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Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />CONSENT ITEM – 6M <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: December 13, 2021 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br /> Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: David Swearingen, P.E. Public Works Director / City Engineer <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Snelling Avenue North Improvements – Design decision <br /> <br /> Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br /> $1,250,000 $1,307,000 - $1,497,000 PIR, Utility Funds, <br /> (estimate) Special Assessments, Future MSA <br /> <br />Council Should Consider <br /> <br />Motions to approve, table, or deny the following: <br /> <br />• Design Option 3, with the trail located on the West side of Snelling Avenue North. <br /> <br />All items need a simple majority for action unless otherwise noted. <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />At the September 20, 2021 Work Session, Council was presented 3 different design options <br />(Attachment B) for the Snelling Avenue North Improvements project. Within the presentation <br />was the project background and information about how each option was designed and the <br />associated costs. Council then directed staff to consider all available design options and host a <br />Public Open House to receive feedback from Arden Hills’ residents. The Public Open House was <br />held on October 20, 2021. Staff also had a virtual opportunity for feedback on the project page <br />on the City website from October 15 to October 24. The comments that were received have been <br />compiled and provided in Attachment A. <br /> <br />At the November 8, 2021 Work Session, Council was presented the summary of the Open-House <br />comment period and discussed their preferred design option. From that discussion it was noted <br />that Council was in favor (5-0) of Design Option 3 and in favor (4-1) of the trail being <br />constructed on the West side of Snelling Avenue North. <br />