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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 14, 2013 Page 8 proximity of the project; and recommendations for each segment. Those seg- ments included: County Road B-2 Lexington Avenue to Rice Street (north side of the street); Victoria Street to County Road B-2 to Central Park (east side of the street); Victoria Street to County Road B-2 to Central Park (east side of the street or west side of the street); and Victoria Street to Central Park to County Road C. Ms. Giga noted the comments and feedback — both for and against — received at various informational meetings and on-site visits with property owners to-date. As detailed in the RCA, Ms. Giga noted most design concerns were related to drainage, trees and landscaping, retaining walls, and driveways, specific to drain- age issues. Ms. Giga noted that a major part of the project involved addressing existing drainage issues and engineering designs to provide significant piping, structures, and grading to alleviate or mitigate those issues. Regarding tree preservation, Ms. Giga advised that staff continued to work with the City's Forester to minimize impact to healthy trees and identify those that were not as healthy and may require replacement in the near future whether or not they were removed as part of this project. Ms. Giga noted that staff would con- tinue to work with individual residents throughout the design process, especially in those areas of significant impact. Ms. Giga advised that, part of the final design aspects of the project would be where retaining wall specifics would be addressed, as well as other design aspects and area aesthetics. Ms. Giga reviewed estimated construction costs—per segment and estimated con- struction costs for each segment as detailed in the RCA, noting that additional consulting engineer assistance would be required to work through various drain- age issues and watershed requirements. If the City Council authorizes proceeding with a Feasibility Study, Ms. Giga re- viewed the proposed project schedule, with October 2013 through January 2014 for final design; January/February of 2014 advertising for bids; award of bids in March of 2014; and actual construction in May through October of 2014. Ms. Giga advised that the construction timeline would also require phasing work around transportation needs and key dates for the School District (e.g., last and first day of school); Rosefest; Minnesota State Fair and Back to the Fifties events; and other considerations. As part of the multi-faceted final design process, Ms. Giga advised that this would require continued coordination with various agencies, including Ramsey County for cost-share and signal light upgrades or replacements at several intersections; Ramsey Washington Metro Watershed District for storm water permits to meet their requirements; private utility relocations (phone and power pedestals); indi-