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• • AGENDA ITEM NO. 10 STAFF ORIGINATOR: Rick DeGardner, Public Services Director COUNCIL MEETING DATE: June 8, 2009 TOPIC: Consideration of Resolution No. 09 -34, Approving JPA with Anoka County for the Construction of Improvements and Extension of the Rice Creek North Regional Trail VOTE REQUIRED: Simple Majority BACKGROUND: The Anoka County Parks and Recreation Department continues to make progress on the Rice Creek North Regional Trail Project. Phase I includes a bituminous trail that will begin at the Lino Lakes Town Center/YMCA development, traverse through the Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Reserve to Rice Lake Elementary. In addition, a bituminous trail from the Hodgson Road /Birch Street intersection to Baldwin Park in Circle Pines is planned to be completed in Phase I (Dependent on actual bids). Phase II consists of extending the trail from Baldwin Park to Golden Lake Elementary (connecting to the existing Rice Creek West Regional Trail). See the trail location map attached for reference. This trail project is being funded through $1,050,000 in Transportation Enhancement funds and $525,000 from the Metropolitan Council's Regional Parks and Open Space Capital Improvement Grant program. The Metropolitan Council is requiring that an "alternate" route be designated until Phase II is completed. In Lino Lakes, the designated alternate route is the existing trail along Ware Road (Birch Street to County Road J). The alternate route continues in Shoreview along the south side of County Road J westerly to Lexington Avenue. Updates /enhancements along the alternate route are required to meet current federal accessibility guidelines. This will include upgraded pedestrian ramps and signage. (The existing trail along Birch Street from Rice Lake Elementary to Hodgson Road will also experience upgraded pedestrian ramps). Anoka County will be responsible for all costs associated with these upgrades. Attached is the Joint Powers Agreement permitting Anoka County to upgrade the pedestrian ramps (at no cost to the City of Lino Lakes) as described above. The Anoka County Parks and Recreation Department expects to have this project out to bid in July or August with construction beginning sometime in September. Construction is expected to take approximately two to three months with the trail open for use by the Spring 2010 season.