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City of Elk River REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Agenda Section Meeting Date Communi Develo ment Februa 20,2007 Item Description 193rd Avenue Improvement-Public Hearing · Resolution Ordering the Project Memorandum and Preparation of Plans and Specifications · Resolution Authorizing Eminent Domain and Acquisition of Real Property in Accordance with Minnesota Statutes Cha ter 117 Item Number 6.1. Prepared by Ter Maurer, Ci Reviewed by Introduction As the City Council is aware, a public hearing for the consideration of an eminent domain resolution for the 193rd Avenue Corridor has been scheduled for this evening's City Council meeting. A public hearing is not necessary, but Staff believes that it is important to let any affected property owner be heard. Discussion At the public hearing, I will have a brief presentation concerning detailed information regarding the proposed takings from the properties involved in the 193rd Avenue Corridor. Howard Roston will also be in attendance to give the City Council a more detailed description of the eminent domain process. Both of us will be available to answer questions at the public hearing. At the public hearing held on January 16, 2007 to consider the alignment of the 193rd Avenue Corridor, I was asked to bring back more specific information regarding what the new 193rd Avenue Corridor may look like in construction, and also to comment on improvements needed to the existing 193rd Avenue roadway. Although we have not been authorized to enter into final design, we do have some conceptual ideas about what the design would look like. We are envisioning a parkway, much like Orono Parkway right outside City Hall; a median dividing the two lanes of approximately 16 - 18 feet in width. This would allow for the insertion of left turn lanes wherever needed, without moving the thru lanes. Each thru-Iane would be approximately 22 feet wide. This would allow for one lane of traffic and enough room that a disabled vehicle could pull to the shoulder and other traffic could continue to move by, or in the case of a right turn opportunity, that a slight widening of the road could interject a right turn lane, allowing traffic to free-flow by the turning vehicle. As with other major corridors in the City, we envision pedestrian facilities on both sides. One side is typically a 6-foot wide concrete sidewalk and the other side is typically a 10-foot wide bituminous pathway. The 100-foot wide right-of-way would allow for a boulevard area separating the pedestrian movements from the traffic movements. However, in areas of wedands, topography or major vegetation, the final design would attempt to minimize the roadway footprint by moving the pedestrian facilities closer to the curb and gutter. Also, while crossing the wedands, it may be possible to narrow the median to minimize the wedand disruption.