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Roseville, MN - Official Website Page 19 of 31 continue designating County Road C -2 as an MSA road; and impacts to continuing to do so or not to do so. Ms. Bloom responded that staff would need to research monetary impacts to the City in whether to continue designating it as an MSA road; advising that the portion could be undesignated. Ms. Bloom advised that state aid encouraged removal of non - existing road segments from the state system, and the City could consider doing so; however in the City's overall management of the state aid system, 25% of the City's total road miles could be designated, and sometimes segments of a road were designated as state aid roads. In the City's overall road grid system, Ms. Bloom advised that another segment would need to be identified to maximize the City's piece of the pie, since the City currently had approximately 1.5 miles of undesignated state aid roadway mileage, based on that 25% state allowance. Ms. Bloom noted that the current intent was to hold that undesignated portion in reserve for County Road B west of Cleveland Avenue, which Ramsey County would like to turn back to the City. Mayor Roe questioned if that section of County Road C -2 east of Cleveland Avenue in the Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area was designated MSA> Ms. Bloom responded that it was an MSA route in that location; but had been removed to facilitate Langton Lake Park, as well as due to road flooding and other problems, and thus removed from the state aid system. Councilmember McGehee questioned if the road was not vacated, would the City still retain access that could be used for a playground or green area. Ms. Bloom advised that a pathway was proposed as part of the Josephine Woods project; but noted that this was ultimately a City Council policy discussion and decision. Mayor Roe advised that if a right-of-way was designated for future road purposes, it would be inappropriate to put a park on such a right-of-way, since other steps would then need to be taken. Councilmember McGehee opined that using the right -of -way for green space or a park didn't preclude its future use as a road; and the use could be discontinued; and could be used now to enhance the neighborhood rather than underused. In order to address comments he'd heard from the public during the recess, Councilmember Willmus clarified that some citizens were under the impression that the City Council would not be taking action on this issue tonight, and therefore had left the meeting already. Mayor Roe advised that it was not his intent that any action would be taken tonight. As part of her decision - making process, Councilmember Pust requested information from staff on a potential cost to construct this segment of County Road C -2. Mayor Roe questioned the level of detail Councilmember Pust was requesting. Councilmember Pust advised that she was only looking for a range, not such that would be detailed in a Request for Proposals (RFP) type of situation; but if this construction were to come forward as a priority at this time, staff's engineering estimate. Councilmember Johnson opined that staff's recommendation to not vacate the http:// www. cityofroseville .com /Archive.aspx ?AMID= &Type= &ADID= 1148 &PREVIE... 10/12/2011