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Items 6.1 & 6.2. . Howard R. Green Company CONSULTING ENGINEERS February 19, 1999 File: 803570J-0030 The Honorable Mayor and City Council City of Elk River 13065 Orono Parkway P,O. Box 490 Elk River, MN 55330-0490 RE: SCHOOL STREET IMPROVEMENTS PUBLIC HEARING DearCoundIMembe~: . As you are aware, the public hearing for the proposed School Street improvements between Jackson Avenue and Proctor Avenue is scheduled for Monday evening's City Council meeting. Please bring the feasibility study that was distributed last month to the meeting. If you are unable to find your copy of the feasibility study, please let me know and I can provide additional copies. The proposed improvements consist of removing the north curb line and expanding the width of the road northerly from the existing 36-foot width to 52 feet wide to provide four lanes of traffic. In addition, the proposed improvements include concrete sidewalk along the entire length of the south side of the road. As you have heard at the joint meeting with the School Board, the School District is planning an expansion to the High School parking lot in conjunction with this project. Their proposed expansion will increase the number of parking stalls by approximately 200. We will work closely with the School District to facilitate modifications to their access points along School Street for their new parking expansion. . The total estimated cost of the proposed improvements including overhead is $315,000. The properties along the south side of School Street are proposed to be assessed $12.00 per lineal foot for the sidewalk construction. This results in a total assessment of $30,720, The remaining project cost is proposed to be assessed 50 percent to the School District and 50 percent funded by Municipal State Aid construction dollars. This results in a proposed assessment to the School District of $142,140. I will be prepared at Monday's Public Hearing to make a brief presentation of the feasibility study and then answer any questions the City Council and/or audience may have. At the close of the public hearing, it would be appropriate to consider the attached resolution ordering the improvement and the preparation of plans and specifications. As you are aware, the timing of these improvements is critical due to the short summer construction season between the end of the school year and the beginning of a new school year. Therefore, we have almost completed preparation plans and specifications. In fact, the Office of State Aid at Mn/DOT is currently reviewing them. o./proj./570-0218. feb 1326 Energy Park Drive. St. Paul, MN 55108 . 651/644-4389 fax 651/644-9446 toll free 888/368-4389