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comprehensive plan); Section 22 drainage/Maintenance of County Ditch 3 (This issue is to be addressed in the current storm water comprehensive plan); Catch basin on 153/155 Avenue (freezing of- The Public Works Department needs to acquire thawing equipment to address this growing need). Councilmember Zimmerman expressed a concern about the septic field flooding. Mr. Jankowski replied that the City Attorney may have to furnish guidelines on what the City is liable for. Councilmember Zimmerman commented that, in the past, a lot of the developers in Ramsey relied on seepage to get rid of the water and that's not working in wet weather. He stated that some of this may be the problem of the land owner but the City gives out the building permit. Mr. Jankowski commented that some of these issues may be the City's responsibility, but inquired how much money the City would be willing to spend. Councilmember Zimmerman suggested discussing it with the land owners to see what they are willing to pay as far as cost-share. He added that the City should also look to the developer for a guarantee that the drainage in the development will work the way it was engineered to work. "We need higher quality subdividers who are going to be responsible". Mr. Jankowski stated that the City needs to have a process in place to address this issue. Maybe a surcharge should be added as a way to take care of drainage problems. Case //2: Status Report on Trunk Highway #47 Corridor and Access Study City Engineer Jankowski reported that since the last time the Road and Bridge Committee met, he received comment from Anoka County indicating they would be willing to supply technical participation in the Highway #47 corridor and access study. He felt at this point, it is important to proceed with a request for services to consulting engineers who have developed particular expertise in this area. Mr. Jankowski suggested a steering committee of the Road and Bridge Committee, City Engineer, City Administrator and a MnDOT representative. Upon review of the list of consultants, Councilmember Zimmerman asked that Maier Stewart be added. Motion by Councilmember Beahen and seconded by Councilmember Zimmerman to modify the draft Request for Proposal (RFP) and recommend to City Council authorization to solicit RFP. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Councilmembers Beahen and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Mr. Jankowski stated that a request had been made of the State to do another study of 167th Avenue and Highway #47. He received the report and the study did not warrant a traffic signal. The report did show that there is a 13 - 14% increase in traffic on Highway #47 and, on 167th, the traffic was increased by 4% in the three-year period. Road & Bridge Committee/June 27, 1995 Page 2 of 3