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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,November 28, 2011 Page 12 trict (RCWD), including the Oakcrest Pond and Ultimate Electronic/Bremer Bank site, with those improvements currently in their design phase. Ms. Laberee advised that the total project cost was projected at $9.5 million; with the City of Roseville's share estimated at $730,000 for signals and water main improvements. Ms. Laberee noted that federal funding was available for the pro- ject; with Ramsey County purchasing rights-of-way and easement areas. Ms. Laberee advised that the project was currently in final design stages; with a pre- liminary projected schedule for Final Plan approval in March of 2012; easements secured in May of 2012; contract award and construction beginning in July of 2012; and anticipated project completion by October of 2013. Ms. Laberee noted that an initial public meeting was held approximately one (1) year ago for area businesses; with another proposed yet this winter. Councilmember Johnson noted proposed impacts to the BP Amoco station at Fairview Avenue and County Road B-2 for widening the easement; with Ms. Laberee noting that this was the most significantly impacted area, with changes to their access points proposed for safety considerations; and pending negotiations for the easements, with the County not proposing a total take of the property at this time, only easement accommodations; and current analysis of impacts to the business in the future. Ms. Laberee noted that the northeast portion of the inter- section adjacent to Wells Fargo had less of an impact on their business as the easements were in existing green space and had no impact on their parking lot of building; as well as the Chili's site on the southwest corner of the intersection, with only retaining walls and grade accommodations required for the sidewalk; as well as minimal impacts to the Rosedale Mall on the southeast portion of the in- tersection. Councilmember McGehee noted that the County was going to a lot of effort to in- stall ADA and ADP compliant sidewalks at these intersections, but that there was no way for pedestrians to get out of the Rosedale parking lot safely to access Rosedale Commons. While recognizing that this involved private property, Councilmember McGehee expressed her anticipation that as those property own- ers sought to redevelop or improve their parking lots, they would be required to install sidewalks and/or refuge areas for easier pedestrian access and flow. City Engineer Bloom advised that current City Code addressed those issues when redevelopment occurred; with staff working with them to meet those code re- quirements to ensure pedestrian connectivity within City Code parameters. In response to Councilmember Willmus regarding pedestrian flow at County Road B-2 and Snelling Avenue entrance ramps, Ms. Bloom advised that striping in the crosswalk into the Rosedale Mall's Lifestyle Center had included require- ments as part of their development to include pedestrian connectivity.