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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: March 20, 2023 Item No.: 10.d Department Approval City Manager Approval Item Description: Approve Resolution for Victoria Street Pathway Page 1 of 3 BACKGROUND 1 In 2021, Ramsey County began studying how a pathway on Victoria Street could be installed 2 between County Road C in Roseville up to Harriet Avenue in Shoreview (Attachment C). In August 3 of 2022, the Victoria Street Roadway and Trail Conceptual Design Study (Attachment B) was 4 completed. 5 This 2- mile segment along Victoria Street is currently posted between 35-40 mph and only has a 6 small shoulder that can be used for walking and biking. The road has an average of 4,950-6,200 7 vehicles per day of traffic and also serves Metro Transit Route 227. There are no separated 8 sidewalks or trails in this segment, except for a sidewalk segment built a few years ago between 9 County Road C and Woodhill Drive. There are also existing pathway connections at County Road C 10 and at Harriet Avenue on either end of the corridor. Additional east/west pathway connections are 11 available at Woodhill Drive, West Owasso Boulevard and County Road D. 12 This pathway segment has been on the City’s Pathway Master Plan, Segment 10 (Attachment E), for 13 many years. The pathway connection would provide better access between neighborhoods and three 14 schools as well as the Owasso Ballfields and Central Park. In 2016, the City Council received a 15 petition (Attachment D) from residents to begin planning and to install a pathway on this segment. 16 Due to the existing topography, installing a pathway in this corridor is more difficult than other 17 segments where the City has installed in the past. Due to the high cost of the project, getting outside 18 grant funds is likely the only way the project can be funded. 19 With the study completed, Ramsey County intends to submit a Federal Regional Solicitation 20 Application to help fund the project. The application would be submitted this summer for the West 21 Alternative as detailed in the study. If the application is submitted and awarded, it would be for 22 funding year 2028 or 2029. In order to submit the application, Ramsey County needs a resolution 23 from both the City of Roseville and the City of Shoreview in support of submitting the application 24 and committing to the local cost share. Shoreview staff has indicated they will be supporting the 25 application. 26