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<br />ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - December 8, 2008 <br /> <br />31 <br /> <br />Councilmember McClung stated the Roseville recently added a trail segment <br />along 51 to its pathway master plan. He asked if this was potentially something that <br />could be tied into by the Arden Hills trails. <br /> <br />Civil Engineer Giga stated that this was correct. <br /> <br />Councilmember Grant clarified that the top side of the map being presented was <br />the west and the bottom was to eastside. <br /> <br />Councilmember Grant asked what the grade difference was between the top of the <br />trail next to the retaining wall and the bottom of the road bed. <br /> <br />Mr. Winter stated that the difference was five to six feet. <br /> <br />Mayor Harpstead stated that there appeared to be some logical trail crossings that <br />could be utilized such as County Road E and at Bethel Drive. Utilizing these <br />crossings could provide significant savings. He asked what the next step would be. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden stated that the feasibility report was presented to the <br />PTRC this month and there had been a lot of input. She stated that the Council <br />should schedule a work session to further discuss the feasibility report and the <br />options presented. <br /> <br />Councilmember Grant asked if the $37,000 being requested for engineering was <br />for engineering on both sides or if this was for one side of the road assuming the <br />Council would make a decision regarding this. <br /> <br />Mr. Marcus Thomas, Bolton & Menk, Inc., stated that the design and construction <br />is similar for either side but the cost would be for one side. <br /> <br />Councilmember McClung clarified that either side would fall within the budget of <br />$37,000. <br /> <br />Mr. Thomas stated that this was correct. <br /> <br />Councilmember Grant clarified that in the deliverable would be construction <br />grade drawings of the project. <br /> <br />Mr. Thomas stated that this was correct. Bolton & Menk would prepare final plans <br />and specifications suitable for a contractor bidding. <br />