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Councilmember introduced the following resolution and moved fo? it.~ advption' <br /> <br />RESOLUTION #89-09- <br /> <br />RESOLUTION REQUESTING M~ETRO DISTRICT OF THE MLNNrESOTA DEPARTM22NT OF <br />TILKNSPORTATION Ahq3 ANOKA COUNTY DEPARTM~ENT OF TI~NSPOI~TATION TO <br />EI~ECT TR. AJvFIC SIGNALS '~Tr%l PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS AT TIlE INTERSECTION OF <br />STATE I~IIGH~'AY #47 AND COUNTY ROAD ~.116 12q THE CITY OF IL~ISEY <br /> <br /> WYIEI%EAS, the Anoka County Department of Transportation has constructed the <br />realignment of County Road ~116 (Industry Avenue Northwest) as part of the soon-tt,-be <br />constructed Rum River Bridge Crossing; and <br /> <br /> WI:LEREAS, the new intersection of lndustr3.' Avenue Northwest and St. Francis Boulevard <br />Northwest (State Highway ~47) is currently being wired for traffic lights although there is no <br />planned time for the actual installation of said signals; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, on August 24, 1989, a child riding a bicycle was involved in a vehicle accident <br />at this intersection; and <br /> WFiEREAS, the City has received numerous inqu~r~e~rom~rre~s~s <br />concerns regarding the need for a controlled crossing (both vehicle and pedestrian), at said <br />intersection; and <br /> <br /> W]~EREAS, on September 14, 1989, the Ramsay Park and Recreation Commission <br />recommended that a traffic signal, including a pedestrian crossing, be erected at the new County <br />Road ~116 and State Highway #47 intersection; and <br /> <br /> WlqEREAS, on September 19, 1989, the Ramsay Planning and Zoning Commission <br />concurred with the Park and Recreation Commission recommendation that a traffic signal be <br />erected at the new County Road ~116 and State Highway ~47 intersection. <br /> <br />NOV' T1WEREFO~, BE IT RESOL~rED TH. AT TYIE CITY COUNCIL OF TIFF. CITY OF <br />tLkMSEY, ANOKA COUNTT, STATE OF I~LNq~rESOTA, as follows.'. <br /> <br /> 1) That the City hereby requests Metro District of the Minnesota Department of <br />Transportation and the Anoka County Depa=ment of Transportation to erect tra~c siffnals with <br />pedestrian crossing at the intersection of County Road #116 and State Highway #47 in the Ciw of <br />Ramsay. <br /> <br /> 2) That the Mayor, on behalf of the Ci~' is authorized to communicate this Resolugion <br />to Metro District of the Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Anoka County <br />Department of Transportation. <br /> <br />The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Counc]lmember <br /> and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: <br /> <br /> <br />