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7. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS City of Ramsey Improvement Project No. 18-01 proposes to reconstruct the bituminous pavement section, to remove the existing bituminous curb and replace it with B618 concrete curb and gutter, and to complete miscellaneous appurtenant work on the following street segments within the North Forty subdivision: 1. 163rd Lane (approx. 920 linear feet) — Armstrong Boulevard to Alpaca Street. 2. Alpaca Street (approx. 920 linear feet) — 163rd Lane to 165th Avenue. 3. Chameleon Street (approx. 670 linear feet) — 163rd Lane to 164th Lane. 4. 164th Lane (approx. 260 linear feet) — Chameleon Street to west cul-de-sac. It is the recommendation of City staff that Improvement Project No. 18-01 is feasible, necessary, and cost-effective from an engineering standpoint, and this project would best be constructed in conjunction with the River's Bend and Stanhope Terrace Street Reconstruction projects as proposed herein. The following Staff recommendations related to the proposed project are presented for Council consideration and concurrence: 1. Remove existing bituminous curb and replace with B618 concrete curb and gutter. 2. Reconstruct existing bituminous pavement using full -depth reclamation process, meeting the City's standard residential pavement section of 4" aggregate base class 5 or (reclaim), 2" new bituminous base course, and 1 1/2" new bituminous wear course. 3. Staff recommends excluding private irrigation system work from this project. Instead Staff will notify property owners of pending construction as far in advance as possible, and instruct them to relocate their irrigation system(s) away from the construction area during construction, then allow replacement in or near the original location after construction is complete. 4. Staff recommends holding a neighborhood information meeting on November 7, 2017 to inform property owners of the proposed improvements and to gather their input prior to completing plans and specifications and requesting Council approval to advertise for bids as outlined in the project schedule. 5. Order an assessment appraisal consultation to ensure special assessments do not exceed the benefit received as a result of the improvements. 6. Meet with 164th Lane cul-de-sac property owners to discuss acquisition of easements for cul-de-sac. The City Council is asked to act on the following items related to the proposed project: 1. Accept the preliminary residential special assessment rate of $8,644.75 per lot. 2. Authorize an assessment appraisal consultation to ensure all special assessments are commensurate with benefit received from the proposed improvements. Feasibility Report The North Forty Reconstructions City of Ramsey Project No. 18-01 Page 14