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March 2, 1994 Page 4 Mr. Tinldenberg felt the best place for discussions on the bridge to begin would be the two City Councils. Mississippi River Crossing: Through a discussion with the Mayor of the City of Dayton, it was learned that the Met Council has asked the City of Dayton to wait for results from the Anoka County Transportation Plan before deciding on a bridge alignment. Because my discussions with BRW indicated that the bridge location issue would not be addressed, I wanted to fred out from the County how the bridge issue was going to be handled. Mr. Tintdenberg was not aware of the City of Ramsey's concerns over the location shown on County maps for the proposed Mississippi River bridge and thought there was general agreement on the location as illustrate. He stated that the primary purpose of the new bridge would be to relieve TH 10 of additional traffic. Any other transportation service (benefit) the bridge would provide would be secondary and of lesser importance. For that reason, the bridge could be located west of the location shown on the County map and it would still serve its primary function. He stated that the County has no preference on any particular location and would be wilhng to cooperate with Ramsey on selecting the most appropriate location. He did encourage the City to evaluate the development potential associated with each alternative location and felt that a bridge alignment"in Ramsey could be a benefit in terms of development opportunities. RECOM~YIENDATION There is a great deal of confusion about the goals of the Anoka County Transportation Plan. It would be worthwhile to fully understand what the goals of the Plan actually are. City staff should discuss with Mr. Tinklenberg the need for assistance in determining the most appropriate location for the river crossing in Ramsey. Alternative river crossings could be tested in the regional transportation model during the County's transportation plan study to determine which location best meets the primary goal of relieving traffic on TH t0. At the same time, the secondary benefits of the alternative locations could be quantified. The land use schemes developed by RLK and Biko Associates could be used as inputs in the regional model. It is not suggested that the model would give the definitive answer to th/s issue. It would, however, provide additional information that could be used to reach a rational decision.