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FROM: Charles Foich, Asst. City Engineer tp =',,-7 „ - ;_77°°
It DATE: February 20, 1991 ---- -.;',A5'.-q`
SUBJ: Authorize Feasibility Study for Improvements to 79th Street from
IITrunk Highway 101/Great Plains Boulevard East to Cull-sac
The segment of 79th Street east of Trunk Highway 101/Great Plains Boulevard is
presently a 300 foot long City street that terminates in a cul-de-sac. The
II pavement width and design section are deficient by current City standards and
storm sewer is not available. At the present time only the Hanus Building is
served by this street.
IIThe City has recently received a proposal from Mr. Brad Johnson to develop the
vacant property between the Alnico Station and the Hanus Building. A Rapid Oil
I/ Change facility is proposed at this location. You may recall that last summer
Mr. Johnson presented the City with a proposal to redevelop the entire property
south of 79th Street including the relocation of Brown's Car Wash and the
I construction of a Hardee's restaurant. During this time period the consulting
firm of Strgar, Roscoe, and Fausch was preparing a downtown traffic study and
was able to expand on the study scope to provide an analysis of 79th Street
based on this previous development proposal. The conclusion of the study was
11 that develop-rent of this area would necessitate improvements to 79th Street to
improve traffic safety and level of service. The recommended improvements
included widening the street to provide for turn lanes.
IIThe current development proposal is a less intense development of the property.
However, with the transfer of excess property from this site to the Amoco
Station and the Hanus Building site it is likely that this road will service
atleast 3 sites now with the potential of extending east to serve the vacant
property east of the Hanus Building. Therefore, the need for these traffic
safety improvements is valid.
IIAt staffs request, for the benefit of the developer, . Ehret of BRW has
provided a few alternatives for the street improvement an. . .. . . -. ro . . cost
II estimates. This was an attempt to get a feel for what the improvement project
might cost. Local street improvements associated with adjacent developments
normally require the developer to privately construct the improvements or
petition the City for a public improvement project with the costs financed
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Don Ashworth, City Manager
February 20, 1991
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through the assessment process. As Mr. Johnson does not control all of the
properties potentially benefiting from the improvement (Brown/Amoco), Mr.
Johnson is requesting that the City install the improvements as a public
improvement (429) project.
The the 429 process requires the preparation of a feasibility study and public ,
hearing. As mentioned previously, the consulting engineering firm of BRW, Inc.
has performed same preliminary analysis of the street and is very familiar with
this area in relation to the downtown development. Therefore, it is my
recommendation that the feasibility study for improvements to 79th Street be
authorized and the consulting engineering firm of BRW, Inc. be designated as the
engineer on the project conditioned upon approval of the site plan for the Rapid
Oil development and that the developer provides a letter of credit or cash
escrow to pay for the cost of this study.
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c: Paul Krauss, City Planner _ -
Dave Hempel, Sr. Engineering Technician
Gary Ehret, BRW Inc.
Brad Johnson, Lotus Realty
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