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November 24, 2008 Item No. 7J Page 2 On June 9, 2008 the City Council adopted Resolution 7279 approving the Feasibility Report for the project, ordering the project with reduced scope, authorizing the preparation of plans and specifications, and authorizing easement activities for the County Road 10 Trailway Project: Segments 1-5. On July 7, 2008 the City Council authorized a larger spacing for lighting units along the trail and that decorative lights be installed at street intersections. On November 20, 2008 the Parks and Recreation and Forestry Commission reviewed the proposed impact of the trail alignment on the City Hall Park, and authorized the Parks Supervisor to submit a letter of concurrence to the City. Discussion: Plans and Specifications As directed, plans and specifications for this project have been prepared. The full set of plans is 82 pages long. Two complete sets of plans have been provided to City Staff, and are available at City Hall for review if desired. In the interest of length, only relevant sheets from the plan set have been attached to this Staff Report for City Council review. The plans include a base project consisting of a ten foot (10’) wide bituminous trailway on the north side of County Road 10 from Silver Lake Road to County Road H. The plans also include pedestrian lighting, landscaping, and signing. The scope of the plans is generally in accordance with direction given under Resolution 7279. Minor modifications to the scope occurred during the design phase of the trail project. A summary of these changes is as follows: x The existing trail along the Walgreens property (trail Segment A) currently connects to the existing concrete sidewalk along Edgewood Drive approximately 50 feet north of the crosswalk at County Road 10. It was the intent of the project to realign this west end of trail Segment A to align with the crosswalk. However, drainage issues and potential utility relocations do not allow the realignment without increased expense. Trail users are able to utilize the existing sidewalk along Edgewood Drive to access the intersection at County Road 10. Therefore the realignment of the west end of Segment A was eliminated. x Retaining walls were eliminated from the project during the final design process. A previously delineated wetland area along the frontage of Mounds View Square was impacted by improvements performed by the property owner since the completion of the Feasibility Report. As a result of the wetland impacts, it was possible to revise the drainage approach of the Trail Segments 1-5 project. The revision in the drainage design eliminated the need for a retaining wall.