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Page 1 of 2 CONSENT ITEM – 6E MEMORANDUM DATE: February 22, 2021 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers Dave Perrault, City Administrator FROM: David Swearingen, Interim Public Works Director SUBJECT: PSA and Resolution for the Lexington Avenue Signal System Feasibility Report Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: $0 $2,785.00 PIR Council Should Consider Motions to approve, table, or deny the following: • Proposal for Professional Services with Alliant to prepare a feasibility report for the potential traffic signal system as part of the Lexington Avenue Reconstruct Project. • Resolution 2021-011 ordering the preparation of feasibility report for the Lexington Avenue Improvement Project. All items need a simple majority for action unless otherwise noted. Background/Discussion The proposed Scope of Services includes all tasks necessary to prepare a joint feasibility report for the Cities of Shoreview and Arden Hills to document proposed improvements, project costs, funding, and potential assessments for a new traffic signal system installed as part of the Ramsey County Lexington Avenue Reconstruction Project. The full description of the proposal is shown on Attachment B. The 2013 Master Planned Unit Development (PUD) agreement, Attachment C, for the Lexington Station commercial site includes access and cost participation requirements related to the proposed Target Road traffic signal. The master PUD agreement states that full development of the Lexington Station commercial property will include a new access driveway aligned with Target Road to replace the current access point along Lexington Avenue. The new access is required to include the proposed traffic signal at Target Road based on a completed traffic study. The master PUD agreement further requires the developer of the Lexington Station site to pay for or accept an assessment against the project property for the cost of the access improvements, including the traffic signal.