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Metropolitan Council made a grant amendment requiring that the City of Roseville commit to spend the remaining funds under this program for eligible activities by 2006. 3.0 PROPOSED LIVABLE COMMUNITIES GRANT USE 3.1 The grant provided funds for the preliminary engineering designs and cost estimates for the sidewalk connection, landscaping and lighting between the new portion of Terrace Drive u� to the Hamline Shopping Center property. The design is proposed to be the same as the new Terrace Drive pathway, landscaping and lighting plan. This project is estimated to cost between $45,000 -$47,000. Staff is proposing that the portion of the sidewalk along Terrace south of the Hamline Shopping Center property and connecting to Hamline Avenue be built per the same design plans when that property is redeveloped in 2006. The cost of this connection would be the responsibility of the developer of that property (currently Presbyterian Homes) at that time. 3.2 Also, with grant funds engineering designs and cost estimates were prepared for a new sidewalk and landscaping along the west side of Arona Street (Centennial Church side) from the new development to County Road C2. This portion of the proj ect would not include any new lighting. The project is estimated to cost between $20,000 -$21,000. 3.3 Refer to attached map for proposed proj ect location. 4.0 FISCAL 1MPACT ON THE CITY 4.1 The initial proj ect construction cost would have no fiscal impact to the City since the funds are covered by the Metropolitan Council's Livable Communities Grant awarded in 1996 to the City. The public maintenance of the new sidewalks and electricity of the lights would an annual estimated cost of $900 ($S, 000 per mile ($.94 per foot) of sidewalks - proposal includes .13 miles (700 feet) of new sidewalk and $80 annual per streetlight — proposal includes 3 lights on Terrace Drive). Currently, the City maintains the new pathway along the east west segment of Terrace Drive and around the pond. The Applewood Housing Association takes care of the other sidewalks within the development. 4.2 If approved, the proj ect would be publicly bid as part of the Spring 2005 B2 pathway proj ect this spring and completed this summer. 5.0 STAFF RECOMMENDATION 5.1 Based upon project consistency with the vision and goals outlined in the Arona-Hamline Neighborhood Master Plan and the requirement to use the Metropolitan Council funds this year, staff recommends approval of the Livable Communities Grant request in an amount not to exceed $68,900 to pay for the cost of providing neighborhood sidewalk connections and beatification through boulevard landscaping and lighting along Terrace Drive and Arona Street. The project costs would be reimbursed by the grant funds only after submission of actual expense receipts once the work is complete. RCA Grant Expenditure Request (02/28/OS) - Page 2 of 4