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Consulting Engineers & Surveyors 't 12224 Nicollet Avenue•Burnsville,MN 55337 Phone(952)890-0509•Fax(952)890-8065 www.bolton-menk.com MEMORANDUM Date: July 25, 2012 To: Jill Hutmacher,Community Development Director,City of Arden Hills From: Marcus A.Thomas,P.E. Subject: Progress Update: County Road E(B-2 District)Implementation Plan The purpose of this memo is to recap the progress of the B-2 District Implementation Plan and to share some of the initial input that we have received through the public engagement process thus far. The B-2 District Implementation Plan was initiated in January of this year. The general purpose of the plan has been to revisit the goals and recommendations of the 2008 Guiding Plan for the B-2 District, and to better illustrate the Guide Plan recommendations through more defined roadway concepts. The implementation plan also includes a robust public engagement piece that involves a Corridor Advisory Committee(CAC)and one-on-one meetings with individual business/property owners within the District. The purpose of the public engagement process is to facilitate a critical review of the developing roadway concepts and to provide a baseline of stakeholder input that the City can reference during continued planning for the District. To date,we have had several project management meetings involving City and County staff. We held our first CAC meeting in April,which focused on project goals and included a discussion on streetscaping. In June we held a second CAC meeting, during which we introduced preliminary roadway concepts that address mobility and access along with improved pedestrian and bike accommodations along the County Road E corridor. Currently, we are in the process of conducting the individual business and property owner meetings. As of the date of this memo, we have met with representatives of the following properties/businesses: ➢ Pugleasa ➢ Flaherty's Arden Bowl ➢ Staples ➢ Former Holiday Inn ➢ Brausen Automotive Group ➢ WJ Anderson Dentist ➢ Anchor Bank ➢ Wells Fargo ➢ Northpark Corporate Center Additional individual meetings continue to be scheduled and are anticipated to be completed in August. H:\ARDH\T16104335\1_corres\Hutmacher 2012-07-25.doc DESIGNING FOR A BETTER TOMORROW Bolton&Menk is an equal opportunity employer