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AGENDA ITEM - 3B <br />'It <br />-AII�)E_N HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: February 9, 2026 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />Jessica Jagoe, City Administrator <br />FROM: David Swearingen, P.E. Public Works Director / City Engineer <br />Ryan Peterson, Bolton & Menk - Project Manager <br />SUBJECT: Proposed Booster Station (TCAAP/RCC) - Aesthetics <br />Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br />N/A N/A N/A <br />Council Should Consider <br />Council should consider the different options for the proposed booster station aesthetics. <br />Background/Discussion <br />Ramsey County has moved forward with a project to complete plans and specifications for <br />construction of Rice Creek Boulevard (a.k.a. the "Spine Road") through the TCAAP <br />property/Rice Creek Commons Redevelopment Site (RCC). Kimley Horn, with Bolton & Menk <br />as a sub -consultant, was contracted to complete these plans and specifications and all associated <br />tasks necessary to provide a biddable contract documents plan set. One of the tasks in the scope <br />of work requires the final design for the proposed Booster Station. <br />Following the recommendations in the recent Preliminary Design Report (2025) which was <br />shared with the City Council on May 27, 2025, the new west booster station will be constructed <br />along Old Highway 10 (Old Snelling Ave N) and on the north side of I-694 entirely within <br />existing Ramsey County Right -of -Way. The report indicated that the Booster Station could also <br />be constructed on the south side of I-694, but as the project moved further into design, the north <br />side of 1-694 was deemed more feasible due to topography concerns on the south side. Ramsey <br />County also recommends locating the building on the north side of I-694. A draft site drawing <br />has been provided in Attachment A. <br />The purpose of discussion for this item is for Council to provide direction on how the building <br />should look. From the 2015 Preliminary Design Report, there is a section that says "The booster <br />station building will be a brick building with garage door access. The dimensions will be roughly <br />20'X30'. The roof will likely be gabled or sloped to match the adjacent residential area. A <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />