Adopt Resolution #13-04-074 Ordering Preparation of Feasibility Report for Improvement Project #13-10, Garnet Street and 168th Avenue

NOW AND THEN ESTATES is a large lot subdivision located just north of 167th Ave NW and just east of Nowthen Blvd NW.  The two streets providing access to the lots (Garnet St. NW and 168th Ave NW) are in very poor condition with numerous areas of failed pavement.  The streets were constructed in 1988 and received a seal coat in 2006.  Extensive patching at City cost has occurred continuously for several years. Reconstruction of the streets has been included in the CIP since 2010.  At this time, no decision has been made on the exact scope of the work or possible funding sources. 

Staff is requesting Council consider ordering a feasibility report regarding reconstruction of Garnet St NW and 168th Ave NW.  The feasibility report will review the different construction options, estimate construction costs of each option, evaluate the possible installation of City sewer and water, and review funding methods.

Municipal sewer and water is located both north (within BROOKFIELD subdivision) and south of NOW AND THEN ESTATES (within 167th St. NW).  Installation of sewer and water through NOW AND THEN ESTATES will be reviewed as an option within the feasibility report.  Preliminary review of NOW AND THEN ESTATES indicates that further development potential could be recognized if sewer and water were available.  Water and sewer installation does not necessitate that NOW AND THEN ESTATES redevelop but does allow current residents future alternatives.  Sewer and water installation also provides the municipal water system with a loop and provides NOW AND THEN ESTATES with better fire protection and the ability for existing homes to connect to the municipal systems.

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Ordering the feasibility report is the first of many steps in completing an improvement project.  The feasibility report will discuss the project, state the assumptions, and evaluate construction alternatives (including the sewer and water). 

The City Council could choose not to adopt Resolution #13-04-074 Ordering the Preparation of Feasibility Report for Improvement Project #13-10, Garnet Street and 168th Avenue.  However, ordering the feasibility report does not bind the City to completing the project this year.  Upon completion of the feasibility report, several additional actions by the City Council will be required to advance this project through the public improvement process. 

We recommend that the City Council adopt Resolution #13-04-074 Ordering Preparation of Feasibility Report for Improvement Project #13-10, Garnet Street and 168th Avenue. 

N/A - The feasibility report will be prepared by the City of Ramsey Engineering Department.  Funding for the project is included in the 2013 budget, although several additional actions of the City Council are required in order to advance this project and encumber the funds. 

Motion to approve Resolution #13-04-074 Ordering Preparation of Feasibility Report for Improvement Project #13-10, Garnet Street and 168th Avenue.