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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—AUGUST 12, 2024 8 <br /> Councilmember Holden said it is five years to use the funds. She asked if there was any <br /> matching with Met Council or Safe Routes to School. <br /> Public Works Director and City Engineer Swearingen stated the Met Council match is 80/20 <br /> and there is no match for Safe Routes to School. He will need to verify but believes cities can use <br /> the Safe Routes to School to match the federal dollars. So you could apply it towards regional <br /> solicitation dollars for a match. <br /> Mayor Grant stated that trail has been a priority for us and if we have until 2029 to use the Met <br /> Council funds, it behooves us to try and line up other funding sources between now and then. <br /> Councilmember Monson wondered how the Highway 10 trail will play with the Lake Johanna <br /> Boulevard trail. She asked if we know if the Lake Johanna trail is in the county budget or if they <br /> have committed to a year. <br /> Public Works Director and City Engineer Swearingen stated 2028. He said the road work is in <br /> their TIP for 2028 but he doesn't think it includes the trail. There was a $2 million commitment <br /> from the county and the city if they would have gotten the Regional Solicitation Grant of$5.5 <br /> million. He will have to look at the TIP closer to see if they included the $2 million. But they are <br /> planning to do the roadway in 2028. <br /> Councilmember Monson thinks there should be a trail discussion regarding all of the options for <br /> Highway 10, laying out here are the years, here's Lake Johanna, here's what we know about the <br /> county. This would help figure out how we want to stagger them. She assumes Council should be <br /> looking at 2026 projects or 2025 projects that could be pushed to 2026. She asked about the force <br /> main discussion when the timing didn't work because the need was too urgent. <br /> Councilmember Holden said we should be looking at 2025, too. As soon as they pass the <br /> bonding bill, the money is available. We could easily put an RFP out and get the work done. If <br /> it's 2025 money, you can use it for three years. <br /> Councilmember Monson said that is helpful to know, looking at this project. She thought in the <br /> past we have been successful with sewer and water fixes. She wondered if anything on the list <br /> would be a good candidate, besides the trail. She thought the lift station rehab and trunk water <br /> main improvements with Roseville could be a good partnership. <br /> Mayor Grant said the trunk improvements with Roseville was $300,000 and then it ballooned to <br /> $900,000. <br /> Public Works Director and City Engineer Swearingen confirmed that was the estimated Arden <br /> Hills' cost. <br /> Mayor Grant said because of the escalation in estimated cost, there could be a narrative in there <br /> that we could sell. <br /> Public Works Director and City Engineer Swearingen added the genesis for that improvement <br /> is for future development for TCAAP. So that is a necessary upgrade to support TCAAP. <br />