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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-26-17 City Commission Packet Materials - C14. Easement with BSD7 for East Lamme at Hawthorne Commission Memorandum REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission FROM: Rick Hixson, City Engineer SUBJECT: Public Access Easement for East Lamme Street Adjacent to Hawthorne School AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Consent MEETING DATE: June 26, 2017 RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the Interim City Manager to sign the Public Access Easement for East Lamme Street adjacent to Hawthorne School. BACKGROUND: Once the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) has completed the improvements to Rouse Avenue between Oak Street and Story Mill Road they will begin making improvements to Rouse Avenue from Main Street to Oak Street. As part of that project they will be adding a left turn lane for southbound traffic at Lamme Street. In order to install the left turn lane, MDT needed to acquire right-of-way from the Bozeman School District (BSD). BSD felt that in order to accommodate the new traffic pattern that would result from the turn lane, changes would need to be made to Lamme Street adjacent to Hawthorne School. A number of alternatives which would meet everyone's needs were considered and ultimately it was decided that 18 angle parking spots would be added along the south edge of the street next to the school. In order to fit those parking spots into the street, it became apparent that the sidewalk would have to be located in a public access easement on the school property. The attached public access easement is the result of a series of negotiations involving MDT, BSD and the City, and is necessary to accommodate the new sidewalk location on the south side of Lamme at Hawthorne School. UNRESOLVED ISSUES: None. 159 FISCAL EFFECTS: None ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission. Attachments: 1 Original Public Access Easement 160 161 162 163 164