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Overhead Power <br />Overhead utilities are located on the south side of Larpenteur Avenue in St. Paul and <br />are not planned to be removed. In addition, overhead utilities are located on the west <br />side of Le�ngton Avenue north of Larpenteur Avenue. Roseville is proposing to bury <br />the utilities along Le�ngton Avenue in the vicinity of Larpenteur Avenue and is <br />working with NSP to design the most efficient relocation. Currently, NSP has <br />estimated a cost of between $40,000 and $85,000 to remove 4 to 6 poles. Staff will <br />continue to work with NSP to find a cost effective solution. <br />On�g Maintenance <br />The materials proposed as part of this project ha�e been selected to ma�mize the visual <br />impacts of the proj ect and to minimize ongoing maintenance. However, the intensity of <br />streetscape elements will cost considerably more to maintain than typical County <br />roadways. The City of Roseville is responsible for all costs associated with this <br />increased maintenance cost, <br />Little data exists in the Twin Cities regarding streetscape maintenance costs. A review <br />of similar improvements resulted in a wide range of maintenance approaches and costs. <br />In many areas, such as Excelsior Boulevard in St. Louis Park, SOu' and France in Edina <br />and �boro Commercial Area in Bloomington, special assessment districts have been <br />established to assess the costs back to adjoining businesses. E�tra services in these <br />cases included banner placement, mowing litter and trash removal, snow removal, <br />holiday decorations, irrigation and flower planting. The 50`�' and France area has <br />actually hired a full-time staff person dedicated to this area. <br />It is expected that the scope of Roseville's involvement will be limited to the repair of <br />improvements and some minor plant maintenance. Based on this reduced involvement <br />it is expected that ongoing maintenance costs would be appro�mately $25,000 per year <br />and would be part of the City's Street Department budget. Currently, no additional <br />funds ha�e been allocated; however, it is reasonable to expect that future budgets will <br />need to be increased to respond to increased streetscape maintenance costs. <br />� <br />