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r i . COUNTY ROAD 10 RECONSTRUCTION AND REVITALIZATION i'LAN — IMPLEMENTATION PHASE On September 26, 2002, the City Council approved Resolution No. 5824 formally adopting the County Road 10 Redevelopment and Revitalization Plans as prepared by URS Corporation. The next step in the process is to develop an implementation plan. On October 20, 2003 Staff met internally to develop a strategy for implementation. This item has been placed on fhe January 5th Work Session Agenda. Dan Solar, Traffic Engineer, and Ken Haider, Public Works Director for the County will be in attendance. The purpose of the meeting is to obtain direction from the City Council as to what they see as a priority in implementing the County Road 10 Plan. As previously discussed with the City Council, one of the first steps will be to hire an engineering firm to survey the corridor and develop a pathway alignment throughout its length on both sides. Other questions that will be posed to the City Council are: When should the emergency vehicle preemption (EVP) devices be installed in each traffic signal?" These allow emergency vehicles to safely navigate through the signalized intersections without conflict from opposing lanes of traffic. What intersections does the City Council see as a as higher priority?" The plan calls for several intersections to be upgraded and the geometrics to be changed. The goal of the January 5th meeting is to have a fair understanding between the City Council and County as to what the general implementation plan should be. Staff will then send out requests for proposals (RFP's) to have an engineering firm start assisting both the City and the County on implementation of the various items. DNR REGIONAL AND LOCAL TRAILWAY GRANT OPPORTUNITIES On December 3, 2003, Staff attended an open house meeting to discuss the Department of Natural Resources' 2004 Local Trailway Grant Program. Application must be in by February 27, 2004. The maximum grant amount is 100,000. The project must be completed by December 31, 2005. Given the criteria for a successful application, the only possible project the City couid apply for is the pathways along the County Road 10 corridor. Trailways less than ten (10) feet in width are not eligible for grant monies. Staff recommends that the City apply for both federal and local grants for the pathways along the County Road 10 corridor. In order to be a successful applicant, Staff will need to make a case of these pathways providing a connection between residential and commercial sites and other regional nature sites such as Rice Creek and the proposed regional nature park to be located on the TCAAP site. LAKESIDE LIONS PARK Several new changes may be occurring to the Lakeside Lions Park: Gazebo The Lions Club is providing funds to construct a gazebo in the Lakeside Lions Park. It is proposed to be 39 feet in diameter with a two-tiered roof with louvered cupola and a 25 year shingled roof with tongue & groove pine roof deck. It is proposed to be built in the open space near the south end of the ball field. The estimated cost is $53,691.80. Fishing Pier The DRN has a program entitled, "Fishing in the Neighborhood" (FIN). As part of this program, the DNR has dedicated a grant to the Lakeside Lions Park for constructing a floating fishing pier. The pier would be 104 feet in length and have a"T" section on the end. The estimated cost is $22,000. The DNR Grant is for $12,200. The remaining $10,000 would need to be raised from several sources, some of which may include: Spring Lake Park Lions, Fridley Lions, and donations. The Mounds View Parks and Recreation Commission is in support of this project. The DNR will also be stocking the lake this spring with large mouth bass and black crappies. Parking Lot Upgrade The Parking lot at Lakeside Lions Park is in extremely poor condition. To explore the costs of upgrading it and expanding it slightly, the reconstruction of this parking lot will be added to the bid for the 2003 Street Project. Once bids are received, the cities of Spring Lake Park and Mounds View can decide if this is a project worth pursuing. At this time, no commitment has been made by either city to this project.