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City of Elk River REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Agenda Section Meeting Date En . eerin December 18, 2006 Item Description Irvin Avenue Area Street Rehabilitation Pro' ect Item Number Introduction The City Council ordered the Feasibility Study for the Irving Avenue Area Street Rehabilitation Project in October of 2006. That feasibility study has now been completed. Discussion The feasibility study analyzes the reconstruction of Irving Avenue from 4th Street to School Street, 5th, 6th, ? and 8th Streets between Irving and Jackson Avenues, and the reconstruction of 5th, 5th 1;2, 6th and? Streets, Holt and Gates Avenues ~ east of Irving Avenue. It also analyzes the overlayment of Holt and Gates Avenues, and 8 Street south of School Street and the paving of the alleys between 8th and 5th Streets. An informational meeting was held with the property owners on Thursday, December 7, 2006. A copy of the presentation, sign-up sheet, and minutes from that meeting are contained in the Appendix of the Feasibility Study. As you may expect, the biggest area of contention was whether or not sidewalks are necessary on all streets and where they would be placed relative to the CUrb and gutter. There was some discussion of the proposed assessment, but given the history of other street reconstruction projects, I believe property owners were understanding what the City Council is ttying to. accomplish. The one area of the feasibility study that is hard to justify is the paving of the alley sections. This is due to the fact that it is relatively expensive versus the ability to assess the property owners. The proposed alley section is similar to the street section, because it needs to support loaded garbage trucks in the springtime of the year. There are a limited number of properties adjacent to the alleys and some of those do not actually utilize the alley for access to their property. There are several lots on the alleys that have driveways onto Irving Avenue. It may be better to regrade and regravel the alleys, ttying to eliminate drainage concerns but not pave them. The next step in the process with this project would be to accept the feasibility study and order the public hearing. The attached resolution orders the public hearing to be held on February 5, 2007. Financial Impact As with previous street reconstruction projects, the City will have a significant contribution to the cost of street and storm sewer. It is estimated in the Irving Avenue area, given an assessment rate of $6,650 per residential property and $1,950 for the overlay area per lot, that the City contribution will be approximately 70 percent of the total construction cost. The Elk River