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they had not notified staff of a resolution. Mr. Schwartz further noted that, since <br /> the weather was slow to cooperate this spring, the City was still experiencing <br /> significant frost depth and water main breaks over the last few weeks, including <br /> seven in the last week. <br /> At the request of Mr. Schwartz, Assistant Public Works Director/City Engineer <br /> Mark Culver reviewed the five-year Ramsey County Capital Improvement Plan <br /> (CIP) and map dated March 10, 2014; and how those projects specifically related <br /> to Roseville, including the Rice Street corridor, with option for the City Council <br /> to determine potential utility undergrounding as part of that project; and other <br /> major issues coming up in 2014 and beyond. <br /> Mr. Culver reviewed annual projected reconstruction, mill & overlay and seal <br /> coating projects from 2014 through 2018, recognizing that the projects could be <br /> moved according to available funding, with use of the new County Wheelage Tax <br /> being used for county-wide maintenance programs, particularly in picking up <br /> backlogged projects. <br /> Discussion among staff and commissioners included those projects specific to <br /> Roseville and those with cost-share or partnership opportunities and including <br /> pedestrian amenities and signal work planned as part of those projects; safety <br /> issues and mitigation efforts at the ramps at the Highway 36 and Rice Street <br /> interchange; typical safety conflict and capacity issues on high-volume roads; <br /> Minnesota State Aid (MSA) roadway requirements; and asking that staff make <br /> Ramsey County aware that the City strongly supports shoulders for bicycles at a <br /> minimum on roadway sections being reconstructed, or those scheduled for mill <br /> and overlay where striping would accomplish similar results. <br /> Member Gjerdingen asked staff to provide information for a typical section <br /> design at the next PWETC meeting. <br /> Further discussion included staff reporting that Ramsey County had stated that <br /> they were not looking at restriping the section of County Road C west of Victoria <br /> with the bridge redecking; but staff committed to reviewing options for addition <br /> of a safer bicycle lane at that point, if a narrower drive lane was possible as part of <br /> the re-decking of the bridge; with curb placement not an option until a future <br /> project. <br /> Member Vanderwall suggested a roadway with fewer lanes may be an option on <br /> that segment to provide a safe route for bicycles; however, he recognized that <br /> when there was a traffic slowdown on the freeway, vehicles exited onto Little <br /> Canada Road and traffic on County Road C in this area increased significantly. <br /> Staff suggested that a signal may be required and/or other intersection treatment at <br /> that point. <br /> Page 2 of 14 <br />