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35 1. Pursuant to an approved tree preservation plan, significant trees may be destroyed 36 without any required replacement within the width of required easements for public 37 streets, utilities, and storm water ponding areas." 38 "706.08 F. Areas Not Applicable: The provisions of subsection D above shall not apply to: 39 1. The removal of trees on public easements /rights of way, conducted by, or on behalf 40 of, a Federal, State, County, Municipal or other governmental agency in pursuance of 41 its lawful activities or functions in construction or improvements." 42 • Edina Traffic Management Plan: Staff has reviewed the Edina Traffic Management Plan that 43 was referenced by a resident during public comment. It is very similar in scope to the Traffic 44 Management Plan that we are currently working on with the Public Works Environment and 45 Transportation Commission. 46 After the discussion of the preliminary costs, the City Council requested that this item be brought 47 back to the October 17, 2011 meeting for a Council decision. Staff sent out notices for this 48 meeting to over 300 property owners. 49 POLICY OBJECTIVE 50 County Road C -2 from Snelling Avenue to Victoria Street is a street on the City's Municipal 51 State Aid (MSA) system. There is continuous right -of -way for the segment of County Road C -2 52 between Hamline Avenue and Lexington Avenue, however, there is a 175 foot long segment east 53 of Griggs Street and west of the cul- de- sac off Lexington Avenue that has never been 54 constructed. 55 City policy is to use MSA funds to fund construction work on MSA streets. 56 It is City of Roseville assessment policy to assess 25% of the cost to reconstruct a roadway to all 57 abutting property owners. The City pays for the remaining costs using other funding sources. 58 City of Roseville does not assess for pathways. The City's assessment policy does not 59 specifically address the level of assessment for an area where there is a new street being 60 constructed to connect two existing streets. This would be a policy discussion for the City 61 Council. 62 In the case of MSA roads, the total assessable project cost is limited to a 7 -ton, 32 foot wide 63 road. MSA routes are constructed to a 10 -ton design, with a width sometimes exceeding 32 feet. 64 The difference in cost between a 7 -ton, 32 foot wide road and a 10 -ton, wider road, is not 65 included in the assessable costs. 66 The assessment is based on property frontage on the street being reconstructed. 67 FINANCIAL IMPACTS 68 What follows are preliminary cost estimates to construct the County Road C -2 connection. As 69 discussed in the traffic study, the crest vertical curve at Merrill Street does not meet 30 -mph 7o design standards. There are two ways to mitigate this, the first is to install an all way stop sign at 71 Merrill Street, the second is to completely reconstruct the street in the area where the design 72 standards are not met (between Merrill Street and Griggs Street). Staff has developed two cost 73 estimates reflecting these scenarios. Scenario 1 is the installation of the stop sign and the 74 construction of a roadway connection between Griggs Street and the new Dunlap Street. 75 Scenario 2 is based off the proposed reconstruction shown in the County Road C -2 traffic study. 76 These preliminary estimates include all roadway construction, driveway removal and 77 replacement, boulevard restoration, tree removal and utility work necessary to complete the 78 proposed connection. Page 2 of 4