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Attachment B <br />45 expansion of the current use and is in need of significant maintenance and <br />46 rehabilitation. The new facility will also include a 5,000 square foot space for <br />47 recreational programming. The total estimated cost is $7 million and includes <br />48 planning, design, phased construction, and infrastructure to support the new facility. <br />49 <br />50 - Pedestrian Bridge over Hwy. 36 at Snelling Avenue: This project involves the <br />51 construction of a multi-use trail between County Road B and County C in the City of <br />52 Roseville along Trunk Highway 51 (Snelling Ave) across Trunk Highway 36 where <br />53 no current pedestrian facility exists today. Currently, non-motorized traffic that <br />54 desires to travel across TH 36 at this locationmust walk over half a mile east or west <br />55 to cross TH 36 and then return over half a mile. Over the past two decades, the City <br />56 has seen significant investment and demand for high density residential units, <br />57 including the construction of over 500 affordable housing units along County Road C <br />58 near Snelling Ave. The combination of transit, high density housing and retail of all <br />59 types creates a demand for a traversable route for non-motorized traffic that can’t be <br />60 met with the current infrastructure. The total estimated cost of $16 million includes <br />61 project planning and design, easement and right-of-way acquisition and construction <br />62 costs; and <br />63 <br />64 WHEREAS, the projects will result in benefits to both the residents and businesses of the City of <br />65 Roseville and to non-resident visitors and businessesand documentation of the regional <br />66 significance of each project, including the share of the economic benefit to or use of each project <br />67 by persons residing, or businesses located, outside of the jurisdiction are set forth in the Case <br />68 Report prepared for this resolution and are incorporated herein by reference; and, <br />69 <br />70 WHEREAS, the projects are estimated to cost approximately $60 million; and, <br />71 <br />72 WHEREAS, the city estimates that a local sales tax of 0.5 (one-half) percent would generate <br />73 approximately $81 million over 15 years which is sufficient to cover the project costs plus interest <br />74 and other associated debt costs; and, <br />75 <br />76 WHEREAS, the estimated local sales tax revenue and estimated time needed to raise that amount <br />77 of revenue for each project is as follows: <br />78 <br />79 - Maintenance Facility: The city will collect $37,000,000, plus interest and other <br />80 associated debt issuance costs, over 15 years <br />81 - License Center: The city will collect $7,000,000, plus interest and other associated <br />82 debt issuance costs, over 15 years <br />83 - Hwy. 36 Pedestrian Bridge: The city will collect $16,000,000, plus interest and other <br />84 associated debt issuance costs, over 15 years <br />85 <br />86 WHEREAS, funding the project with a local sales tax will most closely distribute the cost borne <br />87 by Roseville taxpayer for supporting the Roseville business community; and <br />88 <br /> <br />