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RB CASE # CONSIDER CHANGE TO C.R. #116 PROJECT By: Steve Jankowski, City Engineer Background: The City of Ramsey is participating in several elements of the C.R. #116 extension between Ramsey Boulevard and Armstrong Boulevard. These improvements include wetland mitigation, construction of a 10-foot bituminous trail and the construction of a screening berm behind the existing homes on the south side of 149th Lane in the Greenland Hills subdivision. It is this last element that concerns this case. It was anticipated that approximately 20,000 cubic meters of topsoil would be available to construct a three meter (9-foot) berm along a 90-foot wide strip of property that the City owns immediately south of these homes. The construction engineer has advised that the 20,000 cubic meters may not be available. This berm was intended to provide some buffer of the new highway from these residential properties, but upon closer inspection, the berm may not provide the desired results. It may be more effective to plant some trees along this strip of land to achieve the visual screening from the homes. Recommendation: It is staff's recommendation that a row of evergreen trees be planted along the southern property lines to provide screening for homes most exposed to the visual impacts of the highway. The cost of this planting is estimated at $5,000. Financing: Financing for the modification would need to be charged against the C.R. #116 street extension project. Committee Action: Motion to recommend Council add tree landscaping to the scope of the C.R. #116 project in the amount of $5,000. Reviewed by: City Engineer City Administrator Director of Public Works Finance Officer R&B: 09/08/98 jot/l 16modifdoc