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e e e February 8, 1985 MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: Mayor and City Council Public Works and Planning Departments SUBJECT: DESIGN REVIEW COMMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION ON THE ALIGNMENT FOR THE 6TH/7TH WIDENING AND RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT, WASHINGTON TO GARFIELD At its meeting of Thursday, February 7th, the Design Reveiw Committee took final action on a recommended alignment for the 6th/7th Widening and Reconstruction Project between Washington and Garfield Streets. The Committee recommended council adoption of an alignment for this section which retains 16 of the 25 "historic" trees in this portion of the corridor. In arriving at their recommendation, the committee considered the following factors: 1. Health, size, appearance and species of the trees; 2. Visual relationship of tree groupings to one-another; 3. Impacts on traffic flow and safety of shifting the alignment off. centerline (weaving the roadway) to save trees; 4. Impacts on adjacent businesses and residences, and cost of right- of-way acquisition resulting from weaving the roadway; In reaching this recommendation, the Committee recognized that there will be requirements for some additional right-of-way where the roadway is weaving to save significant trees. In most locations where additional right-of-way is required, the impacts on private property will be minor. However, in several locations, impacts will be more significant. Staff will provide information on the right-of-way impacts as part of Monday night's presentation. As part of its recommendation, the Committee urges the City and State to work with adjacent property owners and businesses to fully mitigate those impacts. Because issues have been raised about the congestion at the 1-105 ramps, the Committee reviewed alternatives for improving traffic flow and capacity in that area. The State has agreed that improvements at the on-ramp at 7th and Washington are needed and will be implemented during the coming year. Staff will provide additional information on the nature of those improvements if requested by the Council. Recognizing that the Committee's work to date has dealt with the basic alignment of the roadway and the impact on trees and adjacent property, the Committee further recommends that it continue its work with staff through the final design phase of the project. Following the March election, that work would include determining areas where curb-side walks may be needed to