Agenda - Council - 05/26/2015 - Laserfiche WebLink

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There have been 55 vehicular accidents within the past five (5) years between Sunwood Drive and Sunfish Lake Boulevard. As part of the future corridor study, the City hopes to review this data in more detail in terms of individual nodes and crash severity. The City is attempting to pull this data together today. What is Anoka Countv's stance on retaining the access at Nowthen Boulevard? The Anoka County Highway Department has routinely responded, as early as 2005 with review of MEADOW, that it prefers the access to be closed for safety and access spacing purposes. Anoka County has committed to working with the City, at the City's cost, to work with the City's preferred alternative. Anoka County appears to strongly oppose a full access, but may be willing to work with the City on some sort of reduced access. Can the Nowthen Boulevard access be added in the future if it is closed today? It is possible that the access could be reconstructed in the future. There are two (2) broad alternatives that the City could consider in its future corridor study and implementation. Can a traffic signal be added at the Nowthen Boulevard Access to increase safety? Due to its close proximity to a new traffic signal about to be completed, a traffic signal does not seem warranted at this location. Will the added traffic add additional maintenance costs to existing roads? The City has established a pavement rating system and regular street maintenance schedule. If future traffic counts and PASER ratings indicate that the lifespan of the local road is being reduced, it will begin to explore other alternatives to extend the lifespan of the road. Is the project being sold all together to G S Land. or in phases? Can the access to Nowthen Boulevard remain open until Phase II? The project is being sold in two (2) phases. The access to Nowthen Boulevard can remain open until Phase II is commenced. Whv does the proposed Plat not include a park or open space? Where are recreational opportunities for this area? Where will the Park Dedication dollars generated by this development go? The Master Parks and Trail Plan focuses on better pedestrian connection to existing facilities within an acceptable walkshed and improvements to enhance these existing parks and open spaces. Facilities within the vicinity include, but are not limited to Alpine Park, Ramsey Elementary School, Solstice Park, Bear Park, and Woodland Green Park. The Master Park and Trail Plan is divided into Park Districts. The intent of the park district concept is to ensure a portion of the Park Dedication dollars captured by new development are utilized within the district where the development is located. A document summarizing the Parks and Recreation Commission's recommendation specific to this question is listed below. What are the allowable hours of construction? City Code Section 105-1 states the following: