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packet. This B/C ratio is most influenced by the 3 prior years’ accident data and construction costs. The County Road 10 / Silver Lake Road intersection will have improved turn lanes constructed as part of the 2009/2010 Street and Utility Improvement project this year. These improvements will lower the construction costs for the application worksheet, whereby increasing the B/C ratio and providing a better chance to be selected. The 2007 HSIP application for this intersection had a B/C ratio of about 1.7, and rough calculations for the 2009 application estimate a B/C ratio of over 2.0. The TE program provides funding for non-traditional transportation projects, such as projects facilitating bicycle and pedestrian use. Coordination between communities and system planning are necessary activities when TE funded projects are being considered for selection. Mounds View has taken the needed steps to plan and coordinate the County Road 10 Trail system. Ramsey County, City of Spring Lake Park, and Oak Crest Senior apartments have pledged support for County Road 10 Trailway and will provide letters supporting the project. In addition, Mounds View’s Comprehensive Plan shows the trailway. Trail segment 6 is a continuation of trail segments 1-5, and trail segment 11 will close the gap between trail segments 9/10 and segment 12, providing good trail connectivity on both sides of County Road 10. Bonestroo has provided City staff with fee proposals to prepare applications for Federal funding of these projects. The proposal includes a fee of $1,000 to prepare the HSIP application (CR 10/SLR Intersection Improvements) and $2,700 to prepare the TE application (Trail Segments 6/11), for a combined total fee of $3,700. The potential funding for the County Road 10 / Silver Lake Road intersection improvements is approximately $280,000 and for trail segments 6/11 is approximately $600,000 for a combined total of $880,000. The funding requires an 80/20 Federal/local split. Therefore, the local match would be approximately $70,000 for the intersection improvements and $150,000 for the trail segments for a combined total of approximately $220,000. There are other projects planned in Mounds View that would qualify for the 2009 solicitation, including other major intersections of County Road 10, but City staff and Bonestroo believe these projects don’t have nearly as good of chance to be selected for Federal funding as the County Road 10 / Silver Lake Road intersection and Trail Segments 6/11 projects. Recommendation: City staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the preparation and subsequent submittal of Federal transportation funding applications for County Road 10 trail and intersection projects described above. If adopted, the resolution will authorize Bonestroo to prepare the both applications on behalf of Mounds View for a combined total fee of $3,700. Respectfully Submitted, Nick DeBar | Director of Public Works