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4.0 PROJECT SPECIFICS: 4.4 County Road C is an important east/west arterial serving Roseville. Because it provides access to major commercial, industrial and civic properties, it is considered by many to be Roseville's "Main Street". As part of its capital improvements program, Ramsey County plans to reconstruct County Road C, from I-35W to O�ord Street (just east of Le�ngton Avenue) in a two-phase project, with completion dates in 2003 and 2004 respectively. 4.5 Numerous land use changes are currently being contemplated along County Road C, including the Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area, the Tower Place Redevelopment Area and Roseville's City Center. These changes, along with the County's proposed street reconstruction proj ect, present a unique opportunity to upgrade the urban design elements of the County Road C corridor commensurate with its community significance. The first step in implementing such a change is to develop an overall urban design master plan for the County Road C corridor. 4.6 In anticipation of the County's reconstruction project, the City Council authorized the preparation of a master plan for County Road C from I-35W to Rice Street to investigate upgrades to the urban design and streetscape. At the October 23, 2000 meeting the City Council selected Dahlgren Shardlow and Uban, Inc. to work with a citizen task force to prepare this master plan. At the 7anuary 17, 2001 meeting the Council appointed the Task Force members shown on the attached list. 4.7 The Task Force members are fairly evenly distributed along the County Road C corridor, and include both commercial and residential properties, This group has met eight times over the past year, The Task Force also conducted an "Issues Forum" in April of last year. This Public Open House invited properiy owners within ya mile of County Road C to come in and help develop the goals and objectives for this corridor. Appro�mately 65 people attended this session. Four other public meetings have been held, two with properiy owners from James Addition regarding access, another with business owners regarding access, and one Phase I open house. There has been considerable public input into this process and staff is interested in receiving feedback from the Planning Commission on the Streetscape Framework Manual. The final draft has been submitted for your review and comment. 5.0 POLICY IlV�LICATIONS: 5.1 The County Road C Task Force has put together a letter describing their goals for this manual and the corridor; it has been included with the document. 5.2 It is anticipated that this plan will provide the framework for streetscape and design elements incorporated into the reconstruction and redevelopment of County Road C. In addition it will work in harmony with the other redevelopment plans in the corridor (Twin Lakes, Tower Place, Rose Place, and City Center). The Task Force drew on these elements of the Comprehensive Plan to develop their final recommendations. PF3382 RCA (03/ZS/�2� -Page 2