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explore this and other options to provide reasonable access to properties throughout construction while preparing plans and specifications. The property owners also questioned why the Anoka Hennepin School District asked the City to expand the cul-de-sac diameter to 100-feet, and why the buses can't continue to stop on Highway 47 to pick up and drop off students from their neighborhood when they are currently seeing school buses stopping along Highway 47 every day in numerous other locations nearby. Staff will connect with the Anoka Hennepin School District to address this question as best as possible and to relay the school district's response to the property owners before the Public Hearing. It is important to note that the property owners did not formally object to increasing the size of the cul-de-sac, just that they didn't understand why the school district is making the request at this time. The property owners stated they had asked the school district to pick up and drop off kids in the Krypton Street cul-de-sac many, many years ago when there were far more kids in the neighborhood, but that their request was denied. Now, there are only a few kids in the neighborhood and the cul-de-sac expansion will increase project costs and assessments. They simply want to understand their options at this point. Notification: Public Hearing notices were published in the Anoka Union Herald on October 26 and November 2, 2018. Staff also mailed Public Hearing notices to owners of all benefiting properties as required by law. Observations/Alternatives: Observations: If these streets are not reconstructed in 2019, they will need to be added to the next 5-year SROP to allow reconstruction between 2020 and 2024 instead. However, this would reduce the amount of pavement maintenance work that can be completed in 2019 since no new streets can be added to the current 5-year SROP, which is attached for reference. This is the final year of the 2015 - 2019 Street Reconstruction and Overlay Program (SROP). Developed properties along the project corridor may have private irrigation systems. Impacts to these systems may occur during construction. Staff will notify property owners in writing of the pending construction as far in advance of construction as possible to allow them time to move their irrigation system components out of the construction area, after which they may replace the components in their original locations. Survey work has begun to allow data to be collected before snow covers the ground. Alternatives: Alternative #1 — Motion to adopt Resolution #18-229 approving the Feasibility Report and ordering plans and specifications for Improvement Project #19-01, Ford Brook Estates Street Reconstructions. Alternative #2 — Motion denying adoption of Resolution #18-229 at this time. Funding Source: The Feasibility Report was completed in-house as part of Staffs normal duties. Per the attached Feasibility Report, the engineer's estimate of project costs is $239,464.57. Staff proposes to fund the improvements using a combination of street reconstruction bond proceeds in the amount of $194,880.41, special assessments to benefiting properties in the amount of $31,359.20, and storm sewer funds in the amount of $13,224.96. A total of 8 residential parcels will benefit from the proposed improvements and are preliminarily proposed to be assessed for 25-percent of eligible project costs, which equates to a preliminary assessment of $3,919.90 per parcel. The City will fund the remaining 75% of eligible project costs, and 100% of all ineligible project costs, which includes subgrade correction costs. Recommendation: