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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,April 15, 2024 Page 2 Councilmember Strahan asked what the next phase will be moving forward to 2026. Mr. Johnson explained the City will continue to work with the Ramsey County Ditch 4 corridor. Councilmember Schroeder thanked Mr. Johnson for the presentation. She asked if he could speak a little more about the vegetation side of this, how the plants were picked and if these were seeds or plants. Mr. Johnson explained in this case staff went with a seeded short grass prairie.This is really nice for habitat and pollinators and will get a lot of erosion control from it because there is a lot of root structure below the plants and maintenance will be a little bit less and will need less mowing. The benefits of adding the native vegetation outweighed just putting turf down. Mayor Roe wondered when this type of work will be added to the City standards and specs for all of the projects to make sure that this step is a part of it. But, he thought more research needs to be done before it gets to that point but it made sense to start to think about that as a requirement in the specs for future projects. 6. Items Removed from Consent Agenda 7. Business Items a. Receive Ramsey County Presentation—County Road C Project Public Works Director Jesse Freihammer briefly highlighted this item as detailed in the Request for Council Action and related attachments dated April 15, 2024. Mr. Freihammer introduced Ms. Joey Lundquist, Project Manager with Ramsey County and Ms. Alisa Johnson, SRF who gave a presentation. Councilmember Strahan thanked Ms. Lundquist and Ms. Johnson for the presentation. She indicated when she looks at some of the materials the Council has, she does not see the trails coming off the ballfields heading toward County Road C. She explained the area is pretty treacherous and she was not sure if there would be any plans to level County Road C at all. She suggested there be a crossing between Fisk and Avon to Terrace to access the neighborhood and neighborhoods north of there to get them into Central Park. There are pathways there already but there is no crossing. Councilmember Schroeder asked for more information on evaluating utilities. Ms. Lundquist explained the County will need to find out where the utilities are before the construction begins. She noted driveways will probably need to be adjusted during the construction process.