Minutes - Planning Commission - 04/21/1994 - Special Meeting

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Commissioner Deemer agreed that land uses could be modified but not the roads, therefore, emphasis should be on preparing road alignment now to work with a no-bridge scenario and with a bridge when it comes in. It was the consensus of the Planning Commission that the skeleton of Co. Rd. gl 16 outlined in Figure 5 was rthe preferred alignment to be used for all bridge scenarios. Commissioner Thomd stated he was in favor of the river crossing delineated in Figure #5. Commissioner LaDue suggested outlining all three alternative bridge crossings on one map, although he noted that the land uses would change with each crossing. He added that he also favored the river crossing delineated in Figure #5. Mr. Smith advised that it would be difficult to delineate all three crossings on one map because the land uses were different. City Administrator Schroeder discussed the alignment of Sunwood Drive and how it would affect each scenario. He also urged the Commission to narrow their choices of bridge crossings to eliminate the need for purchasing and acquiring an excess of right-of-way. It was the consensus of the Planning Commission that Figure #5 with a bridge crossing near Bowers Drive and connecting with Co. Rd. #116 west of Armstrong Boulevard was the preferred alignment, and that although the other crossings are still options, they are not to be delineated in the Comprehensive Pla.n~ ~ C~mm;~s~.e_.,~r He..~~~-li. gnment~b ee~use~o~-orwRaln-s-ey Mr. Schroeder suggested showing that the bridge crossing connects with Co. Rd. #116, not Armstrong Boulevard as it appears on the map. It was the consensus of the Planning Commission that all scenarios would not connect with a north-south mute but with Co. Rd. #116, so that Co. Rd. #116 terminates as the bridge crossing. Mr. Schroeder suggested that the other scenarios not be discarded as they could be used to compare land uses. Mr. Smith agreed that the City might want to move the industrial closer to the bridge, stating that land uses change significantly depending on where the bridge is located. Mr. Schwanke summarized that the consultants would draft up the new alignment depicting a couple scenarios of land use and that they would also use Figure #5 with the current crossing. He went on to outline the proposed goals for a Mississippi River bridge (page 5 of memorandum dated April 18, 1994). It was the consensus of the Planning Commission to accept the proposed goals as presented. The Planning Commission reviewed the proposed criteria for a Mississippi River bridge (page 6 of memorandum dated April 18, 1994). It was the consensus of the Planning Commission to accept #1 through #4 and #6 as presented, however to validate #2 they added a criteria to read "Any Mississippi River bridge crossing should maximize the development potential which would arise from such bridge crossing." Planning Commission/April 21, 1994 Page 4 of 5