HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION 1994-41Suggested by: Administration
CITY OF K~N~Z
RESOLUTZON NO. 94-4~
& RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KEN,I, ALAHKA~
RECONFIRMING THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO TAKE .OVER THE OWNERSHIP,.
MAINTENANCE, AND OPERATION OF NORTH FOREST DRIVE AND REDOUBT AVENUE.
LOOP, AFTER THE STATE OF ALASKAPROPERLYUPGRADESTHESE ROADS, THE
DRAINAGE SYSTEM, AND THE BIKE/PEDESTRIAN PATHS TO ACCEPTABLE
ENGINEERING STANDARDS MUTUALLY AGREED TO BY DOT/PFANDTHE CITY OF
KENAI.
WHEREAS, North Forest Drive and Redoubt Avenue, previously called
Homesite Loop, are poorly constructed rural strip paved roads, and
WHEREAS, the existing'North Forest Drive and'Redoubt Avenue roads
exhibit severe frost heaving, poor drainage systems, and heavily
damaged and hazardous bike/pedestrian paths, and
WHEREAS, the City of Kenai thinks that Forest Drive and Redoubt
Avenue need the following improvements to be properly upgraded:
1. All the frost susceptible material from the road and
bike/pedestrian path subbases need to be excavated. ~'
Tl~e existingrural ditch and culvert drainage system need
to h e replaced with an underqround storm drainage system.'
The roads need to berepaved to two 12 foot widedriving
lanes with paved shoulders for parking.
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Curbs and qutters need to be constructed along the roads
which tie into the storm drain system.
The existing bike/pedestrian path needs to be replaced
with a bike/pedestrian concrete or paved sidewalk along
one (or both) sides of North Forest Drive and Redoubt
Avenue.
The street light at each
reinstalled, and
intersection needs to be
WHEREAS, the City of Kenai agrees with the State that the roadways
should be built to the current State of Alaska and Federal Highway
engineering standards, and
WHEREAS, North Forest Drive and Redoubt Avenue are presently state
maintained roadways.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE ZT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCZL OF THE CZT¥ OF
AIASF~, that' the City. of 'Kenai reconfirms its' mn
~r the_ o~ershtp, ~ainte~A~ _._ _ . cO .....itment"'to
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~T/PF ~d ~e Ct2y. of Kenat. q standards mutually a~eed to
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JUly, 1994. '
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Written by Public Works;