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COUNCIL COMMUNICATION FORM Engineering & Infrastructure Memorandum NO. 2003-19 , Apri123, 2003 TO: Honorable Mayor Osborne and City Council FROM: Steve Garman, City Manager �j,� Stephen Swanson, P.E.,Director of Engineering& Infrastructure�i6�/ Matthew C. Newell,P.E., City Engineer.,,�,U1/� v� SUBJECT: Mound Road/Route 51 Intersection Improvements, City Project 2002-35 SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: An item on the agenda for the May 5, 2003, City Council Meeting is the authorization of an agreement with Blank, Wesselink, Cook & Associates, Inc., (BWC), for a fee not to exceed $12,700 for right of way plat preparation services for Mound Road / Route 51 Intersection Improvements, City Project 2002-35. Staff recommends that the City Council approve the attached agreement. BACKGROUND: The proposed commercial development on the southwest corner of the Mound Road / Route 51 intersection requires that improvement be made to the adjacent highway infrastructure. BWC was retained by the City in December, 2002, to complete an Intersection Design Study (IDS) in order to identify the highway improvements necessary to accommodate the traffic generated by the proposed development. At this time, it appears likely that additional right of way will be needed to accommodate the proposed intersection improvements. The preliminary drawings indicate the need to acquire a narrow strip of property on the north side of Mound Road, west of the intersection, to accommodate the widening of Mound to a five lane cross section adjacent to the proposed development and provide for a dual left turn lane. A narrow strip of right of way will be needed on the north and south sides of Mound Road, east of the intersection, to accommodate widening of the pavement to allow a dual left turn lane. The proposed agreement with BWC authorizes them to complete the surveying, legal description, plat preparation and owner identification work necessary to allow the City to begin right of way negotiations with property owners.