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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATE: 11/27/00 ITEM NO.: c-1 0 Department ApprovaL• Manager Reviewed: Agenda Section: Consent • �( � Item Description: Acceptance of grant from the Minnesota Safety Council for the Acorn Park/County Road C pathway and crosswalk Background: At the May 15, 2000 City Council Work Session meeting, the Council discussed pedestrian safety across County Road C in the vicinity of Acorn Park. A copy of the City Council Work Session memo is attached. Based on the discussion at this meeting, staff submitted a grant proposal to the Minnesota Safety Council to help fund a new pathway along the north side of County Road C between Western Avenue and Rice Street. A copy of the grant proposal is attached. The Minnesota Safety Council has approved Roseville's grant proposal. The grant is for $20,000. The total project is estimated to cost $50,130. In accordance with City policy, City Council approval is needed to accept the $20,000 Minnesota Safety Council grant. If this grant is accepted, preliminary plans will be prepared and reviewed with the neighborhood. A public hearing to consider formal City Council approval and financing of the proj ect would be held in February 2001. Construction would occur in the summer of 2001. Financial implications: The total cost of this project is estimated to be $50,130. $20,000 is to be funded with the Minnesota Safety Council grant. The remaining $30,130 is yet unfunded. If this grant is accepted by the City Council, additional funding sources will be identified by the time of a public hearing -- likely in February 2001. Potential sources include an allocation from the 2001 Contingency Fund or other grant sources. RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION: Motion accepting the $20,000 grant from the Minnesota Safety Council for the Acorn Park/County Road C Pathway and Crosswalk proj ect. Prepared by: Karl Keel