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Roseville Public Works, Environment and Transportation Commission Agenda Item Date: February 25, 2014 Item No: 4 Item Description: Communication Items Projects update: • 2014 Sanitary Sewer Lining Project — The project has been advertised. Bids will be opened Friday, February 21, 2014. The project includes over 6 miles of pipe lining. • County Road B -2 Sidewalk Construction — Plans and specs were posted on line for the Best Value bidding process as part of the overall Parks and Recreation Department Parks Master Plan Renewal Program. Proposals and bids are due on March 18th. • 2014 PMP- Staff is working on final design. The project is scheduled to be advertised early March, 2014. • Capitol Region Watershed District has been awarded a $360,000 Clean Water Fund Competitive Grant from the Board of Water and Soil Resources funding for a Volume Reduction and Stormwater Reuse Project at Upper Villa Park (B -Dale Club ball field). Engineering and Parks staff are working together with CRWD on this project, as it ties in with the Parks and Recreation Renewal Program. • Staff is working with Metropolitan Council Environmental Services on administering the I &I grant for private sewer services. To date, three residents have submitted all the required information to apply and several others are inquiring about the grant. • County Road B pathway: At their February 10u', 2014 meeting, the City Council approved this shoulder widening pedestrian project with the inclusion of a concrete walk between Fairways Lane and Fulham Street. Staff will provide a detailed update of this project later in the meeting. • On Thursday evening, January 23`d, Metro Transit hosted an Open House about the new proposed Bus Rapid Transit line that will run along Snelling Ave and Ford Pkwy /46th Street and ultimately connect to the Hiawatha Light Rail line (now called the Blue Line). Attached are samples of the boards that were presented to the public as well as a summary of the public comments received during the meeting. Construction is expected to begin in late 2014 with the service beginning in late 2015. • Staff is also working on the following projects: o Wheeler Avenue Traffic Management Project o Twin Lakes ROW purchase 0 2014 drainage improvements Maintenance Activity: • Streets Crews continue to be busy with the frequent snow and ice control events. They continue to stretch the ice control material on hand due to statewide shortage of salt.