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County Commissioner Haas-Steffen stated that the County proposed a bonding bill at the State legislature for the Rum River crossing; the State left the county with no highway bill. Other funding sources are being pursued; the county is not giving up on the Rum River Bridge. Council recessed at 8:45 p.m. Mayor Reimann called the meeting back to order at 8:50 p.m. Clayton Berg - Stated that in support of Mr. Raatikka's comments, he would like to state for the record that in 1979 and 1980 he was involved in the meetings between Ramsey and Anoka County regarding upgrading Dysprosium and at that time the County said they did not need another county road and they would not consider Dysprosium being a county road, but Ramsey could deal with the State if they desired to do so. Motion by Councilmember Cox and seconded by Councilmember Sorteberg to adopt Resolution #87-126 authorizing the City Engineer to prepare a right- of-way acquisition plan to upgrade Dysprosium Street in Ramsey to County standards and to evaluate other alternatives for the realignment of State Hwy. #47. (Please refer to resolution file for Resolution #87-126). Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Reimann, Councilmembers Sorteberg, Cox, DeLuca and Pearson. Voting No: None. Mr. Hartley stated that the information called for in the motion should be available in one month; he will channel information to concerned residents regarding this subject through Mr. Hellem and Ms. Kyker. Case #1.B: Discussion Re~ardin~'L&G Rehbein's Conditional-Use-Permit To Grade And Excavate: Mr. Hartley stated that all of the truck traffic resulting from the creation of a man-made lake in Northfork is currently routed onto the only MSA road in that vicinity (153rd Avenue N.W.). City Council can take those concerns registered by citizens during Citizen Input and any additional concerns into consideration and decide to establish a public hearing on the question of whether or not the conditional use permit which is currently active should be amended or revoked. If Council chooses to not hold a public hearing on the question, then they may want to talk about other negotiated options with the holder of the conditional use permit. Mike Nasby - 8330 153rd - Stated his home fronts 153rd and the truck traffic has been going on for 4-6 weeks. His driveway, which he installed two years ago, is now cracking from the street up to the house. Even though 153rd is a 9 ton capacity road, it is not meant to be used 100 times a day by those weights. The trucks are overweight and creating safety hazards. The truck traffic should be rerouted through the Northfork area by closing down the railroad crossing at Puma and Hwy. #10 and reopening the crossing at the Design Center and Hwy. #10. Gregg Smith - Stated that Northfork had it's own crossing at the Design Center and Hwy. #10 and chose to close it off. City Council/May 26, 1987 Page 11 of 21