Agenda - Public Works Committee - 01/17/2023

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Public Works Committee Meeting Date: 01/17/2023 Submitted For: Joe Feriancek, Engineering/Public Works By: Joe Feriancek, Engineering/Public Works Title: Consider Recommendation for City Council to approve pedestrian and bicycle facility option as part of Improvement Project #23-04, 167th Avenue Reconstruction 5. 2. Purpose/Background: Purpose: The purpose of this case is to consider a recommendation for the City Council to approve pedestrian and bicycle facility option as part of Improvement Project #23-04, 167h Avenue Reconstruction. Background: City Improvement Project #23-04 proposes to reconstruct 167th Avenue between Nowthen Boulevard (CSAH 5) and Saint Francis Boulevard (TH 47). The street totals approximately 6,000 linear feet (1.13 miles) in length, and the width varies between 40-feet on the westerly rural section (0.97 miles) and 48-feet (0.16 miles) on the easterly urban section. A full shoulder/parking lane exists on both sides of this street segment. This segment of 167th Avenue is a Municipal State Aid (MSA) street, and must be designed to MSA standards, including a 10-ton pavement design. Any pedestrian and bicycle facilities must also follow MSA design and be ADA compliant. To date the following City Council actions have occurred for this project: • June 14, 2022; Resolution #22-130 accepting proposal from Bolton & Menk for topographic survey of the project area. • August 23, 2022; Resolution #22-201 ordering the City Engineer to prepare plans and specifications. • August 23, 2022; Resolution #22-204 accepting proposal from Haugo Geotechnical service for a geotechnical report of the project area. • October 11, 2022; Resolution #22-235 authorizing Staff to apply for the Minnesota Active Transportation State Infrastructure Program Grant to construct pedestrian and bicycle facilities along 167th Avenue as part of Improvement Project #23-04. • November 22, 2022; Resolution #22-270 accepting proposal from Bolton & Menk to prepare final plans and specifications for Improvement Project #23-04. The Ramsey Public Works Committee reviewed this project on August 22, 2022. The committee recommended some sort of pedestrian facility would be necessary for 167h Avenue and that it should be included in the design. Additionally, the committee discussed traffic calming on the east end of the road, near the commercial businesses. Staff confirmed traffic calming and pedestrian improvements will be investigated as part of the design. Staff directed Bolton & Menk to provide alternatives for pedestrian and bicycle facilities as part of the 167th Avenue reconstruction. Additionally, Staff directed the facilities to be between Nowthen Boulevard and Quicksilver Street, with a connection at Quicksilver Street to the commercial businesses west of Saint Francis Boulevard. Because no pedestrian facilities exist along Saint Francis Boulevard, and a pedestrian crossing for Saint Francis Boulevard at 167 th Avenue would not be feasible, Staff does not support extending pedestrian facilities to Saint Francis Boulevard. If a trail is constructed along Saint Francis Boulevard in the future, pedestrian facilities could feasibly be constructed along the remaining block of 167th Avenue at that time. Proposed layouts and engineer's estimates as prepared by Bolton & Menk are attached to this case for the three