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Roseville Public Works, Environment and Transportation Commission Agenda Item Date: March 27, 2007 Item No: 8 Item Description: County Road C Streetscape In 2001, the City commissioned a master planning study to review streetscape improvements along County Road C from Long Lake Road to Rice Street. Following an extensive public involvement process involving the City Council, Roseville residents, business owners, and Ramsey County, the County Road C Streetscape Framework Manual was adopted by the Roseville City Council in March of 2002. The City applied for and received federal funding for the streetscape project in 2002. The original grant was for $1,000,000 which has been adjusted for inflation to $1,130,000. These federal funds can provide up to an 80/20 matching program. The City will need to fund 20% ($226,000) of the construction cost with internal funding. In addition to these matching construction funds, the City will need to fund any design costs. At this time, we anticipate developing these plans primarily with our existing City Staff. Following Council direction, staff developed a level of design using the manual as a basis. The City Council requested that we emphasize landscaping and eliminate the "non- functional" streetscape elements. Using this as a guide we will be able to develop a landscaping plan that is on par with what is proposed in the Framework manual, and meets the construction budget defined by the Federal funds. This modified design was approved for the Phase I streetscape at the Public Hearing on Angust 12,2002, and Phase II at the public hearing on March 27,2006. Project Purpose County Road C is an important east west corridor that serves Roseville, St. Anthony, and Little Canada as one of the only uninterrupted east west cOlmections between Ramsey and Helmepin Counties north of St. Paull Minneapolis. The west end serves as a Gateway into Ramsey County. The portion of County Road C in Roseville is heavily traveled. With traffic counts of as much as 13,900 vehicles a day, it is utilized by many as an important transportation facility that links 1- 35W and Snelling Ave to major commercial and industrial centers. It also serves as a reliever for TH 36 traffic. The County Road C Streetscape project will benefit all users ofthis transportation corridor. Ramsey County will complete the final stage of the County Road C reconstruction between Long Lake Road and Oxford Street this spring. The County's project consisted of the reconstruction of the road, geometric improvements, protected left turn lanes, additional turn lanes at