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Alternate Urban Area-wide Review (AUAR) as well as the entire Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area; assurances by staff that any development needs to meet impervious surface requirements and storm water management and mitigation required by the Rice Creek Watershed District and the City of Roseville; and misconceptions with land use regulations between the City's previous zoning code, much of that code dating from the late 1950's and the current zoning code. General discussion included soft spots in the newly-applied bituminous observed by Chair DeBenedet on County Road C2 with Ms. Bloom aware of them and scheduled for correction by the contractor as part of stabilizing the base course. Ms. Bloom advised that this was a typical experience for most street projects requiring correction, thus the warranties required of contractors in their contracts. Ms. Bloom announced Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) drainage improvements scheduled for Skillman Avenue (Fairview ponds). Additional discussion included Public Works Director Duane advising that the date for any appeal regarding the Bond litigation expired tomorrow, May 23, 2012, and if none were received, Public Works and Engineering staff would proceed with their work with the Parks and Recreation Department and Commission on trail improvements plans. At the request of Chair Vanderwall, Mr. Schwartz announced and invited all Roseville residents to the upcoming formal groundbreaking ceremony at the new fire hall site and comments by City officials scheduled for Monday, June 11, 2012 at 5:00, immediately prior to the regular City Council meeting scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Mayor Roe encouraged attendance of residents, and asked that those attending park in the City Hall parking lot. Mr. Schwartz reviewed the one and only Ramsey County project in Roseville for 2012 on Hamline Avenue (mill and overlay) scheduled for the week of June 11, 2012; and noted the significant number of comments fielded by staff regarding the impacts of MnDOT work throughout the Roseville area, including Lexington and Snelling Avenues due to the I-694 work, I-35 and other north/south routes backing up with the detoured traffic. Mr. Schwartz noted, on a positive note, that the I-35E lanes should be open within the next two weeks, and the Lexington Avenue bridge work over I-694 should soon improve. At the request of Member DeBenedet, Ms. Bloom confirmed that the contractor had replaced trees along the County Road C corridor in April (at the contractor's expense), with additional median and landscape work by City staff and outside contractors for maintenance work. With completion of that work, Ms. Bloom advised that staff was looking forward to finally closing the books on the County Road C streetscape project in mid-June of this year. Additional updates on various construction projects were included in tonight's meeting packet or available on-line at the City's website at Page 2 of 19