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Feb. 17, 2012 EDC Meeting <br />Item 5E – County Road 10 Beautification <br />Page 2 of 3 <br /> <br />Beautification Item Funding <br />Mechanism <br />Estimated Cost <br />Complete remaining trailway segments $350,000 (this would <br />be the City’s portion of a <br />matching Federal grant <br />for trail segments 6 & 11 <br />included for 2013 in the <br />5-Year Financial Plan) <br />$750,000 Source: <br />Bonestroo as part of <br />the 2009 Federal grant <br />application for <br />segments 6 & 11 <br />Install decorative fencing (see attached <br />images) <br />Unobligated TIF $28,600 (130 units of <br />fence) Source: 2002 <br />Plan + 10% <br />Create low-to-zero maintenance <br />landscaping elements <br /> City Public Works staff to mow (rough <br />cut) medians & Right-of-Way (ROW) <br />approx. 6 times per season <br /> Plant hearty shrubs in medians and/or <br />plant trees and shrubs along ROW <br />Mowing would be paid <br />out of the City’s General <br />Fund. <br /> <br />$350,000 (median <br />enhancements included <br />for 2014 in the 5-Year <br />Financial Plan) <br />$18,000 per year <br />(Mounds View Public <br />Works staff time & <br />equipment) Source: <br />Nick DeBar <br />$20,000 (mix of 90 <br />shade, ornamental and <br />evergreen trees) <br />Source: 2002 Plan <br />$5,280 (160 shrubs) <br />Source: 2002 Plan + <br />10% <br />Paint the semaphore structures (stop <br />lights) <br />Painting would be paid <br />out of the City’s General <br />Fund. <br /> <br />The City would need to <br />hire a private firm for <br />painting (ongoing cost). <br />Blight Elimination <br /> Trash cleanup <br /> Property acquisition & demolition <br />(i.e. removal of blighted vacant <br />buildings) <br />Trash cleanup would be <br />paid out of the City’s <br />General Fund. <br /> <br />Unobligated TIF <br />The City would need to <br />hire a private firm for <br />trash cleanup (ongoing <br />cost). Ramsey County <br />does not have its own <br />Adopt-a-Highway <br />Program for trash <br />cleanup. <br />Costs for property <br />acquisition and <br />demolition will vary <br />depending on the <br />property. <br />Signage <br /> Upgrade private business signs through <br />the existing Business Improvement <br />Loan Program or the creation of a <br />business sign grant program <br /> Decorative banners with City logo for <br />existing trailway light posts (see attached <br />images) <br /> Entrance monument signs (see attached <br />images) <br />$50,000 (2012 EDA <br />budget for business <br />subsidies) <br /> <br />$1,000 (2012 EDA ad <br />budget for banners) <br /> <br />$886,600 (gateway <br />features included for <br />2014 in the 5-Year <br />Financial Plan) <br />Costs for upgrading <br />private business signs <br />will vary depending on <br />the sign. <br />$3,300 (50 banners & <br />brackets−there are 110 <br />total existing light <br />posts) Source: Carrot- <br />Top Industries <br />$55,000 (two <br />entrance signs) Source: <br /> 2002 Plan + 10% <br />