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REQUEST FOR COUNCII, ACTION DATE: 0811 2�02 ITEM NO.: III. B . Department ApprovaL Manager Reviewed: Agenda Section: Hearings Item Description: Public Hearing for County Road C Reconstruction- Phase I and County Road C Streetscape- Phase I. Background: On July 22 the City Council accepted the Feasibility Report and ordered the Public Hearing for the County Road C Streetscape Project and County Road C Reconstruction Project. Phase I of these projects is from Long Lake Road to the East Snelling Service Drive. Copies of the completed feasibility report are available from the Engineering Department. City Proiect P-02- 16 Countv Road C Reconstruction In 2003, Ramsey County proposes to reconstruct County Road C. They have dedicated federal funding to finance part of the proposed project. As a part of their application for federal funding they included a higher level design for the street. As requested by the City, this includes concrete curb and gutter, colored crosswalks, colored concrete in the medians, sidewalks, some landscaping and pedestrian lighting. Consistent with the Ramsey County cost share policy, after Federal Funds are applied, all of these elements of the road reconstruction project are shared costs with the City of Roseville. At the July 22 meeting it was requested that staff investigate the cost for replacing the lattice towers with monopoles similar to those used east of Lexington Avenue. Xcel energy estimated this replacement cost to be at $600,000/ mile. Since there are 7 towers that are in this reconstruction area, this cost is appro�mately $86,000/ tower. It is likely that if only one tower were to be replaced, this price would be higher. Staff recommends that we proceed with County Road C Reconstruction project and fmance this project as outlined in the feasibility report. Citv Proiect M-01-12 Countv Road C Streetscape In anticipation of this road reconstruction project the City of Roseville prepared a Streetscape Framework Manual that identifies aesthetic improvements for the County Road C corridor that would help revitalize this "main street". In the feasibility report staff presented 3 different levels of design for the streetscape project. The Council directed staff at the July 22 meeting to work with DSU to develop a modified level of design. The City Council requested that we not include non- functional streetscape elements and intensify the landscaping to be on par with what is proposed in the Framework manual. This new modified design achieves a majority of the Framework Manual's goals, and integrates the Council's comments.