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CASE REPORT ON BISON STREET N.W. By: Pete Raatikka, City Engineer Background: As a result of questions arising at the public hearing on improving Bison Street between Trout Brook Ridge and 171st Avenue, City Council asked for a summary of the plat approval for Trott Brook Ridge and a history on the petitions for upgrading Bison Street. A summary of the Trott Brook Ridge plat approval is contained in Case 2 of the January 23, 1990 Council agenda. The summary of the case prepared by Mark Banwart indicates that City Council approved the preliminary plat on December 9, 1989 contingent upon reaching a resolution to improvements to Bison Street. from the north boundary Qf.~he p~!at to 171st Avenue N.W. Enclosures for the case included a letter from Andries Hillebregt received on November 6, 1990 requesting that Bison Street be kept as a cul-de-sac. City staff did not find any record of a petition to upgrade Bison Street as a cul-de-sac. The petition that was adopted by City Council is included in the March 27, 1990 Council agenda which petitions for the street improvement from Trott Brook Ridge to 171st Avenue N.W. I will prepare an amendment to the feasibility to construct Bison Street as a cul-de-sac rather than a through street. This amendment will be available at May 8, 1990 Council meeting. By leaving Bison Street as a cul-de-sac, any future extensions of a street to the west of Bison would further violate the maximum length of a cul-de-sac allowed by City Code. The landlocked parcels behind the Hellebregt property on the southwest end of Bison Street will need a new street constructed to the west if they are developed. In review of the ownership of Bison Street right-of-way, we checked the. track.index at~Anoka County and did not find any easements dedicated to the City. Therefore, right-of-way for the street may have to be acquired. Also, I have discussed the agreement on moving Bison Street to its correct location with City Attorney Bill Goodrich and he states that the City will see that the road is constructed in the correct location. However, he does not agree that the City will bear the cost. This agreement pertains to Bison Street lying north of 171st Avenue.