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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,November 28, 2011 Page 9 (Minimum Penalty) and Section 302.15C (Hearing and Notice) of the Roseville City Code;"as amended with language changed in line 27 to[non-renewal.] Roll Call Ayes: Willmus; Johnson; McGehee; and Roe. Nays: None. 10. Presentations a. Ramsey County Presentation of Rice Street Project, Phase II City Engineer Debra Bloom introduced Ramsey County Project Manager Mr. Jer- ry Auge for Phase II of the Rice Street Project from County Road B-2 to County Road C-2. Mr. Auge provided a history of the Rice Street project to-date; initial participation by the municipal jurisdictions of Roseville, Little Canada, Vadnais Heights and Shoreview involved in the initial Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) during 2006 — 2008; including respective City Councils, business owners, residents, and respective City staff; with the municipalities of Roseville and Little Canada in- volved in Phase II portion of the project. Mr. Auge reviewed 2009 traffic volumes; the existing roadway; proposed im- provements; impacts to businesses along the Rice Street corridor; existing County Road C intersection site distance problems on the west side of County Road C and proposed reconstruction to make the site distance system better by raising the roadway on the Roseville side, thereby eliminating the need for a split phase for the signal light allowing more green light time for traffic along the Rice Street corridor. Mr. Auge also reviewed proposed designated bicycle lanes and striping to accommodate non-vehicular traffic, and improved operations at intersections through median installations. Mr. Auge further reviewed the Little Canada Road intersection; cost participation for the project, absent federal funding; and city cost-share with city responsibility to pay for rights-of-way; new sidewalks; any colored portions of concrete boule- vards; burying of private utilities; street lighting; and Ramsey County responsible for intersection lighting. Mr. Auge addressed other design considerations, meeting local watershed re- quirements; private utility relocation; street lighting; any public infrastructure pro- jects the respective cities may want to do as part of this project; and receipt of comments from respective cities and the general public on the proposed im- provement. Mr. Auge provided the projected project schedule: Final Plan Design through 2012; Rights-of-Way Plan completed in January of 2012; rights-of-way acquisi-