Agenda - Planning Commission - 05/07/1996

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mornings. He add~ ~l that the church will work closely with the City for a program that's safe and efficient for all. : Greg Rajanen, 14277 Waco Street NW, Ramsey, commended the Council on dealing with the Highway g47 saf¢;ty issues. He expressed concern about crossing Highway g47 at 142nd Avenue. He recalldfl the last literature he saw on the study was the possibility of a light there. He listed reasons why! a Light would add a safety factor to that area such as having to get across Highway g47 to g~t to the well-used River's Bend Park. He appealed to Council to consider 142nd as a permanent spot for a traffic signal. Denny Eyler sugg6sted that this signalization is proposed for as soon after 1997 as funding becomes available. ~ Kerrie Orr, 14940 St. Francis Boulevard NW, Rarnsey, stated that the City has been talking about buying her house tci put in 149th Lane. They have inquired as to when this will happen and they have received three idifferent answers. Those answers being - now, not this year, and five years down the road. Sh~[ asked for an answer so she could plan for her future. Mr. Jankowski agr ~e-~ed that the residents should be made aware as soon as possible what the plans are. Council need[; to rank this project to gage when the City would require acquisition of property. We cannot give the residents an answer tonight, however, the City does have a five-year plan. We should bd able to place this project in the five-year schedule so residents will know when the acquisitions wil~ occur. Karyn Peters, 148210 St. Francis Boulevard NW, Rarnsey, stated she is also representing Todd and Julie Bartholdi ~ 14810 St. Francis Boulevard NW, Ramsey, and Robyn Lane at 14760 St. Francis Boulevard N-W, Ramsey. She stated they are impacted on the same intersection - the road divides _th, e. ir proper~y in half. She told of remodeling plans they had for their house, however, they didn t know ~hat the future would hold now. She stated that at the workshop, they were asked if they didn't iexpect that Highway g47 would be widened. She reported that they did expect it to widen; however, at the time they purchased their property, Amber Ridge was not there and they expected it wt~uld widened that way. She mentioned there has been conversation about purchasing the garage and turning it around. She hoped that the City would not just access their 'houses off the bacl~ road and leave them sitting there. If that's the case, they would rather be bought out. She reiterated that their remodeling plans have had to stop and they want answers as soon as possible. City Administrator Schroeder offered that the City would know more about the availability of funding for the project, etc. by July or August of this year. Bev Dehn, 4923 - 1#2nd Lane NW, Ramsey, stated that Highway g47 is a state highway. Does that mean we cannolt do anything with 142nd? It's slated for a signal light in the future but the problem is now. .There is a bank coming in and traffic will be even heavier. It's a fast and dangerous intersection. She questioned if something could be done sooner than after 1997. She also asked about the!light on 149th and the impact to the people on the east side of Highway #47. Mr. Jankowsld stat~ that the projected schedule is this summer and will extend from County Road. #116 back to 142ndlStreet. The project wilJ not include signalization of 142nd. The next project done would be a combination of four-lane section on g47 up to County Road #5 and have a light there. It would be ~ione as one project. A way of speeding it up would be to acquire funding somehow. We willl be looking at a cooperative agreement. The cost would be about a million dollars.