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Preliminary Order setting the date of a public hearing for October 22, 2025 to consider the reconstruction of University Avenue between I35-E and Lafayette Road and acquisition of necessary property rights.
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IN THE MATTER OF reconstructing University Avenue between I-35E and Lafayette Road, including added signals, street lighting, trees, signs, concrete sidewalks and off-street trail, and acquisition of permanent right of way easements, permanent sidewalk, drainage and utility easements, and temporary construction easements needed to accommodate the street reconstruction.
The street improvements and permanent right of way easements, sidewalk and utility easements, and temporary construction easements are depicted in Exhibit A attached hereto.
The Council of the City of Saint Paul having received and considered the report of the Mayor upon the above improvement, attached hereto, hereby resolves:
1. That said report is hereby approved, and that the estimated cost and financing of the street reconstruction project thereof is $10,867,376, as revised from the attached report of the Mayor, financed by the One Cent Sales Tax and Special Assessments. Said report also notes 2025 construction, which is now scheduled for 2026.
1. That a public hearing be held on said improvement on the 22nd day of October 2025, at 3:30 o’clock p.m., in the Council Chambers of the City Hall and Court House Building in the City of Saint Paul.
2. That the notice of the public hearing be given to the persons and in the manner provided by the Charter, stating the time and place of the hearing, the nature of the improvement and the total cost thereof as estimated.
Funding for the project costs and acquisition of property rights is budgeted in the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget. Financing is provided through the One Cent Sales Tax and Special Assessments.