Memorandum
City of Lawrence
Department of Public Works
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TO: |
David L. Corliss, Debbie Van Saun |
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FROM: |
Chuck Soules |
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CC: |
Dena Mezger, Shoeb Uddin, David Woosley |
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Date: |
August 22, 2007 |
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RE: |
25th Terrace, O’Connell Road to Franklin Road – Project 12-CP2-407(BD) Street, Storm Sewer, Waterline Improvements Establish Maximum Assessments August 28, 2007 Regular Agenda Item |
Please include the following item on the City Commission regular agenda for consideration at the August 28, 2007 meeting:
Project Description/Details: This project includes the construction of 25th Terrace from O’Connell Road to Franklin Road (see attached map). The street will be 36 ft. from the back of curb to back of curb and will include bike lanes, stormwater improvements, sidewalks on both sides and trees between the curb and sidewalk. A 12 in. water main will also be constructed.
The intersection of 25th Terrace and O’Connell Road will include a single lane roundabout similar to the existing roundabout at 28th Street. The Fairfield Farms traffic study indicated traffic volumes necessitating either a signal or roundabout. Costs for a signal or roundabout are similar considering the geometrics for additional turn lanes required for a signal, signal installation, and ongoing maintenance. A roundabout was selected due to efficiency of traffic flow, safety, capacity, and consistency along O’Connell.
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Project History: |
May 2, 2006 |
Final plat approved by City Commission |
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February 20, 2007 |
Ordinance 8062 annexing Queens property |
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March 2, 2007 |
Received petition for improvements |
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March 8, 2007 |
City Commission approved Resolution 6708 directing improvements |
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May 8, 2007 |
Approved engineering contract with Bartlett & West Engineers, Inc. |
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August 28, 2007 |
Public hearing for maximum assessments; Ordinance 8144 |
Status: Plans are 85% complete with the project to bid in September.
On July 18, staff held a public meeting at Prairie Park Elementary School. Almost one thousand notices were sent to the neighborhood; approximately twenty people attended the meeting. A number of calls were received after receipt of the notice.
Several questions were asked at the public meeting, including:
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§ Who is paying for these improvements? |
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§ What is planned for the remainder of the area between Franklin and O’Connell Road, north of 1300 RD (31st Street) – Section 9? |
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§ Why doesn’t the city complete the SLT and/or 31st Street? |
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§ What types of businesses will be in the commercial area north of 25th Terrace? |
There were several questions about the roundabout at 25th Street but staff’s responses seemed to satisfy most of the residents; several people did not want to have a roundabout constructed; overall the meeting went well.
Three projects will be completed in this area over the next year, including construction of a left-turn lane on the south leg of Harper at 23rd Street, construction of a right and left-turn lane on K-10 at O’Connell, the construction of the roundabout at 25th and O’Connell, and the preliminary design of 31st Street from Haskell Avenue to O’Connell Road.
Project Funding: This project is being funded 100% by the benefit district and 0% by the city at large (Resolution No. 6708).
Action Requested: Open public hearing and, pending comments and City Commission discussion, approve Ordinance 8144 establishing the maximum assessments for the construction of 25th Terrace, O’Connell Road to Franklin Road.
Respectfully submitted,
Charles F. Soules, P.E.
Director of Public Works
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