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Parks, Trails & Recreation Committee – May 20, 2025 Page 5 <br /> <br />Recreation Supervisor Johnson said City staff is working with a consultant to pursue grants and <br />state bonding funds for the Old Highway 10 trail. The estimated project cost is $4.5 million. The <br />Met Council Regional Solicitation Grant awarded Arden Hills $1 million. MnDOT awarded the <br />City an additional $1 million. They are requesting $1.65 million from state bonding. Ramsey <br />County is chipping in $1.2 million. <br /> <br />Committee Member Loosbrock asked if SRTS meant Safe Routes To School. <br /> <br />Recreation Supervisor Johnson confirmed. <br /> <br />Committee Member Rogers said the corner from Lake Valentine and Old Highway 10 is a tricky <br />corner. It is a sharp corner where kids are turning to go to school. She asked if the entire area will <br />need to be redesigned. <br /> <br />Recreation Supervisor Johnson said there will be a chance to give that input. <br /> <br />Recreation Supervisor Johnson updated on the Hamline Avenue trail connection with Roseville <br />and Lake Josephine. Arden Hills is coordinating with the City of Roseville on a trail connection <br />on the west side of Lake Josephine. Construction is set to begin in 2026. <br /> <br />Recreation Supervisor Johnson updated on Park projects. There was a pre-construction meeting <br />on April 28th. In May, the old equipment was removed from Freeway Park and new equipment <br />will be installed. When Freeway Park is finished, they will move to Arden Oaks and <br />remove/replace that equipment. The sidewalks at Arden Oaks and Freeway Park will be in June. <br /> <br />Committee Member Olson said she was surprised that the equipment was just sitting out and not <br />stored. <br /> <br />B. Work Group Updates <br /> <br />Chair Dietz updated that the Rotary Club met with Committee Members at Floral Park. They will <br />be working on Tuesdays 4:00-6:00 starting on May 27th and Saturdays from 10:00-12:00 starting <br />on May 31st. That will be announced in an upcoming newsletter. <br /> <br />Recreation Supervisor Johnson said there is no landing page on the website yet because the <br />Adopt-A-Park program is so new. We will be promoting the work that the Rotary Club is doing as <br />a pilot program and that we are hoping to expand to other parks soon. That will give Staff time to <br />organize the program, build a web page and be ready when the program grows. <br /> <br />Committee Member Jacobson said she joined the Rotary Club on Saturday, along with one of <br />the volunteers. She was very impressed. They are interested in this project. She thinks people have <br />learned a lot from Great River Greening. It is exciting to hear that Boston Scientific is interested <br />in possibly adopting Cummings. <br /> <br />Committee Member Loosbrock asked if people can just join them on those Tuesdays and <br />Saturdays if they want to help. <br /> <br />Chair Deitz confirmed. He will usually be there on Tuesdays. And someone else will be there on <br />Saturdays to give direction or to take ideas on what can be done. Everyone is welcome.