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MEETING 6­22-81 <br />DATE: - <br />R FOR, COUNCIL ACTION <br />AGENDA SECTION 4 ORIGINATING <br />Field surveys that. were made in a preliminar plan were sent to the state and <br />Y <br />Ramsey County for comments, Based on those comments, together with any belong <br />recei.ved from the citizens at a public information meeting. of June 18,, 1981 <br />e design plan has been prepared. <br />Basically, the plan is to construct an 8 foot pathway from Garden to <br />on the west side of Lexington -Avenue and then continue northerly between Woodhil I <br />and County Road D in a similar 8 foot pathway on the east side of the road, <br />The contractor's cost would be 75% reimbursabler_from the state funding With the <br />remaining 25%. together with any engineering and'easement costs 5-eing the responsi- <br />bility of the City. <br />If this i's approved, it is expected th�t:the work would be done late in the 1981 <br />construction season if easements can be obtained in a timely manner, It might be <br />noted that this proJect will also be dovetailing with the major interchange work- <br />0 <br />*eing done this summer by Minn/DOT at Highway 36, whereby provisions will be made <br />for a bike trail off the roapdway under the Highway 36 bridge, <br />Recommended Council Action: Approval. of plans and authorization for th <br />staff to obtAin the necessary easements. I <br />.® <br />DEPT. HEAD APPROVAL. <br />Reports <br />& Recommendations Public Works Director <br />ITEM NO. '4 ITEM DESCRIPTION,. Bike Path on Lexington <br />Avenue <br />... . .... ..... <br />MGR. REVIEWED/ RECOM <br />AF <br />Project 80-4 <br />In March <br />of 1980, the Council authorized <br />the staff to request a <br />state grant <br />for the <br />■ <br />construction of a bicycle path on <br />Lexington Avenue from <br />Larpenteur to <br />County Road D. Thins grant was applied for <br />' <br />and subsequently approved by the <br />state. <br />Field surveys that. were made in a preliminar plan were sent to the state and <br />Y <br />Ramsey County for comments, Based on those comments, together with any belong <br />recei.ved from the citizens at a public information meeting. of June 18,, 1981 <br />e design plan has been prepared. <br />Basically, the plan is to construct an 8 foot pathway from Garden to <br />on the west side of Lexington -Avenue and then continue northerly between Woodhil I <br />and County Road D in a similar 8 foot pathway on the east side of the road, <br />The contractor's cost would be 75% reimbursabler_from the state funding With the <br />remaining 25%. together with any engineering and'easement costs 5-eing the responsi- <br />bility of the City. <br />If this i's approved, it is expected th�t:the work would be done late in the 1981 <br />construction season if easements can be obtained in a timely manner, It might be <br />noted that this proJect will also be dovetailing with the major interchange work- <br />0 <br />*eing done this summer by Minn/DOT at Highway 36, whereby provisions will be made <br />for a bike trail off the roapdway under the Highway 36 bridge, <br />Recommended Council Action: Approval. of plans and authorization for th <br />staff to obtAin the necessary easements. I <br />