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<br />4.0 PROJECT SPECIFICS: <br /> <br />4.4 County Road C is an important east/west arterial serving Roseville. Because it provides <br />access to major commercial, industrial and civic properties, it is considered by many to <br />be Roseville's "Main Street". As part of its capital improvements program, Ramsey <br />County plans to reconstruct County Road C, from 1-35W to Oxford Street (just east of <br />Lexington Avenue) in a two-phase project, with completion dates in 2003 and 2004 <br />respectively. <br /> <br />4.5 Numerous large land use changes are currently being contemplated along County Road <br />C, including the Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area, the Tower Place Redevelopment Area <br />and Roseville's City Center. These changes, along with the County's proposed street <br />reconstruction project, present a unique opportunity to upgrade the urban design elements <br />of the County Road C corridor commensurate with its community significance. The first <br />step in implementing such a change is to develop an overall urban design master plan for <br />the County Road C corridor. <br /> <br />4.6 In anticipation of the County's reconstruction project, the City Council authorized the <br />preparation of a master plan for County Road C from 1-35W to Rice Street to investigate <br />upgrades to the urban design and streetscape. At the October 23,2000 meeting, the City <br />Council selected Dahlgren Shardlow and Uban, Inc. to work with a citizen task force to <br />prepare this master plan. At the January 17,2001 meeting the Council appointed the <br />Task Force members shown on the attached list. <br /> <br />4.7 The Task Force members are fairly evenly distributed along the County Road C corridor, <br />and include both commercial and residential properties. This group has met eight times <br />over the past year. The Task Fource also conducted an "Issues Forum" in April oflast <br />year. This Public Open House invited property owners within Y4 mile of County Road C <br />to come in and help develop the goals and objectives for this corridor. Approximately 65 <br />people attended this session. Four other public meetings have been held, two with <br />property owners from James Addition regarding access, another with business owners <br />regarding access, and one Phase I open house. There has been considerable public input <br />into this process and staff is interested in receiving feedback from the Planning <br />Commission on the Streetscape Framework Manual. The final draft has been submitted <br />for your review and comment. <br /> <br />5.0 POLICY IMPLICATIONS: <br /> <br />5.1 The County Road C Task Force has put together a letter describing their goals for this <br />manual and the corridor; it has been included with the document. <br /> <br />5.2 It is anticipated that this plan will provide the framework for streetscape and design <br />elements incorporated into the reconstruction and redevelopment of County Road C. In <br />addition it will work in harmony with the other redevelopment plans in the corridor <br />(Twin Lakes, Tower Place, Rose Place, and City Center). The Task Force drew on these <br />elements of the Comprehensive Plan to develop their final recommendations. <br /> <br />PF3382 RPCA (03/06/02) -Page 2 <br />