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Cotmcilmcmbur' [il~,ig questioned hc)w enforceable it was for the City to make sure the systems arc maintained. Fire Inspector ~%trcich replied that ii' th.~' ordinance is adopted it would be a misdemeanor if the ordilmnCc was v iol'.tted. Councilmombcr C¢,ot~ stalorl that hc would like to see a list of businesses that would be available to do such Viro Inspector Stretch replied that the sprinkler systems can be installed by a master plumber in resiclcntial units or by the property owlv,:r themselves. ('onscnsus o1' tho ('ity Council war:; to, direct staff to lombard a case to the next City Council meeting providing aimwcrs lo all of.holt' questions. Cotmcilmcmbc~' Kt~rak arrived at 6:',!0 p.m. 2) NW Brid/4¢ Crossit~g Deveh}pment City Administrato~~ Norman explai~ed that a Northwest River Crossing Study was completed recently lhat estal~,lishes a transp~rtation corridor with a future bridge crossing over the Mississippi Riwzr s~mth to h~tcrstatc #% in Maple Grove. While this corridor has been identified in a Seeping [)ocu~cnt, the o/I~cia] mapping process has yet to begin. In addition there has been discussion ab()ui what will happen x-,.'ilh Itighway #169. There is a proposal being discussed that once 1 lighway '//01 (I is completed, #!69 would join the new #610 and then come north to the new northwest cor~'idor route. As they ~'eached completion of the study a new issue came up from Shcrbt~mc (~otl~ty and Anoka Cotmt¥ indicating that perhaps #169 should join up in the commercial area o~ l';lk Riv{~r. The r'cas-:on the issue is before the Council is that staff has learned in rccotat weeks thatt dovclol)melat p~ essm'es along the proposed northwest river crossing corridor arc significantly o~t the increase. '¢ta;f' wanted to discuss the need to continue working with transporlation cons~ltants to devoloi, ~ ~brmal transportation co~Tidor along the proposed Bunker l~ake Boulevard ami possibly I [ighx~.ay ~'"' t 69 in preparation for an official mapping designation. Assistam Comnmnity Dcvelopmen l)iroctor Trudgeon reviewed the proposed cmTidor of the l't~tm-c river bridge crossing. [-le e,',,plained that development is more eminent in this area than they had thought o~o year a~.;o. Dev.::lopment in the corridor will probably occur before the State takes any action on thc river bridge ~zrossing. If that occurs the City needs to be ready to try and preserve whore tho (iity believes tht: corridor should be, which is difficult because the EIS, once completed, m~y i,lcntiFy a differ~mt location. Recently staff has had discussions with rcprcscntati yes lior eno of' tine proper i,y ()wners and they have indicated that they would be willing to preserve a 300 Ii)ct corridor for ihe crossing if the density they lose in that con'idor can be made up olsowholx~' on the property. A~ this point staff feels that would be a good option for the (:it3' Co~ncil Work Session/May 4, 2004 Page 3 of 14