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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - March 30, 2009 13 bridge could potentially work but one of the things that the proposal will be scored on is how this project will fill a gap. It would provide a much needed safety improvement but there is not a trail system to the west currently. Councilmember Holden asked if there would be any points against the project if there was already a grant such as the Safe Routes to School Project. City Engineer Bloom stated that this would be a point in favor of the project. Councilmember Holden asked how City Engineer Bloom knew this would be a plus and not a minus. City Engineer Bloom stated that when the applications are reviewed the sources of other funding are reviewed and if there is other funding there is more certainty that the project will be completed. Councilmember McClung stated that if the City was going to pursue the County Road E Bridge the amount that they would be requesting would be $750,000 to $1,000,000. He asked what the amount would be for the Safe Routes to School project. City Engineer Bloom stated that it would be somewhere around $250,000 and this would include the water main work and the bridge. Councilmember McClung asked if City Engineer Bloom thought that the Met Council might try to look to provide for some larger projects but also leave some set aside for smaller projects and the smaller project might be more apt to get funding. City Engineer Bloom stated that she could not say for sure. Councilmember Holden asked if the Met Council was looking to fund the whole amount of the request or just a portion of the request. City Engineer Bloom stated that it would depend on how the grant was written and what was asked for. Councilmember Holden asked for additional information regarding the Perry Park attachment in the Safe Routes to School project. City Engineer Bloom stated that Perry Park is the connection from the Tony Schmidt Park pathway, which connects from Lake Johanna. Right now there is a