Minutes - Public Works Committee - 09/19/2000

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diameter trees along this one-half mile segment of roadway. These trees would be placed on the narrowed segments and be spaced 35 feet apart. Sidewalk could also be added to further enhance pedestrian safety at an estimated cost of $27,600 per side. In Summary, 'depending on the options selected, a new streetscape for the one-half mile section of Dysprosium Street NW could range from $116,000 for just the narrowed pavement with sod restoration and a new overlay surface, to $184,200 which would include terrace trees and sidewalks on both sides of the street. In any event it should be anticipated that $57,000 would be required in the near future for the overlay of the existing 48 foot wide street. Councilmember Zimmerman inquired if the road was narrowed would it still stay an MSA street. City Engineer Jankowski replied that the minimum width requirement for an MSA street is 26 feet so if the changes were made Dysprosium Street would still be considered an MSA street. Councilmember Hendriksen inquired if the cost of the overlay would be assessed to the homeowners. City Engineer Jankowski replied yes, explaining that the City would collect the average fee of what they are charging for overlays for residential streets at the time the overlay was completed. Councilmember Hendriksen stated that if any change is made to Dysprosium Street it should be treated as a public improvement project. He explained that there is a provision in the City Charter for the citizens to initiate actions for a public improvement pro,iect. He stated that the first thing the City should do is approach MnDOT and explain that the Council feels that it is reasonable to keep the speed humps and if MnDOT insist that the speed humps be removed and the residents want a change to be made to Dysprosium street then it should be considered as a public improvement project with a portion of the project cost being assessed to the residents. Mr. Hendriksen suggested presenting different options to the residents along Dysprosium street and inform them of the approximate cost that would be assessed to them for the various projects. Councilmember Zimmerman inquired if there was a similar MSA street within the City of Ramsey that would have recently received an overlay that staff could compare Dysprosium street with. Director of Public Works Kapler replied that 167th Avenue is an MSA street that recently received an overlay. Councilmember Zimmerman stated that he wants to be certain that the City is treating everyone the same that have access onto an MSA street. City Engineer Jankowski replied that the City takes an average of the overlay costs for that year to determine the cost to be assessed to residents on MSA streets and then the City pays half of that cost. Public Works Committee/September 19, 2000 Page 9 of 13