Minutes - Public Works Committee - 04/21/2009

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City Engineer Tim Himmer responded the benefit of this is that right now there is storm sewer in the street at Riverdale and its overloaded as it is. The benefit is utilizing the easement in the right of way to construct a pipe down Riverdale Drive where all other properties can eventually connect to. Vice Chair Dehen asked what is the detriment. City Engineer Tim Himmer does not see any detriment right now to this. Steve Young, 3844 York Avenue, Minneapolis wanted to explain that he is proposing to solve a long term problem to this area and run this pipe all the way down. City Engineer Himmer wanted to add that Mr. Young's desire is not to be out the full portion of his cost. Mayor Ramsey asked for City Administrator Kurt Ulrich's perspective on this. City Administrator Kurt Ulrich responded by stating this site is important to the City and it is a potential area to the Armstrong interchange. For the long term it will add the most value to the property to get the proj ect done. Mayor Ramsey mentioned the possibility of the interchange in the future and with that is not sure if he wants to go through with the cost of oversizing the pipe. City Administrator Kurt Ulrich explained that interchanges also need ponding and that is typical why a bridge or new asphalt is put in for a road project that also needs to be ponded. This is an opportunity, Motion by Mayor Ramsey, seconded by Councilmember McGlone to recommend to City Council selection of Option 2 per staff s recommendation. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Vice Chair Dehen, Mayor Ramsey, Councilmember McGlone. Voting No: None. Absent: Councilmember Elvig Case #3: Consider a Request for the County to Install a Crosswalk at the Intersection of 161st Avenue and Armstrong Blvd NW Assistant City Engineer Steve Jankowski explained that staff was contacted by Mr. Pat Surma who resides at 7930 161 st Lane with a number of suggestions of improving the safety of the intersection which consists of four elements of placing a crosswalk at the intersection on Armstrong Boulevard. Those elements are 1) Place a crosswalk across Armstrong Boulevard 2) Add a second Stop sign on the west leg of this intersection 3) Clear brush on the west leg of the intersection to improve visibility of the existing stop sign 4) Place a flashing yellow light at the requested crosswalk to add extra emphasis for it. With Armstrong Boulevard being in the jurisdiction of Anoka County Highway Department the City can only make a written request to consider these things, and that is staff s recommendation for doing. Public Works Committee / April 21, 2009 Page 4 of9