Agenda - Council - 08/25/1998 - Laserfiche WebLink

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proposed on the design layouts, but still within the existing rights-of-way. A double left-turn lane for northbound T.H. #47 onto County Road #5 was also supported as a design change. Council Action: The Council is asked to set the date of the Environmental Assessment public hearing on the Trunk Highway #47 project for Tuesday, September 29, 1998 fi:om 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers. Case #2: Update on C. R. #t16 Extension The Council was advised that the schedule for completion for the C.R. #116 extension between C.R. #56 and C.R. #83 is now anticipated to be November of 1998. Previous estimates had the opening being completed in the summer of 1999. The Council reviewed a proposed joint powers agreement outlining the responsibilities of the City of Ramsey in this project. There are two major elements of City responsibility in this project. The first is to pay for the City's share of the construction of this project which includes bituminous bikeway and wetland mitigation. The agreement also proposes to limit the number of access points onto the highway to six. The Committee requested that the number of access points proposed be reviewed by the City's planning consultants. Staff has complied with that and it was the consultant's recommendation that six accesses should be adequate to service the land adjacent to the county road extension, a memo fi:om Hoisington is anticipated. The City has obtained the right-of-way for the roadway itself through the Kurak property, the wetland mitigation area, and a temporary construction easement on the western portion of the project, however, a similar fifteen-foot temporary easement on the eastern have of the project to accommodated the backslope of a bituminous trail was overlooked. The work on this easement would require removing an existing windbreak tree line. The residential property owners involved are agreeable to granting a right-of-entry to allow the project to proceed; however, compensation is an issue. I have indicated to these owners that the Road and Bridge Committee has recommended an $8,000 budget for landscaping restoration. Recommendations: The Committee recommended that the Council enter into a joint powers agreement with the County; however it recommended that the City's financial contribution to the construction improvements be limited to $60,000 in accordance with the recommendations of the City Engineer. Secondly, the Committee recommends that the Council offer an $8,000 landscaping budget. As compensation for the 15-foot temporary slope easement, it is recommended that this mount be considered not only compensation for the value of the lost tree line, but also a contribution toward the aesthetics of the future bike path. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I