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Attachment A CONSENT ITEM MEMORANDUM DATE: December 9, 2013 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers Patrick Klaers, City Administrator FROM: Terry Maurer, Public Works Director SUBJECT: County Road E (B-2 District) Feasibility Report Requested Action Adopt Resolution 2013-043 Receiving the Feasibility Report and authorizing the Preparation of Plans and Specifications in the matter of the County Road E (B-2 District) Improvements. Background/Discussion This project has a long history. In 2008 the City Council prepared a Guiding Plan for the B-2 District with input from several of the business owners. In 2011 the Council hired Bolton and Menk to prepare an Implementation Plan for the B-2 District based on the findings in the Guiding Plan. The Implementation Plan was prepared over about an 18 month period which included three meetings with the Corridor Advisory Committee (CAC), numerous meetings with individual business owners and a few discussions at Council Work Sessions. In December 2012 the Council accepted the final Implementation Plan and adopted Resolution 2013-054 Ordering the Preparation of a Feasibility Report for County Road E (B-2 District) and authorized Bolton and Menk to proceed with this work. The Feasibility Report was a refinement of the Phase 1 improvements discussed in the Implementation Plan and included a topographic survey of the corridor. During the process several meetings were held with Ramsey County staff concerning the proposed improvements and in September a written commitment was received from Ramsey County to fund their portion of the improvements according to their Cost Participation Policy. There were also two presentations at Council Work Sessions - June 10, 2013, to discuss the refined layout for Phase 1 improvements and October 14, 2013, to discuss cost and assessment scenarios. A copy of the final Feasibility Report is attached. 12 Page of