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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: September 26, 2022 Item No.: 10.g Department Approval City Manager Approval Item Description: Order Feasibility Report for the Fairview Signal Project 1 B ACKGROUND 2 Staff is requesting that the City Council order the preparation of a feasibility report for the Fairview 3 Signal Project as part of the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s (MnDOT) TH 36/Fairview 4 Ramp Improvement project. In 2023, MnDOT will be modifying the ramps, and Fairview Avenue 5 between the TH 36 ramps, to provide better queueing and safety. Additionally, as part of the project, 6 Ramsey County will be replacing the signal to the entrance of Rosedale Mall and Rosedale Market 7 Place. Some ADA improvements and sidewalk improvements will also be done as part of the 8 project. 9 Funding for the project will be determined using MnDOT’s and Ramsey County’s cost participation 10 policies. The costs related to the TH 36 ramp signals is estimated to be $80,000 for the City. The 11 City would use Municipal State Aid (MSA) Funds for these costs. The other construction-related 12 cost to the City is the signal at the Rosedale Mall and Rosedale Market Place entrance. This cost is 13 not eligible for MSA funds. This cost is estimated to be $150,000 per Ramsey County’s cost share 14 agreement. Per the City’s Assessment policy, signal improvements that have private legs can be 15 assessed. A formal agreement would be entered into with MnDOT and Ramsey County for the 16 construction-related costs at a later date. 17 Since assessments are proposed for the Rosedale Mall and Rosedale Market Place Signal, the 18 Chapter 429 process needs to be followed. The first step is to order a feasibility report and then to 19 gather the applicable information for this report. The feasibility report will identify how much of the 20 improvements can be assessed. A public hearing will be held and then the improvements can be 21 ordered. City staff will plan to complete this by March of 2023 before MnDOT bids the project. 22 MnDOT is considering delaying this project until 2024 so this timeframe could be extended. 23 The proposed schedule is as follows: 24 Authorize Feasibility Study –September 2022 25 Present Feasibility Study & Set Public Improvement Hearing – January 2023 26 Public Improvement Hearing/Order the Improvements/Authorize Plan & Specs – February 27 2023 28 Enter into Cooperative Agreement with MnDOT and Ramsey County – March 2023 29 County Open Bids – April 2023 30 Project Construction – Summer 2023 or Summer 2024 31 Final Assessment Hearing – September 2023 or September 2024 Page 1 of 2