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RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN FOR SUPERIOR STREET.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
WHEREAS, the city of Duluth started the Preliminary Design for the Superior Street Reconstruction Project in October 2013; and
WHEREAS, the project’s comprehensive public involvement program included six public meetings, questionnaires and surveys to capture public opinion, stakeholder meetings, press and media presence, and a web site and email subscription list; and
WHEREAS, design options were vetted throughout the process and subsequently narrowed to the preferred design referred to as the “District Concept;” and
WHEREAS, on September 28, 2015, city council passed a resolution determining that the Superior Street preliminary design shall include designation as an on-road bike route but not include bike lanes; and
WHEREAS, the city council further determined that an on-street bike facility shall be included on Michigan Street or First Street; and
WHEREAS, the Superior Street Preliminary Design and Public Involvement Summary Document is a final memorandum documenting the preliminary design process and preferred street layout, streetscape design, and amenities; and
WHEREAS, the next stage in the design process is to embark on a final design of the proposed street;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Superior Street Preliminary Design and Public Involvement Summary Document be hereby adopted as the official preliminary design for the Superior Street Reconstruction Project; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Superior Street Preliminary Design be used as the design guide in the future Final Design phase.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: The purpose of this resolution is to adopt the preliminary design for the Superior Street Reconstruction Process. The final technical memorandum documents the two-year preliminary design process and identifies the preferred street layout, streetscape design, and amenities. This document represents the conclusion of the preliminary design phase. The preliminary design is intended to be carried forward into the final design phase, during which engineering documents will be created for the entire street in advance of the construction start, which is anticipated in 2017.