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I. Overview Background The City of Mounds View, Minnesota, is requesting proposals from qualified Engineering firms to assist the City in implementing a redevelopment / revitalization plan for County Road 10 in Mounds View. Once know as the “Gateway to the North”, the segment of County Road 10 that passes through the City of Mounds View was the main route from Minneapolis and Saint Paul to the Brainerd Lakes district and points further north and west. While that role has been supplemented by the interstate and other highways, the roadway in Mounds View remains a divided highway with four lanes and a median constructed to meet Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) standards. However, the completion in 1999 of the Highway 610 bypass north of Mounds View changed the jurisdiction status of the roadway when the State of Minnesota “turned back” what is now old County Road 10 to Ramsey County. The County now has jurisdiction of the road under county state aid highway classification and this new classification allows greater flexibility with regard to design standards. In March of 2001 the City of Mounds View contracted with the firm of URS to develop a redevelopment and revitalization plan for County Road 10. The report was completed and approved by the City Council on August 26, 2002. The goals of the plan were to; improve safety in the County Road 10 corridor, integrate the corridor by strengthening links to areas within Mounds View and the region, enhance the image of the corridor and its place making potential in Mounds View, expand economic development opportunities, and maintain and restore natural resource systems. The redevelopment / revitalization plan provides the vision and long-term plan for this segment of County Road 10. The next step in making the plan a reality is to develop and initiate an implementation plan. The City of Mounds View seeks assistance from a qualified firm to reach this goal. Basic City Information Mounds View has been a municipal corporation since 1958. The City operates under a Home Rule Charter, which was adopted in 1979. The City is governed by a Mayor and four City Council members, all of whom are elected at-large. The Council employs a City Administrator who is responsible for administering Council policy and managing City business on a daily basis. Mounds View is located in northern Ramsey County, approximately eight miles north of the City of Saint Paul. The City encompasses an area of approximately 4.25 square miles. Since 1970, the City’s population growth has been: