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� <br />EN HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: Apri125, 2011 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Cauncilmembers <br />FROM: Jill Hut�nnacher, Coxxvmunity Development Director Jff <br />SUBJECT: I-694 Improvement Funding <br />Back�round <br />The "unweave the weave" project a� �-35E and I-694 was completed in 2008. Although this <br />project faciliiated �he movement of traffic through the inierchange, traffic backups due to <br />inadequaie infrastructure at Rice Street just west of ihe "unweave the weave" improvement <br />frequently cause sxgnxficaz�t delays. <br />Siaie Representatives Linda Runbeck and Bev Scalze wou�d like to secure State bonding to <br />complete I-694 i�nprovements including reconstruction of ihe Rice Street interchange and the <br />addition of a third lane from Rice Street to Lexington Avenue. The cosi of these improve�nents <br />is estirnatcd at $26 �nillion and $30 rnillian, respectively. Repres�ntativ� Scalze has introduced <br />House File 11 S{attached) which is essen#ially a placeholder to allow the bill to be consider�d as <br />part of a Staie bonding bill. House �'ile 118 is likely to be significantly revised given the cost <br />estimates from MnDOT and Ramsey County. <br />At a meeting on April 19, 2011, attended by City staf� and representatives from MnDOT, <br />Ramsey Couniy, Sharevievv, Cumrnins En�rgy, and Land O'Lakes, Representatives Runbeck and <br />Scalze requested letters of support �rom af�ected cities and large employers. A draft letter of <br />support is attached for the Council's consideraiion. If directed by ihe City Council, staff will <br />contact Land O'Lakes, Boston Scientifc, and other large Arden Hills employers to request <br />letters oF support. <br />Recommendation <br />Approve tl�e letter of support �or House File 118 and autharize staff to s�ek letters of support <br />fram large Arden Hills employers. <br />Attachments <br />A. Hause �xie 118 <br />B. Letter of Support for I-69� �mprovements <br />Ciry of�Irden Hills <br />Ciry Council meeting April 25, 2011 <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />