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Roseville PWET Commission Meeting Minutes Page 2 -November 24, 2009 City Engineer Bloom and Public Works Director Schwartz detailed work completed on the project to-date and being finalized before winter on the Twin Lakes Infrastructure Project, detailing work completed to-date before winter, and that work deferred until the 2010 construction season, with the majority of the project completed by the December 14, 2009 deadline and scheduled grand opening for the Park and Ride Facility by Metropolitan Transit. Mr. Schwartz discussed Phase II of the project, with receipt by the City of a $1 million Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) for Twin Lakes Parkway from the existing round about to the next round about and signal at Prior and County Road C; with preliminary costs going before the City Council in December for a potential 2010 project, requiring a city match component. Mr. Schwartz advised that, while approximately $ l ,.million of the $3 million total project cost remained unfunded for the next phase, the project was still included in the Federal Appropriation Bill currently before Conference Committee in the House, anticipated for a decision by year-end. Discussion included reallocation of project costs ..based on grant funds received; advertising to the public by Metro Transit of the new Park and Ride facility and its location. Chair DeBenedet suggested that staff look into pavement design for round abouts, noting his observation of some pavement breaking up at other round abouts (i.e., Hudson, WI and Medford, MN) and .based on pavement stress based on truck movements. Other project updates included TH 280 /Paper Calmenson Sanitary Sewer with completion of the gravity line connecting Paper Calmenson to the City of Lauderdale; pending. demolition of the lift station; Watermain Replacement Project and connection. of new service lines and abandonment of backyard service lines; and the Rosewood Neighborhood Drainage Improvements south of Midland Hills Golf Course. retrofitting twenty (20) raingardens in a residential Mr. Schwartz provided an update of the Rice Street Bridge Reconstruction with review completed of the 60% plans and a management meeting scheduled in December with anticipated completion of review of the 90% plans by year-end. Discussion included clear zones and delineating sidewalks; median construction and aesthetics; inclusion of trees in wider median areas; cost participation for on- street bike accommodations based on previous discussions of the PWET Commission and City Council with the first iteration allocating those costs to the City of Roseville for additional street width and associated costs. Further discussion included sidewalk design and bicycle lanes; and general consensus of the Cities of Roseville, Maplewood and Little Canada that Active