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RAMSEY COUNTY Department of Public Works Paul L. Kirkwold, P.E., County Engineer Daniel G. Schacht, P.E., Acting Director ADMINISTRATIONILAND SURVEY 50 West Kellogg Blvd., Suite 910 S1. Paul, MN 55102' (651) 266.2600' Fax 266-2615 E-mail: Public_Works@co.ramsey_mn.us SL~ mifL} df}rJiNJ ~6'iY~V .. ~ -" .~ ENG INEERlNG/OPERA TIONS 3377 N. Rice Street Shoreview, MN 55126 (651) 484-9104 . Fax 482-5232 June 13, 2000 R,.n c\..~< Joe Lynch, City Administrator City of Arden Hills Round Lake Business Center 4364 West Round Lake Road Arden Hills, Minnesota 55112-5794 JUN 1 G 200D Cl-V I';C " I, U, Subject: County Road I Reconstruction -- Cost Participation Further Clarification Dear Joe: . The City of Arden Hills has expressed concern for cost participation on future improvements to County Road I, particularly with respect to future intersection improvements atSchutta Road. It is my understanding that much of that concern is based on perceived deviations from the County's established cost policy for this years project and more specifically its application toShoreview's new Rice Creek Parkway connection. First of all, cost participation on the current County Road I reconstruction project does follow the established policy for cost sharing on County State Aid Highway Projects -- including Shoreview's share of costs at Rice Creek Parkway. The only deviation made on the project related to Arden Hills, with the County waiving City participation on right of way acquisition and concrete curb and gutter. The waiver was based on two factors; 1) that it was not reasonable to place the City in the difficult position of trying to assess the Minnesota Department of Transportation for property improvements (curb and gutter), and 2) that right of way needs were based on core County roadway needs, not City amenities such as sidewalks or special landscape features. City right of way participation was not waived because "no cost" was incurred......considerable compensation was made to MnDOT in the form of property improvements (ornamental fence, landscaping, driveway improvementsetcs.). . Shoreviews cost participation involved several project items, the majority linked to Rice Creek Parkway impacts to County Road I design requirements; 1) widening under the bridge, 2) ramp revisions, and 3) signalization at both ramp terminals. Those impacts are assigned to the City as per established policy and the City in turn passed them on to the developer. With respect to signals, it is true that Shoreview is paying all costs on both signals and administering their installation. That is because neither intersection meets warrants based on existing conditions. Under current policy, neither the County or the State can participate on signals which do not meet warrants. If Shoreview had been willing to wait for warrants to be met (perhaps five years out), the County and State would have assumed 50% and 25% respectively on the east terminal and 67% and 33% respectively on the west terminal. Minnesota's First Home Rule County printed OIl TCCjcled paper with a minimum of 10% post-consumOT contt'nt ~