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MEMO
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Re:
Honorable Mayor and City Council
Nick Egger, City Engineer
September 27, 2007
Resolution Ordering Feasibility Study for Proposed 2008 Downtown
Improvements Program
The City Council Planning Committee, HRA, and EDC workgroup met this morning and
recommended that staff bring forward a request that the full Council order a feasibility study
to be performed for the Downtown Street & Utility Improvements. The feasibility study
process will also include analysis by staff of options and alternate design ideas for
accommodating parking losses, and a breakdown of project segment costs for consideration.
The workgroup will reconvene with staff once this intermediate analysis work has been
completed to provide further input and recommendation to the full Council. Enclosed for
Council considerations is a resolution requesting the study this project for construction in
2008.
PROJECT 2008-2. DOWNTOWN STREET & UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS
This project would involve reconstructing Ramsey Street, Tyler Street, and a portion of 1 st
Street. Also to be constructed and reconstructed would be a trunk watermain line between
the 2nd Street crossing beneath the TH 61 Mississippi River Bridge east to Lea Street, and
sewer, watermain, and storm sewer improvements in Ramsey and TIler Streets, and the
Mississippi River Trail extension from Tyler Street to Bailly and 2n Street.
Much of these street segments are in very poor condition, with inadequate curb and gutter
and insufficient storm drainage capability. Sanitary sewer and watermain utilities are
currently nonexistent in some areas, and the parts of these systems that are in place date back
to the time of the original system installation in the early 20th century.
The trunk watermain is necessary to bring fire flow capacity up to an acceptable level for all
of the area east of the railroad crossing, as well as to provide looping redundancy for the
water system in this area. Installing the trunk watermain at this time will also allow for the
continuance of work towards improving Levee Park. These improvements will also provide
the downtown redevelopment parcels with the services necessary to allow their improvement.
COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED
Council is requested to adopt the enclosed resolution ordering a feasibility study for Project
2008-2, Downtown Street & Utility Improvements.
CITY OF HASTINGS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
Resolution No.
RESOLUTION ORDERING THE PREPARATION OF FEASmILITY
REpORTSFOR2008~ROVEMENTPROGRAM
WHEREAS, it is proposed to construct the following improvements as part of the 2008
Street and Utility Improvement Program:
2008-2, Downtown Street & Utility Improvements, including street and utility construction
and reconstruction on Ramsey Street between 2nd Street and its north end, Tyler Street
between 2nd Street and its northern end, and 1 st Street between Tyler Street and Lea Street,
and trunk watermain installation between 2nd Street at the Vermillion Street (TH 61) right of
way and Lea Street and the Mississippi River Trail extension from Tyler Street to Bailly and
2nd Street.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OFHASTINGSASFOLLOWS;thm
The above proposed improvements are hereby referred to the City Engineer for study
and he is instructed to report to the City Council with all convenient speed, advising the
Council in a preliminary way as to whether the proposed improvements are feasible and as to
whether they would be made as proposed or in connection with some other improvements,
and the estimated cost of the improvements as recommended.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF HASTINGS, MINNESOTA, TIDS 1st DAY
OF OCTOBER, 2007.
Ayes:
Nays:
Paul J. Hicks, Mayor
ATTEST:
Melanie Mesko Lee, City Clerk
(Seal)