Agenda - Council - 07/12/2005 - Laserfiche WebLink

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It is anticipated that the extension of sewer and water to Marigold Ponds will cause construction to occur along the west side of TH 47 from Apple Ridge to Elmcrest Park. · A bridge over County Ditch 3/66 is required. A street paving project is pending for the St Francis Blvd frontage road south of 160th Lane. The purpose of this case is to focus on a proposed schedule for the goal of getting this trail segment completed. He reviewed the following scheduled proposed by staff: · Week of June 20th field work be completed to determine the length and specifications for the bridge. · Week of July 4th - Order quotations for bridge. · July - Complete field work to determine trail alignment and apply for permits if necessary. .. · August - Construct trail improvements in conjunction with the work being preformed with the improvements undertaken for Marigold Ponds. Action: No Action necessary Case #6: Report on Meeting with Mallard Estates Townhome Association Regarding the Removal of the Argon Street Gated Access On June 9th Chief Way and City Engineer Jankowski met with the three member board of the Mallard Estates Townhome Association to discuss the issue of removing the gated access across Argon Street. Staff's presentation focused on implementing some temporary street closures and collecting before and after traffic counts to determine the extent of the traffic change. The City would then negotiate with the board to make the traffic modifications permanent. Staff was informed that this issue would need to be put to a vote of the members and that such a proposal would be resoundingly defeated since the residents feel that any additional traffic would be considered intolerable. However the board did feel that that an opportunity for the removal of the gate did exist provided that the alternative did not appear to be a throughway. It was suggested that a narrow passage - might be acceptable. It seemed that a sensitive point with the association is that the existing gate is not very aesthetic and an alternative that would improve the appearance of this area could garner acceptance. The City would also add appropriate signage to .make it clear that this was a private road, however care will need to be taken with regards to the aesthetics of this signage. At the end of the meeting it was agreed that the City would respond with a specific proposal for remodeling of this access point that the board could present to their members. Such a proposal should include a visual rendering which would emphasize the aesthetics of the proposal. Ultimately staff would like to have the ability to hire a landscape architect to complete a visual rendering to bring back to the board. The cost to hire a landscape -358-