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completed the final draft of the study and are requesting that Ramsey and Anoka adopt Resolutions of Support of the study. Commission Business Commissioner Brauer was pleased that the City received letters of support from both Mn /DOT and Metropolitan Council. He asked if the study addressed improved safety along the corridor. Community Development Director Gladhill explained the safety would be improved by reducing the number of conflict points along the corridor. He discussed the current problem areas that have had high impact crashes. He further reviewed the traffic modeling and pedestrian improvements that would be completed along the corridor by Mn/DOT. Commissioner Bauer supported the proposed study. He wanted to see the needs of local traffic addressed through the study. Commissioner VanScoy saw the benefits of the proposed Mn /DOT improvements, however, he had concerns with why the State couldn't find the funds to complete the much needed freeway. Community Development Director Gladhill commented the corridor closely reflected a freeway. He discussed the expense of turning the corridor into a freeway, along with the funding issues Mn /DOT was having state -wide. He supported the benefits that would be provided through the proposed plan. Commissioner Brauer discussed the Mn/DOT data and noted traffic along Highway 10 would continue to slow development in Ramsey unless it was addressed. He did not believe population projections were taken into consideration. Community Development Director Gladhill indicated he would review the proposed capacity along the corridor and frontage roads and report back to the Commission at a future meeting. Motion by Commissioner Bauer, seconded by Commissioner Nosan, to recommend that City Council adopt Resolution 914 -10 -204 supporting the Highway 10 Access Planning Study with the needed areas of further analysis identified within said resolution. Further discussion Commissioner VanScoy explained he would support the proposed plan but believed that the City was settling. He had hoped the City would move towards a freeway in less than 25 years. Commissioner Maul did not want to see a traffic situation created that would be similar to Highway 169 and I -494. Planning Commission /October 9, 2014 Page 9 of 14