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fsit or Std Wangle 515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 (651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766 -4048 www.cilittle-canada.inn.us MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Blesener and Members of the City Council FROM: Joel Hanson, City Administrator DATE: October 19, 2012 RE: Little Canada Road Update MAYOR Bill Blesener COUNCIL Rick Montour John Reis Michael McGraw Shelly Boss ADMINISTRATOR Joel R. Hanson The City Engineer and I met with representatives from Ramsey County Public Works to discuss funding the improvements to Little Canada Road from I —35E to Edgerton. We review some options regarding cost participation between the County and the City utilizing their existing policy and potential changes. The cost breakdown that was discussed is as follows: Construction Costs - $1,031,452 Engineering Costs - $257, 863 Total Est. Costs - $1,289,315 County Share — $984,259 (76 %) City Share — $305,036 (24 %) Easement Costs - ? ?? City Costs — 100% - needed for sidewalk Ramsey County Public Works seemed supportive of these numbers and is doing a final review for concurrence. It is important to note that their initial estimates for this project were around $350,000. That estimate was based on a standard, cold -in -place recycle project. The numbers noted above are for a much more comprehensive project that adds sidewalk, shifts the driving surface to the north part of the existing street section, and adds significant drainage improvements including concrete curb & gutter. The other aspect of the project we need to decide on involves the burying of the power lines from Centerville Road to McMenemy. Xcel provided an estimated cost of $419,077 for this work. If we were to undertake this component of the project, staff would recommend we finance it citywide via a Community Requested Facility Surcharge (CRFS) through Xcel. This would add charges to everyone's electric bill for the next three years to recover the cost. "I'he cost to a residence would be $2.02 per month. (See attached sheet for cost impacts to user classes.) We have included the power line number in the Infrastructure Fund financed by CRFS. The Council will need to provide guidance on how you would like to proceed in this regard.