10-29-07 Item 4H, Safe Route to School Grant

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Resolution 07-69: Safe Routes to School Page 2 FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS If the City is awarded this grant, the funds for this project would need to be secured before June 2009, which is the end of the 2008 fiscal year for the State. Therefore, City Staff is proposing that the engineering expenses that are not eligible for reimbursement from the grant be budgeted for in 2008 and project construction costs in 2009. Therefore, the City will need to budget from the Special Revenue Park Fund for engineering expenses in 2008 of$31,552.11 and the project construction expenses of $175,000 (including the $16,189.42 of reimbursable engineering expenses) in 2009. The revenue of $175,000 will also be budgeted for in 2009. If the grant application is unsuccessful, the trail segments would be put on hold. In order to complete the trail on the south side of County Road E2, nine fire hydrants may need to be relocated. If this is contracted out to an outside vendor, the approximate cost is estimated at $36,000. However, our Public Works Department is capable of doing the work for significantly less. There will be very little equipment costs associated with this project, primarily labor time. Staff has included within the grant that this be provided by the City of Arden Hills as an in-kind donation. Other in-kind donations and local funds included within the grant are: 1. Ramsey County Parks and Recreation has agreed to provide a crosswalk signal at the Crosswalk on County Road E2 that meets up with the trail coming from Venus Avenue. The cost estimate for this signal is estimated at $15,000. 2. Ramsey County Public Works has agreed to paint all seven crosswalks proposed within the project. The cost estimate for this is $1,800. i RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends a motion to adopt Resolution 07-69: Supporting the Safe Routes to School Grant Application for Valentine Hills Elementary School Trail Connections.