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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – May 7, 2014 10 published in the Environmental Quality Board (EQB) Monitor on April 28, 2014. The document was also sent to adjacent cities, the Mounds View School District, Rice Creek Watershed District, the Minnesota National Guard, and other stakeholders and interested parties. Public comments on the draft AUAR and Mitigation Plan will be accepted until May 28, 2014. The City Council is tentatively scheduled to approve the final document on July 28, 2014. City Planner Streff stated that Ramsey County, in cooperation with the City of Arden Hills, has solicited proposals from engineering consultants for development and design of TCAAP Site Infrastructure. The scope of services includes analysis, development, and preliminary and final design of on-site public infrastructure to support the redevelopment including major roadways, regional stormwater management facilities, sanitary sewer, and watermain. The consultant will also assist the County and City in developing a site grading plan, mitigating impacts to existing wetlands, and site platting. City Planner Streff commented that proposals are due May 1 and work is expected to begin by the end of the month. Getting the consultant started as soon as possible will enable coordination between the design of on-site infrastructure with adjacent interchange improvements in order to prepare the site for development in 2016. Both the County and City will participate in the cost of the consultant work as outlined in a cost sharing agreement. City Planner Streff indicated that the City submitted a Project Concept Plan, which is essentially a pre-application to the Livable Communities Demonstration Account (LCDA), on Thursday, May 1, 2014. The application includes a request for $1,605,000 in Livable Community Act (LCA) funds as follows: Use Description Request Sidewalks and Trails Sidewalks and trails from the North Gateway entrance through the Town Center $105,000 Lighting Pedestrian-scale decorative lighting at the North Gateway entrance and south through the Town Center $400,000 Landscaping Landscaping at the North Gateway entrance and along the spine road through the Town Center $250,000 Site Preparation and Grading Grading work associated with the remeandering of Rice Creek at the North Gateway entrance to restore natural creek alignment and floodplain and to accommodate amenities and local roadway connections $650,000 Architecture and Engineering Architecture and engineering for the design of improvements listed above $200,000 By June 2, 2014, the Metropolitan Council will notify the City if it will be invited to submit a full application. The deadline for the full application is June 30, 2014. City Planner Streff stated that TCAAP-related topics will be discussed at the following regular and special City Council meetings and work sessions. Planning Commissioners may choose to attend meetings to hear presentations and City Council discussion. May 12, 2014, Special Work Session at 5:30 pm, Community Room • Infrastructure Study Update and City Cost Participation Agreement