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. . . @) ~ ~~!iILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: AGENDA ITEM: 2F November 9, 2004 TO: Mayor and City Council Michelle Wolfe, City Administrator A;ula/il FROM: SUBJECT: Connty Road E Bridge Enbaneement and Sidewalk Project In response to Council's request for additional inlonnation, the lollowing have been prepared for your review at the November 15 Work Session: . Report 11-OIn URS with additional infomlation regarding the costs, pros, and cons of building on the north side of County Road E, along with some other additional updated infonnation; . Repol1 Irom Ramsey County Sheriffs Department regarding accident data for the intersection at County Road E and Connelly. . Repol1 from a URS Traffic Engineer regarding varions safety and traffic engineering Issues. City Council had requested the first lWG iteITIS listed above. \Vhen \ve requested the data and analysis from the Sheriffs Department, they mdicated (as is stated in the report) that the data should also be reviewed by a traffic engineer. Therefore, I requested that additional work Irom URS. In addition, I asked that their traffic engineer take a look at the project as a whole, as best as possible with time and information available, so that Council would have the best infonnation available in making a decision. A few key points should be noted: The application for Cooperative Agreement funding has been submitted. fn the document, it is indicated that the City still needs to makc a linal decision about which side of the bridge to build the sidewalk. The submitted document includes a request for enough funding to build the nOl1h~side option; this amount can be lowered if the City decides to proceed on the south side. MnDOT had requested that we make a final decision regarding north vs. south by the end of November or early December. To meet this timcline the item is planned for the November 29 City Council meeting agenda. There has becn some confusion due to information reported in a local newspaper article. With regard to MnDOT Cooperative Agrcement lunding thc following should be noted: . MnDOT officials have indicated that they believe the bridge enhancement project will score well for this funding program. While encouraging, this is an indication and not an abso lute.