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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATE: �3f 15/04 ZT�.i�f � �. Department ApprovaL• Manager Reviewed: Agenda Section: � �� Item Description: Consider Federal Grant Opportunity for Construction of a Trail Adj acent to County Road B-2 Background: Since the mid- 1980s, the City of Roseville has considered non-motorizedtrails to be a significantpart of its transportation plan. During the Vista 2000 strategic planning process, Roseville residents called on the City to continue to develop additional multi-modal systems of transportationwith emphasis on non-motorizedtrail systems. As a result of Vista 2000, the Pathway Advisory Committee was created. This group of Roseville residents developed the Roseville Pathway Master Plan. One of the maj or goals identified in this plan is the integration of the local system with the larger regional system. The group identified and prioritized 20 different pathway segments for construction that help complete the City's pathway network. This group is still active and works to update their recommendationson a yearly basis. The Roseville City Council adopted the Roseville Pathway Master Plan in 1998 and it was added to the Parks and Recreation Systems Plan, which is a section of the city's Comprehensive Plan. This plan identifies the County Road B-2 pathway facility as critical to the area pathway network. It ranked highest in priority for development based on criteria created by the Pathway Advisory Committee. The criteria evaluated the pathway segments based on their ability to connect to multiple destinations, connect to the regional system, eliminate safety concerns, expected usage, compatibility with adj oining properties, impact on adj oining properties and if the segment filled a void in the system. In the interest of achieving the prioritized goals set out by the Pathway Advisory Committee, City Staff pursues alternativefunding mechanismsto constructthe recommended pathway segments. In 1999, the City was awarded Federal Surface TransportationProgram (STP) funding to construct a multi-use pathway along County Road B-2 from Rice Street west to Walnut Street then north to the Burlington Northern Railroad corridor. We have been notified by Mn/DOT, the administrator of federal funding, that the opportunity to utilize these grant monies will expire this year. Project Description: The proposed County Road B-2 pathway is approximately 5.25 miles long and runs from Rice Street west to Walnut Street, then north to the Burlington Northern Railroad corridor. Approximatelytwo miles of trail or sidewalk exist in this corridor and would be proposed to be upgraded as a part of this project. The proposed trail is aligned in the County Road B-2 corridor and follows that right-of-way for its length. The trail is proposed to be 8' wide to meet federal trail standards.