Agenda - Public Works Committee - 10/16/2018

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7. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS City of Ramsey Improvement Project No. 18-02 proposes to reconstruct the bituminous pavement section, to remove the existing bituminous curb and replace it with a combination of B618 concrete curb and gutter and bituminous curb, and to complete miscellaneous appurtenant work on the following street segments within the HY-10 Ramsey commercial subdivision: 1. 146th Avenue (approx. 230 linear feet) — Ferret Street to bulb of east cul-de-sac. 2. 147th Avenue (approx. 190 linear feet) — Ferret Street to 180 feet west of Armstrong Boulevard. 3. Ferret Street (approx. 900 linear feet) — 146th Avenue to north cul-de-sac. It is the recommendation of City staff that City Project No. 18-02 is feasible, necessary, and cost- effective from an engineering standpoint, and 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. Remove existing bituminous curb. 147th Avenue will receive B618 concrete curb and gutter. 146th Avenue and Ferret Street will receive new bituminous curb. The existing bituminous curb would likely not hold up to the full -depth reclamation process. 2. Reconstruct existing bituminous pavement using full -depth reclamation process, meeting the City's standard pavement section. Staff proposes 11/2-inches new bituminous wear course, 2-inches new bituminous base course, and 6-inches aggregate base class 5 or (reclaim). 3. Extend watermain and storm sewer west along 147th Avenue for future development. 4. 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. 5. Staff recommends holding a neighborhood information meeting on September 13, 2018 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. 6. Staff recommends assessing special benefitting properties for these improvements per the area method. If assessments are adopted by council action, order an assessment appraisal consultation to ensure special assessments do not exceed the benefit received as a result of the improvements. The City Council is asked to act on the following items related to the proposed project: 1. Adopt Resolution #18-XXX accepting this Feasibility Report and ordering a Public Hearing for October 9, 2018. Feasibility Report HY-10 Ramsey Street Reconstructions City of Ramsey Project No. 18-02 Page 14