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million toward that infrastructure improvement, combined with the <br />DEED grant award of the same amount to be used in 2010. Mr. <br />Schwartz advised that staff was moving forward with final plan <br />completion, and that it would be on the February PWET Commission <br />agenda for their review. Mr. Schwartz noted pending action from the <br />MPCA for the Response Action Plan (RAP) to proceed and one <br />additional right-of--way needed for this next phase, with construction <br />tentatively planned for the summer of 2010. <br />Rice Street Interchange Reconstruction <br />Mr. Schwartz anticipated that the 95% plans would be completed next <br />week for another review by the various agencies, including all three (3) <br />cities. Mr. Schwartz advised that the City Council had authorized staff <br />to pursue undergrounding of electrical utilities along the Rice Street <br />corridor as recommendation by the PWET Commission; and that the <br />City of Little Canada had taken similar action and concurred that the <br />cost should be shared 50/50 between the two cities; and that staff would <br />be meeting with Xcel Energy to proceed with detailed designs as part of <br />the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) process, anticipated to be <br />available within a month, for presentation and review by the City <br />Council to proceed with authorizing the surcharge. <br />Member Vanderwall requested that staff provide the PWET <br />Commissioners with the bill number and contact information for the <br />legislative delegation for their advocacy of the upcoming bonding bill <br />and remainder of funding for this project. <br />Capitol View Area/Hi.~hway 36 Project <br />Mr. Schwartz noted the receipt of a petition presented to the City <br />Council from citizens in single-family homes adjacent to Highway 36 <br />for reconsideration of installation of a noise wall along the north side of <br />Highway 36; with the majority of the properties now opposed to the <br />noise wall. <br />• NE Suburban Campus Trail <br />Mr. Schwartz advised that staff as finishing the plans and anticipated a <br />community meeting in the next three weeks, with an easement from <br />Macy's required on Fairview Avenue. <br />Mr. Schwartz suggested that members contact staff with any additional <br />input (i.e., crosswalks) for those plans as soon as possible. <br />• 2010 Pavement Management Plan (PMP~ <br />Mr. Schwartz advised that the 2010 PMP project plans should be <br />completed later in February, with bid letting in March, for <br />approximately three miles of mill and overlay and related improvements <br />in 2010. <br />Page 9 of 11 <br />