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MINi1TES CITY COUNCIL MARCH 24, 2010 RESOL UTION NO. 2010-3-G3 - ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 916 OF THE LITTLE CANADA ZONING CODE, ESTABLISHING REVISED STANDARDS TO REGULATE THE FLOODPLAIN DISTRICT WITHIN THE CITY OF LITTLE CANADA AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY PLANNER AND THE PLANNING COMMISSIONAND AUTHORIZING THE SUMMARY PUBLICATION OF THIS ORDINANCE The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Boss. Ayes (4). Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. RICE STREET/ Tim Tolaas, Ramsey County, appeared before the Council to review the HWY 36 layout of the Rice Street/Highway 36 Bridge Project as well as the various BRIllGE amenities included in the project. Tolaas began with an overview of the PROJF.,CT project which involved the reconstruction of the bridge to relieve congestion and safety concerns. The bridge is currently the traditional diamond design, which is inadequate for the stackitlg and storage of vehicular traffic. There is significant back up of traffic many times during the day. The bridge will be replaced with an offset, single point diamond design acid there will be four lanes installed along Rice Street. The improvement area will extend from County Road B on the south to approximately 600 feet north of County Road B-2 on the north. Tolaas noted the improvements to the Rice Sheet/County Road B-2 intersection and the fact that St. Jude Medical was very instrumental in getting this improvement expedited. Tolaas reported that the estimated project cost is over $20 million. IC is hoped that bids will be favorable given the aggressive bidding climate. 'The project is iu the final review stages at MN DOT and it hoped that permits will be issued next month, bid advertisement could occur in April, bids let iu May, and construction starts in June. Tolaas explained the staging of the construction noting that access will remain open to traffic. Tolaas then reviewed the project amenities, explaining landscaping, noise wall and retaining wall construction, bridge lighting, median and boulevard edge paving, metal railing treatments, and right-of--way fencing. The City Administrator noted that there will be railing on both sides of the bridge. Power lines along both sides of Rice Street will be buried fot• the extent of this project. tolaas reported that an aggressive bid may help to minimize the project costs being passed on to the cities as well as reduce the amount of dollars that will need to come from County State Aid Funds. 13