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ITEM 4.1. Howard R, Green Company CONSULTING ENGINEERS July 24, 1997 File: 230-347-20 ~OGUL~NGI~i~ Formerly Consulting Engineers Honorable Mayor and City Council City of.Elk River 13065 Oreno Parkway P,O. Box 490 Elk River, MN 55330-0490 RE: FENCING AND LIGHTING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS TRUNK HIGHWAY 169 CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS Dear Council Members: As directed by the City Council, we have been working on plans and specifications for the fencing of the TH 169 corridor from Main Street to 193rd Avenue. At the same time, MnDOT has been worki,g On lighting plans for the same stretch of highway. As we have discussed before, MnDOT has requested that these two projects be combined for bidding and construction purposes. They would like the City of Elk River to take the lead in the letting of this project and overseeing the construction. We have now received the lighting plans fram MnDOT andare in the process of blending the two projects together. The action that is necessary for the City Council to take at this time would be to approve the plans and'specifications and authorize the advertisement for bids. A brief description of the major components of the project is as follows: The fencing plan consists of a 6-foot high cyclone fence generally placed along the right-of-way line on both sides of the highway corridor from Main Street to 193rd Avenue. The three locations that the fence will deviate from the righl-of- way line are at the large wetland complex on the east side near 193rd Avenue. The second location is along the Dodge Avenue curb line where it will be offset by twelve feet to allow adequate snow storage. The final location is along the Auto Mall, Pizza Hut, and Superamerica on the west side of the highway near Main Street. At this location, it is then proposed that the fence be located 30 feet into the right-of-way to minimize the visual impact' on the adjacent businesses. MnDOT has approved these modifications to the fence location with the condition that the City, in turn, agrees to maintain the highway right-of-way behind the fence. I have discussed the need for the property owners to take on the responsibility for grass cutting and litter pickup in the area of the Auto Mall with J.R. of J.R, Tach. If the Council directs the plans to be advertised for bid, I will follow up with the other business owners in that area to ensure that they will take on this responsibility.