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Project Status December 29, 2004 Page 2 turn lane and median opening along CSAH 13 and the continuation of the sidewalk adjacent to CSAH 13 through the Line Avenue intersection. The City Council directed staff to prepare the plan and to bid the project in the Spring of 2005, at which time it would be brought back to the City Council for final consideration as to whether or not to proceed with construction of the construction of the cul-de-sacing of Line Avenue. King Avenue Parking Lot This project involves the removal of the former Elk River Municipal Utilities building, the closing of King Avenue at Trunk Highway 10, and the reconstruction of the entire area into one large parking lot. This project is being undertaken in conjunction with the Downtown Redevelopment Project, which will involve amulti-use building being placed in the Jackson Square parking area. We are currently soliciting quotations from contractors for the environmental abatement of the necessary items in the former Elk River Municipal Utilities building prior to its demolition. Quotes will be solicited for the demolition in about March of 2005. We are working on the design and layout of the parking lot, taking input from appropriate City staff and preparing to initiate a series of meetings with a downtown representative group, beginning in early January 2005. Construction is anticipated to begin as soon as the removal of Spring weight restrictions will allow, and to be completed in the early part of the Summer of 2005. Westbound Liquor Store Site Civil Improvements We are working with Tushie Montgomery, the City's architectural firm, on the development of the grading plan, parking lot layout, and utility plan for the construction of the Westbound Liquor Store to be located at the intersection of Trunk Highway 10 and Joplin Avenue. These plans are completed in a preliminary fashion and have been submitted to the Planning Department for consideration of a conditional use permit for the proposed liquor store. Based on the comments received at the Planning Commission and City Council meeting, the plans will be revised, bid, and construction will likely begin early in the Spring of 2005. County Road 40 (Cleveland Avenue) Reconstruction The City has been working with the County for over a year to facilitate aturn- back of County Road 40 to the City. The framework of the turn-back has been agreed upon. City and County staff are currently working through the details of a formal turn-back agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, the City will take the lead on the land acquisition and reconstruction of Cleveland Avenue between CSAH 13 and CSAH 12. This project has a Federal Grant associated with it in excess of $700,000. We are currently working on the prelunuiary Federal paperwork and preluninary layout of the roadway to determine exactly how much land needs to be acquired so that we are ready to proceed as soon as the turn-back agreement between the City and County is formally agreed upon. • Brown Property Development -Based on direction from the City's EDA, we are preparing to begin work on the infrastructure improvements and platting process S:\EngineerImprovProj\2005 Improvement Projects\12 29 04 CC memo 2005 projeas.doc