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Roseville PWET Commission Meeting Minutes Page 3 -November 24, 2009 Living Ramsey County dollars should be applied to the project before state and federal dollars, and prior to allocating costs to respective cities. Commissioner Vanderwall volunteered to make contact with his government contacts and the Bike Path Committee that Ramsey County become part of the design and cost-sharing for the project, rather than making additional demand on local government. Consensus of Commissioners was that cost sharing was part of Ramsey County's responsibility, or the project could be deferred; and staff was requested to provide additional information to individual Commissioners to advocate for cost sharing for sidewalk construction and related safety amenities. The remaining project update was on Replacement Protect with the Novembe packet. Chair DeBenedet requested staff to review along Hamline Avenue at the Ramsey Cour the need for safety for pedestrians and construction. in the agenda of opening. the sidewalk renovation project, noting even with the ongoing Commissioner Vanderwall noted that installation of sod was just completed, and up to that point, there was a substantial drop-off, which may have prevented opening of the sidewalk previously. Commissioner Stenlund noted how vrrell the medians along County Road C looked and complimented the contractor, opining they had both nice color and Bloom reviewed the new IVInDOT landscape specifications being used and fired contractor maintenance for two years, with the contract remaining open that time (June 24, 2011), and requiring them to continue maintenance, dingy annlvin~ wrap on trees. Commissioners requested, and staff provided, an update on the Ramsey County reconstruction of the intersection of Fairview Avenue, as well as at County Road B-2 and Snelling Avenue, and staff's request for further review of cost benefits and modeling options for turn lanes based on significant right-of--way impacts to some property owners. Staff advised that they would return to the PWET Cominission for further discussion as more information was made available. At the request of Commissioner Gjerdingen, staff updated the Commission on the Fairview Corridor project, with the technician initiating drafting designs, once completion of the observation of two other projects was completed, with involvement of the Commission at that time, anticipated in early 2010.