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I I. INTRODUCTION I This feasibility study was prepared for the City of Arden Hills to address the proposed utility and I street improvements within the Gateway Business District (GBD), as authorized by the City Council on April 28, 1997. The feasibility study addresses the construction of sanitary sewer, I watermain, storm drainage, Municipal State Aid and commercial streets, trail ways, and boulevard landscaping. The report is a preliminary investigation into the level of proposed improvement necessary, the costs associated with these improvements, and an anticipated schedule to complete I the construction during the late summer of 1997 and into the spring of 1998. At the request of City Staff, the project funding for these improvements has not been incorporated into this report. I The improvements outlined within this report are technically feasible from an engineering I standpoint. The size of the improvement constitutes a large scale project which should generate competitive bidding, resulting in a cost-effective means of serving the GBD with necessary I utilities and street access to support both commercial and light industrial types of development. Economic feasibility of the proposed improvements should be evaluated by the City's finance I~ department. I PROJECT SCOPE The Gateway Business District was established specifically to provide a flexible framework for I the development of the area of Arden Hills generally located in the northeast quadrant of the intersection of interstates 1-694 and I-35W, as presented on Exhibit I. The District was conceived I to create an appealing "gateway" to the City of Arden Hills through the promotion of an area attractive to commercial and light industrial types of businesses. As it currently exists, the I District is bounded to the north by Ramsey County Highway 96, to the east by Round Lake, to the south by Interstate 694, and to the west by Interstate 35W. Streets within the District include I West Round Lake Road, which extends approximately 3,400 feet south into the development from Highway 96. West Round Lake Road ends at 13th Street NE, which is a 500-foot cul-de-sac. I There is also a rail spur owned and operated by Minnesota Railroad Transfer Company, which extends east from New Brighton, across I-35W, and approximately 1,200 feet into the center of I the District. I. The feasibility study does not incorporate any analysis outside of the "analysis area" presented within the boundary shown on Exhibit 2, within the GBD. As requested by City staff, this report I focuses primarily upon providing utility service and access to the ongoing Welsh Companies' FEAS-520.089 -1- 520-ll89-1O