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TKDA TOLTZ. KING, DUVALL. ANDERSON AND ASSOCIATES. INCORPORATED ENGINEERS • ARCHITECTS • PLANNERS MEMORANDUM To: Lino Lakes City Council Copies To: Randy Schumacher John Powell From: Acting City Engineer Date: February 10. 1995 1500 PIPER JAFFRAY PLAZA 444 CEDAR STREET SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA55101-2140 PHONE:612292-4400 FAX:612/202-0083 Reference: 12th Avenue/Holly Drive Feasibility Report Cost Sharing Proposal Lino Lakes. Minnesota Commission No. 10414-953 The Preliminary Plat for the Trapper's Crossing Subdivision was approved by the City Council, with conditions, on August 8, 1994. One of the conditions is that the developer take action necessary to complete a satisfactory plan for the reconstruction of 12th Avenue/Holly Drive from Ash Street to Birch Street. To determine the cost of the improvement of 12th Avenue and Holly Drive in this area requires preparation of a Feasibility Report. The cost of preparing this report is estimated to be about $20,000. The developer has requested that the City share in the cost of preparing the report in the form of a credit at the time the proposed lots are assessed for City improvements. When reviewing this request, we noted the following: 1. The City currently has no formal policy regarding feasibility report cost sharing. On at least one other project in the past, it has been done but much smaller costs were involved. 2. The Trapper's Crossing project accounts for about 18% of the front footage along the improvement area to be evaluated by the report. 3. Based on a recent traffic study performed in the area, ignoring the effect of any park complex, the subdivision would ultimately account for about 70% of the traffic on 12th/Holly. 4. The City would not have this report prepared if not for the proposed subdivision. 5. The roadway to be evaluated is a part of the City's Municipal State Aid System of roadways. As such, the City can submit preliminary design costs to be paid for with State Aid funds. After consideration of these items, we recommend that if the roadway improvement project proceeds, the City participate in a maximum of 50% of the cost of preparing this report with the amount not to exceed $10,000. This participation would be in the form of an assessment credit and assumes the City would get reimbursed through the State Aid Account. It is further recommended that a formal policy be prepared regarding feasibility report cost sharing for use in future project discussions.