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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—APRIL 16, 2007 9 Mayor Harpstead directed staff to hold the meeting with the understanding that Council sees no • reason to change the intersection. Civil Engineer Giga stated her recommendation is that there is no reason to change the intersection since it as it was designed appropriately. A discussion on potential runoff and options ensued. Civil Engineer Giga stated her plans are to send out a newsletter and a survey, and compile the data prior to the meeting. Mayor Harpstead recommended showing the residents options three and four. A discussion on the options ensued. Civil Engineer Giga reported they are going out for a separate bid for the additional trees proposed. C. Old Highway 10/CP Bridge Parks and Recreation Manager Olson reported that as part of the 2002 Parks, Trails, and Recreation Master Plan, a trail from Old Snelling to CSAH 96 was identified as a regional trail corridor. She reported that the existing CP Rail Bridge crossing Old Highway 10 to north of • County Road E is a significant bottleneck for the pathway. Parks and Recreation Manager Olson stated the City sent Ramsey County and the CP Rail a letter on October 5, 2004, describing the proposed trail improvements and requested they consider making improvements to the bridge and Old Highway 10 in conjunction with a City pathway project because of the risks the bridge posed to public safety. Parks and Recreation Manager Olson stated the CP Rail did not share the concerns expressed by the City with regard to public safety or with the railroad traffic it handles. She commented CP Rail indicated they had no immediate plans of modifying the bridge to accommodate a pedestrian path. Parks and Recreation Manager Olson stated Ramsey County responded with regard to improvements to Old Highway 10 saying that the road segment is not included in the County's long range Capital Improvement Plan. She commented funding for these improvements has not been identified and there is no timeline for the roadway improvement. Parks and Recreation Manager Olson reported the cost for modifications to the CP Rail Bridge were estimated at $230,000; this includes $46,000 for engineering and $184,000 in construction costs. She stated these costs did not include pathway construction costs. She stated $50,000 of the project costs are budgeted in the Special Revenue Parks Fund and the balance of the project is • slated to be funded using City State Aid Funds.