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Item 5.9. 13065 Orono Parkway Elk River, MN 55330 December 13, 2004 File: 824180J-0030 The Honorable Mayor and City Council City of Elk River 13065 Orono Parkway Elk River, MN 55330 RE: 2005 STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Dear Councilmembers: Since early Fall when the City Council authorized the preparation of the Feasibility Study for the 2005 Street Improvements Projects, we have been working to gather available information and analyzing it. We have performed topographic surveys, soil borings, traffic counts, and have met with the various departments in the City regarding sanitary sewer, water, and storm drainage conditions. We have analyzed the proposed improvements using the 2003 Street Improvement Project as a benchmark. We are now prepared to go to the affected property owners in January of 2005 in the form of an informational meeting to layout our vision for the Street Improvement Project and take input and questions relative to our proposal. The purpose of the presentation at your December 20, 2004 City Council meeting is to briefly review our findings with the City Council prior to presenting any of this information to the general public at an informational meeting. Attached you will find an exhibit which shows the streets to be improved and a similar exhibit which shows the areas to be assessed, together with a listing of the individual properties on a preliminary assessment/notification roll. As with the 2003 Street Improvement Project, we believe the major issues will revolve around the amount to be assessed, the width of the streets after reconstruction, and whether or not sidewalks are installed. With the 2005 Street Improvement Project, the Tipton Avenue and Upland Avenue area have relatively narrow existing streets in the range of 20-24 feet in width. We are proposing a minimum street width for the new construction of 28 feet. Currently there is no concrete curb and gutter in this area and on-street parking can extend beyond the paved surface. The reconstructed streets will include a barrier concrete curb and gutter that will not allow for parking beyond that area, so we believe the streets need to be slightly wider to accommodate the minimal but sometimes used on-street parking. In the 5th Street area, the existing street ranges from 32 feet wide west of Rush Avenue to 40 feet wide east of Rush Avenue. We are proposing that the entire length of 5th Street be reconstructed to 32 feet wide, which is the City standard. This narrowing of the street section should allow for sidewalk on both sides of 5th Street. In the TiptonlUpland Avenue area, we would like to find a corridor for pedestrian movements from Phone: 763.635.1000 Fax: 763.635.1090 WW\V.ci.elk -river.mn.us