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ARDEN HILLS CITY COLINCIL WORK SESSION _ NOVEMBER 12,2024 <br />Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said trails are in the Parks Department <br />category. <br />Mayor Grant requested that future discussions should call them trail projects so when Council <br />reviews they will be clear what the project is. <br />Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said the Hamline and County Road E <br />projects are showing the total project cost. The $160,000 on the Hamline Trail will be split 50/50 <br />between the City and the County. <br />Councilmember Holden clarified that the increase is not $160,000, it's $80,000. <br />Finance Director Yang said on the Expenditures side it's $160,000 but on the funding source <br />side it's $80,000. <br />Councilmember Holden understood that, but wanted to clarif,, that the cost to the City is <br />$80,000. Finance Director Yang confirmed. <br />Councilmember Holden asked if that was the same for the County Road E trail. Staff confirmed. <br />Mayor Grant asked how far the County Road E trail goes. <br />Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said from Elmer Anderson Trail to Lake <br />Johanna Boulevard. <br />Mayor Grant asked if that would be $350,000. <br />Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said the drainage around that road will <br />require a lot of storm water improvements. <br />Councilmember Holden asked when we found out they were going to do that. <br />Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said he has been in discussions with the <br />County since June or July. They are going to release their TIP soon. He has a meeting with the <br />County and all of the City Engineers and they are going to run through the TIP. <br />Mayor Grant said the trunk water main tower with Roseville was originally $900,000 but has <br />now been reduced to $600,000. He wondered what happened. <br />Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said the original estimate was $375,000. <br />Roseville is leading the design. They found they were not able to replace the existing main in the <br />same alignment due to Department of Health regulations. They had to offset the pipes and the cost <br />ballooned. Now they are shifting itto 2026 construction and timing it with the County's road <br />construction and trail construction projects. The restoration costs will be significantly lower. He is <br />still waiting on another update. The number could decrease even more. <br />Mayor Grant asked if they will put it where it is today. <br />Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said no. They will realign it.