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2 Bolton & Menk’s scope of services are proposed on a not-to-exceed basis in the amount of $50,000 and would include all of the subtasks noted below: • Topographic Survey and Data Collection • Wetland Delineations & Wetland Delineation Report • Submittal to State Historical Preservation Office for Review • Stormwater Management Design & Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed Permitting • Preparation of Construction Plans, Specifications, and Bidding Documents • Community Development Block Grant Application • Preliminary Public Engagement • Preparation of Easement Documents, Legal Descriptions, and Coordination with City Attorney COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program provides annual grants on a formula basis to entitled cities and counties to provide decent housing and a suitable living environment. This is the same program that was utilized for the sidewalk installation along Allen Avenue in 2020 and trail installation along Twin Lake Boulevard in 2023. Country Drive is scheduled in the Capital Improvement Plan for roadway improvements in 2024 which could pair very well with a sidewalk project in the same year. SOURCE OF FUNDS: Funding for this work would be provided by the Capital Infrastructure Project Fund (450). Please note that unbudgeted items always decrease the fund balance more than currently projected, however, in the short term the fund shows the ability to absorb this unbudgeted expenditure. It is expected that additional funding will be needed in the Capital Infrastructure Fund 450 since the current fund projection shows a negative fund balance starting with the year 2027. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends City Council authorize design services for the Country Drive and South Owasso Sidewalk Extension in the not-to-exceed amount of $50,000.