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Item # 5.1. MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: Mayor and City Council Michele MCPhers~ctor of Planning DATE: February 22, 2005 SUBJECT: Discuss sidewalk on I 85th Avenue Attachments . E-mails from Dale Dhooge dated February 10 and February 15,2005 . Reference Material Regarding Pedestrian Facilities submitted by Mr. Dhooge . F ox Haven Development Plan Background At the February 7, 2005 City Council meeting, during consideration of the conditional use permit for the Westbound liquor store, Mr. Dhooge spoke regarding the need for a sidewalk along 18sth Avenue. This would provide a pedestrian facility from Fox Haven to Riverplace development, within which is located Riverplace Park. Riverplace is approximately 3/8 of a mile from Fox Haven. Currendy, there is a sidewalk on the south side of 18sth Avenue along the commercial lots, and a detached trail along the north side that ends at Naples Street. After the public hearing for Westbound, the Council provided no direction to staff regarding Mr. Dhooge's request. We have since received the attached emails from Mr. Dhooge and have scheduled this item to be discussed further by the City Council. In the past, it has been the City's policy to add sidewalks at the time of street reconstruction. This street (18sth Avenue) was considered for possible reconstruction when the Business Center Drive extension and Waco Street intersection was completed. Completion of the utility extensions was contemplated but determined to be cost prohibitive due to the amount of concrete that would have been required to be removed from the 18sth Avenue roadbed. Since 18sth Avenue is the travel lane of past Highway 10, there is a significant amount of concrete that will need to be removed when it is reconstructed. When 18sth Avenue is reconstructed, its design will include off-road pedestrian facilities as in other road designs.