Agenda - Public Works Committee - 03/15/2005

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RECEIVE FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR ST FRANCIS BLVD FRONTAGE ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT 05-24 By: Steven J JankOWski, City Engineer CASE # Background: During the summer of 2004 the City received a petition signed by all three residents fronting on the frontage road along TH 47 requesting the paving of the frontage road along TH 47 south of 160t~ Lanel The City Council directed that a feasibility study be prepared on August 10, 2004. Attached to this case is a copy of the feasibility study which has been prepared in accordance with the Council's directives. The feasibility study proposes improvements that includes grading and paving the roadway to a width of 32 with the easternmost eight feet of this section being striped for use as a trail for pedestrian and nOn mOtoriZed traffic. In order to confine the widened roadway to the 45 foot right of way reserved for the City, it will be necessary to install a bituminous berm curb along the westemedge of the pavement. This will also preserve the landscaped hedgerows of trees and shrubs, which would otherwise need to be removed to accommodate a ditch section. The southern terminus of the roadway shall be provided with a 70 foot diameter cul-de-sac which is approXimately 10 feet wider than the existing dirt cul-de-sac. The total cost of the work is estimated to be $46,011. The estimated cost of the trail is $7,863 which is to be financed through the City's trail fund.. The remaining costs are proposed to be financed in the amount of $19,075 from the City's general fund and a similar amount to be financed through Special assessments to the benefited property owners. An estimated assessment of $6,358 would be incurred by each of the three property owners. Staff anticipates that a development prOposing the extension of sewer and water services to property on the east side of TH 47 may cause construction impacts to this project area. [n the event such a project materializes ~the improvements described ih this feasibility study may be altered to include sanitary seWer, watermain storm sewer and concrete curb and gutter. In the event this happens the project costs will need to be appropriately modified, however, it is proposed thai the Cost to the benefited properties shall be held to those outlined in this report and the additional costs be financed through other sources. The schedule proposed in the feasibility: study anticipates the project being ordered on July 12, 2005. In the event the sewer and Water impacts have not been resolved by this. date, the Council would need to decide Whether to order the project as outlined in the feasibility study or modify the project SChedUle such that construction is initiated in May of 2006.