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7. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS City of Ramsey Improvement Project 17-00 proposes to reconstruct the bituminous pavement section, to remove and replace damaged concrete curb and gutter, and to complete miscellaneous appurtenant work on Sunwood Drive between Ramsey Boulevard/CSAH 56 and Bunker Lake Boulevard /CSAH 116. It is the recommendation of City staff that City Project No. 17-00 is feasible, necessary, and cost- effective from an engineering standpoint, and that this project would best be constructed as a stand-alone project as proposed herein. The following Staff recommendations related to the proposed project are presented for Council consideration and concurrence: 1. Staff recommends reconstructing the segment of Sunwood Drive between Ramsey Boulevard/CSAH 56 and Bunker Lake Boulevard /CSAH 116 as proposed herein in 2017 thereby meeting current State Aid design standards and allowing all project costs to be eligible for the use of special assessments per the City's Special Assessments Policy. 2. Staff recommends ordering an benefit appraisal consultation report to ensure that the preliminary special assessments proposed herein will not exceed the benefit received as a result of the improvements in accordance with the City's Special Assessments Policy. 3. Staff recommends reconstructing the off -road bike trail along the north side of Sunwood Drive at a later date pending adoption of the City's Trail Maintenance Policy/Program. 4. Staff recommends excluding private irrigation system work from this project, and from all future City Improvement Projects, and instead recommends notifying property owners of pending construction as far in advance as possible and instructing them to relocate their private irrigation system(s) away from the construction area during construction, then allow replacement in or near the original location after construction is complete. The City Council is asked to act on the following items related to the proposed project: 1. Adopt Resolution #17-03-057 accepting the Feasibility Report, including the preliminary assessment roll as proposed, and ordering preparation of Plans and Specifications for City Improvement Project #17-00, Sunwood Drive Reconstruction. Feasibility Report Sunwood Drive Reconstruction City of Ramsey Project No. 17-00 Page 13