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. CIP Discussion . 1/18/2007 Page 5 The program indicated that an average of approximately $1.2 million would he spent annually on strcet maintenance (not including utility improvements). MSA Proiects/C<>'~!!lty Road E Sidewalk Improvements Based on discussions at the April Work Session, staff has attempted to incorporate the projects eligible I{)r MSA funding into the 5-year CIP in thc order of preference indicatcd by Council. No changes to the project order have heen made since the .July Work Session. At the last work session, Council requestcd additional inf()rmation from stall regarding the County Road E sidewalk improvements. Attached arc summaries of responses from residents along hoth the north and south sides of the street. While not everyone responded, threc residents on each side of the street responded that they were against the project being on their side of the street. One resident from the south side of the strect responded they wcre in favor of the project. No recent contact has been made with any of the residents. Another question raised at the last work session was Ramsey County's schcdule for construction. According to Dan Soler of Ramsey County, projects listed on the County's spreadsheet become eligihle f{)r funding in that year; just because they arc listed docs not . mean that the projects will actually be completed. Ramsey County has indicated that they currently have no funding availahle. If the county were to apply t<)r federal funds lor this project, the earliest they would receivc any is 201 I. parks and R~crcation Staff has revie\vcd funding possihilitics t<)r the park and trail improvements. Park dedication fecs help make up the Special Revenue Park Fund; hecause of this, certain rules apply to how these funds can he used. Minnesota State Statute 462.35~ states that park dedication funds can he used f<)r reconstruction and new construction purposes, but not for ongoing operation or maintenance purposes. Based on this inf()fl1lation, statf has made some changes regarding proposed funding of park improvement projects. The funding fIX the hard court surface reconstruction at Cummings Park has heen reallocated to come from the Park Fund. The remaining hard court surface projects arc currently listed under the General Fund, as it is anticipated that these will he maintenance projects. llowever. staff will reevaluate each project as it comes up to dctermine the appropriate funding source. As mentioned earlier in this report, staff is evaluating how to best create and develop a maintenance plan for the City's trail system. Staff is also working on evaluating the potential for future improvements at Valentine Park. Staff will rcport its findings back to Council at a future date for hoth projects. . F4!!i.Qm~n! Staff has reviewed the equipment inventory and preparcd a replacement schedule. Staff has descrihed its tindings on the water tanker in the attached memorandulll. No other