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CASE # REPORT FROM PUBLIC WORKS By: Public Works Staff Background: Thc Public Works Committee met on Tuesday, May 17, 2005 and discussed the following SCVCl] cases: CITIZEN INPUT None CASE #1 Discuss Feasibility Study for St. Francis Blvd. Frontage Road Improvement Project #05-24 with Project Property Owners Background: /ks a result o£concerns expressed by Mr. Greg Belier, one of three property owners along thc St. Francis Boulevard frontage road, the public hearing on this project which was opened at the May 10 City Council meeting was not adjourned. All three of the property owners were invited to the meeting to discuss their concerns with the project. This is intendcd to be an opportunity to consider suggestions as to how this project might be modified to address resident concerns. Mt'. Grcg Belier who was in attendance at the meeting indicated that he was very conccrncd about the impact that the widened roadway would have on the landscaping along the front of these properties which provide considerable screening from TH 47. He also appealed to the committee to review the cost sharing proposed for the project. Start agreed that this was an extremely unique situation considering the City's need for a trail, the fact that this was a dead end street, and that only three property owners are available to share in the financing the entire roadway. Staff felt these unique circumstances would al low for the consideration of a 28 foot paved width, with the easternmost eight feet dedicated for trail use. The Committee concurred and directed that the feasibility study be rcviscd identify the costs associated with the trail, the roadway and the cul de sac. The City Cou nell could then consider additional funding participation when the public hearing was continued on June 28, 2005. Action: Rati fy thc consensus of the Public Works Committee. CASE #2 Review Placement of Chevrons at the Corner of 169TM Avenue and Neon Street lq