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ROAD AND BRIDGE COMMITTEE CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA The Ramsey Road and Bridge Committee conducted a regular meeting on Tuesday, August 8, 1995, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Boulevard N.W., Ramsey, Minnesota. Members Present: Councilmember Carolyn Beahen Councilmember Gerald Zimmerman Also Present: City Administrator Ryan Schroeder City Engineer Steve Jankowski Public Works Supervisor Merle Mevissen CALL TO ORDER Councilmember Zimmerman called the regular meeting of the Road and Bridge Committee to order at 6:05 p.m. CITIZEN INPUT None COMMITTEE BUSINESS Case #1: Status Report on Sunwood Drive Project City Engineer Jankowski provided the Road and Bridge Committee with an update on the status of the design and construction of Sunwood Drive from Wood Pond Hills to County Road #57. The design of the bridge crossing Wetland #114P is expected to be completed within the next two to three weeks. City Staff has been in contact with Tom and Patty Kurak, the property owners, through whose land approximately 1800 feet of the roadway will traverse. Mr. Jankowski presented the alignment last approved by the City Council. During the meeting with the Kurak's, they expressed a concern over the roadway that traverses their property. We felt it was a good idea to push it north to the highway then through the two wetlands. Subsequent to that, Mr. Schroeder spoke with Mr. Kurak and he (Kurak) wanted the line to parallel the roadway and go between the two designated wetlands. Mr. Jankowski showed the alignments. He explained that he felt that this latest alignment request was objectionable because of too many tight curves. We feel we should utilize the previously agreed to alignment. He commented that it's possible Mr. Kurak hasn't even seen how the alignment looks that he is suggesting. He stated that the City is anxious to finalize the alignment through the Kurak's property at this time as it will have an impact on the final property which this roadway will need to traverse, the Ben Deemer property. Councilmember Zimmerman agreed with the alignment shifting the roadway approximately 100 feet north - and not the last one suggested by Mr. Kurak. He expressed a concern about the tight curves for the fire tanker and also that the curves would destroy the character of an MSA road. Councilmember Beahen questioned how opposeed Tom and Patty Kurak would be to this alignment. Road and Bridge Committee/August 8, 1995 Page I of 3