, a decision was made to delay overlaying the segment of Sunwood Drive between Ramsey Boulevard and Bunker Lake Boulevard until 2017 or later. This decision was based on factors including available funding, impacts to adjacent properties, coordination with other proposed pavement maintenance projects, and overall cost-effectiveness of the proposed overlay improvements. More specifically, when considering the large project costs for the 2016 street reconstruction project (Andrie Street and 164 th Lane), the fact that one of the larger businesses along Sunwood Drive is considering a building expansion project this summer, and knowing that Anoka County plans to reclaim and repave Bunker Lake Boulevard between Ramsey Boulevard and Basalt Street this summer, staff felt completing an overlay project on this segment of Sunwood Drive would put an undue burden on abutting businesses. Staff continues to evaluate remaining street segments proposed to receive overlay and reconstruction improvements during the life of the five-year SROP to determine when improvements should be completed on each segment to most cost-effectively maintain the pavement sections. This information will then be communicated to the public via the City's website and other available venues. Staff is also evaluating the magnitude of potential impacts to adjacent properties based on the remaining projects in the five-year SROP, including financial impacts, so staff can share such information with impacted property owners as far in advance of the improvements as possible. This is particularly relevant to the segment of Sunwood Drive between Ramsey Boulevard and Bunker Lake Boulevard which abuts several large properties which could have significant assessments levied against them when an overlay project occurs. Other Considerations Bituminous trails exist along both sides in numerous locations, including pedestrian curb ramps which connect the trail to abutting streets. As many as 20 pedestrian curb ramps exist along the proposed improvements corridor, most if not all of which are not compliant with current ADA standards. Staff would therefore need to evaluate each ramp