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County Road E Sidewalk Discussion September 1 I, 2006 Page 2 of 4 7. Minutcs from Novcmber 29, 2004 Regular City Council Meeting 8. Minutes from January 24, 2005 Work Session 9. Exhibits/photograph of3609 Pascal driveway lO. Current 2006-201 I CIP spreadsheet . The City Council passed a rcsolution at the Novembcr 29, 2004 mecting approving thc sidewalk for the north side of County Road E from Old Highway lO to Connelly A venue. Thc project was rcviewed by Mn DOT with thirty five other projects and rankcd fourteenth in priority for funding. A total oftcn projects were fundcd with the next four listcd as alternates. CURRENT STATUS As discussed at the July 17, 2006 Work Session, the City Council is contemplating the County Road E pcdestrian improvements as a 2008 project. Mn/DOT is again accepting candidate projects for the 2008 Municipal Agreement Program. Project proposals for the cooperative agreement need to be submittcd by October] I, 2006 to be considered for the 2008 program. It is anticipatcd that the actual project selection will occur in early January of 2007 with the funds becoming available July 1,2007. Staff requests direction from City Council to apply for the agreement by the City Council mceting on Monday, September 25, 2006. While it would be advantageous to make a decision on which side of the bridge to have the walkway at the time of application, there is time to discuss this further. Staff has spoken with Mn/DOT reprcsentatives, who have indicated that a . change in location on the project is permissible after the application is submitted. What cannot change is thc scope of the project, for exanlple, thc length of the proposed improvcments. Thc City could submit the application to include the north-side option (most cxpensive). This amount could then be lowered if the City decides to proceed on the south side. If this project is selected, the City will have to prepare plans and submit them to MnDOT for review and approval, as is typical of any project receiving Mn/DOT funding. The final decision for the location of the improvements will be needed for plan submittal. The cooperative agreement would fund the bridge improvements only; any sidewalk improvements to the west of the bridgc would need to be funded through other means, such as City funds or Municipal State Aid funding. Thc options available to the City Council for the pedcstrian sidewalk on County Road E are as follows: (All bridge options include ornamental railing, concretc pilasters, and form lincr surfacc treatmcnt as requcsted by the City Council in earlicr discussions.) A. Proceed with a 7.5 foot width sidewalk on the north sidc of the bridge with no sidewalk connection to Old Highway lO. The estimated project cost of this option is $376,700, which includes a cast in place retaining wall on the west side of the bridge. B. Proceed with a 7.5 foot width sidewalk on the south side of the bridge with no sidewalk conncction to Old Highway 10. The estimated project cost of this option is $346,000. .