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Mr. Gladhill stated feedback has been received from residents related to adding shoulders and <br />speeds on County roads, in particular Green Valley Road. He added the Anoka County Highway <br />Department seems open to helping with corridor studies. He noted the Transportation chapter <br />will have broad goals, including corridor studies over the next 10 years, but these issues will <br />require follow-up plans after the chapter is complete. <br /> <br />Mr. Gladhill stated the topic of another east/west connection is a high priority. He added <br />th <br />Sunwood Drive and Alpine Drive were segments that were the result of planning, and 167 <br />Avenue is planned for another east/west connector. He added a corridor study of Green Valley <br />rdth <br />Road, 173 Avenue and 179 Avenue might be a good plan as that area attracts a lot of <br />attention. He noted the golf course property owner has developers interested in developing that <br />property, which will put some pressure on that corridor. <br /> <br />Mr. Gladhill stated the Commission should consider whether Transportation sample goals and <br />objectives should be added to the overall plan which has its own strategies and goals. He added <br />it might be good to have some general goals for the plan moving forward. <br /> <br />Scott Mareck, WSB & Associates, stated the requirements and guidelines that are followed for <br />the Comprehensive Plan come from the Metropolitan Council, and broad goals and objectives <br />provide an umbrella as far as what the City wants to achieve. He added Mr. Gladhill has <br />mentioned a few of the overall goals for the City of Ramsey are safe and efficient motorized and <br />non-motorized systems, and connectivity with regional corridors for both transit and roadways. <br />He noted he has provided City Staff with a generic template for the Transportation chapter, and <br />there is no right or wrong way to compile the goals and objectives except to consider that which <br />is most important to the specific community. <br /> <br />Mr. Mareck stated some goals that other communities have included are system preservation, <br />pavement quality, signage and supportive infrastructure. He added strategies to maintain quality <br />conditions, and environmental impacts are often recorded as priorities, and some communities <br />address issues related to major freight and truck corridors, such as Highway 10, as well as access <br />management related to land use and roadways. He noted more access creates less mobility in <br />major corridors. <br /> <br />Mr. Mareck stated the Comprehensive Plan Transportation chapter identifies long and short-term <br />goals and issues in association with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT), as <br />well as Ramsey County, and provides confirmation that these are the transportation issues with <br />the City of Ramsey is most concerned for the future. <br /> <br />Councilmember Kuzma a <br />Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />Mr. Mareck stated WSB is retained by the City to help prepare the Transportation chapter. <br /> <br />Public Works Committee /July 18, 2017 <br />Page 5 of 9 <br /> <br />