Agenda - Council Work Session - 09/29/2009

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and assisted city staff in a public involvement process to determine the most feasible alignment/design. The evaluation included both off-road and on-road design options. The public involvement process included input from area residents and the city's Park and Recreation Commission. The project was partially financed with Mn/DOT state aid funds requiring state aid review and approval. Travelers Trail Improvements, Burnsville, MN - Project Manager. Kimley-Horn provided preliminary design, final design, and construction phase services for the reconstruction of 2,600 feet of Travelers Trail east of Nicollet Avenue. The project included the reconstruction of an existing four-lane roadway to a two-lane roadway with on-street parallel and diagonal parking. The project incorporated streetscape amenities, including decorative street lighting, colored concrete pavement and sidewalks, irrigation systems, and landscape plantings. Mississippi River Regional Trail Feasibility Study, Rosemount, MN - Principal-in-Charge. We are currently working with the Dakota County Office of Planning on a feasibility study for a segment of the Mississippi River Regional Trail through the city of Rosemount. In exploring several alignment options, we are working through a variety of challenges including steep terrain, high truck volumes on adjacent roadways, identification of land ownership, security concerns due to the proximity of the trail to the Mississippi River barge operations, and railroad crossings. Coordination with Mn/DOT, the city of Rosemount, Union Pacific Railroad, and adjacent property owners has been a key part of our work to date. The goal of the feasibility study is to select an alignment before proceeding into preliminary design and engineering of the trail to be constructed with federal funds in 2010. Mississippi River Regional Trail Preliminary Design (Cahill Avenue to Pine Bend Bluffs Segment), Inver Grove Heights, MN - Principal-in-Charge. Kimley-Horn recently provided engineering design and environmental services for the Mississippi River Regional Trail from Cahill Avenue to Pine Bend Bluffs Scientific and Natural Area. Tasks included trail grading and drainage design, identification of right-of-wayleasement acquisition requirements, development of cost estimates, and determination of environmental documentation needs. We designed and coordinated construction of grading improvements to accommodate the future trail along lnver Grove Trail as a part of our involvement in a city sanitary sewer project. Coordination with Mn/DOT was required due to a segment of the trail being constructed in conjunction with the Trunk Highway 52 East Frontage Road. Assistance also was provided to the county in the drafting of a joint powers agreement with the city for this work. We led significant coordination efforts with several stakeholders including the city, Mn/DOT, DNR, private land owners, and multiple private utility companies. Construction of the trail is planned to be completed in 2010. Old Highway 8 (CSAH 77) Reconstruction Final Design, New Brighton, MN - Client Manager. Kimley-Horn has completed preliminary and final design services for the reconstruction of 2,900 linear feet of Old Highway 8 from 1-694 to the north. The project included the reconstruction of an existing four-lane undivided roadway to a four-lane divided roadway with on-street parallel parking. The improvements included new storm drainage systems, new water main, and sanitary sewer repairs. The project also included significant streetscape amenities including decorative street lighting, colored concrete pavement and sidewalks, irrigation systems, and landscape plantings. We are currently providing construction ph~se services. North Central Business District Parking Deck Design, Anoka, MN - Project Manager. Kimley-Horn provided final design and construction services for a three-level, 270-space parking deck to be built as the first step in the revitalization and redevelopment of the downtown Anoka North Central Business District area. Downtown Anoka is a historic district and the project design had to be critically sensitive to the historic architecture of downtown Anoka. The project also included the design of a parking plaza adjacent to the parking deck, planned to be used for city festivals and celebrations. As the prime consultant, Kimley-Horn was responsible for functional parking layout, structural design, site civil engineering, and landscape architecture. EF060172.09 Appendix-8