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• County maintenance crews patched the deteriorating bituminous material that was in place behind the curb in locations along Lake Johanna Boulevard to make it a little more traversable by someone walking if they chose to walk there. • The roadway had already been restriped in 2018 to a narrower lane width of 10-11’ in attempt to provide more space on the shoulder and the sense of a narrower corridor for a driver to have them slow down. No changes were made to this or any other striping or pavement markings last year. • The county was made aware of a vehicle striking a parked car on the shoulder south of Lake Johanna so we examined the area to determine if alternative markings might help better delineate this space. Hatch markings (similar to what has been installed on the Edgerton Street bridge over I-694) were identified as something to install in an attempt to mitigate speeding and drivers using the shoulder of the road. These markings will be installed after spring sweeping is completed in this area and the temperatures are warm enough to allow installation. In our meeting with Arden Hills staff over the summer, we discussed the possibility of the county leading a corridor study along Lake Johanna Boulevard to see what the needs are, conduct community engagement, identify what a potential project could be and the costs associated with it. Any future project that involved the construction of a trail along this corridor would require city financial participation per the county’s Cost Participation Policy. At our meeting with city staff, they mentioned that city funding was limited and that they were unsure if the city would be able to participate financially in a future project. We received several requests in our meetings with the cities this past summer to conduct similar types of corridor studies for roadways within their communities. County funding availability and staff availability to manage multiple studies is limited. County staff has recently met to discuss this and determined that we will be conducting a corridor study along Lake Johanna Boulevard in the upcoming year along with a few other roadway corridors in the county. We will work with your staff as we develop the request for proposals for the corridor. It would be helpful to gain a better understanding on the city’s willingness to participate financially in a corridor study and/or in any future construction project on Lake Johanna Boulevard. We look forward to hearing from you or your staff on this matter. Cc: Nicole Frethem, County Commissioner Dave Perrault, City Administrator Todd Blomstrom, Public Works Director/City Engineer Joel Jamnik, City Attorney Ryan O’Connor, County Administrator Brad Estochen, County Traffic Engineer