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City Engineer Olson stated that Anoka County has submitted a letter stating a few concerns <br />regarding the connection of Azurite Street to C.R. #116. The City responded to those concerns <br />and anticipated a favorable response from the County because they would be eliminating an <br />uncontrolled intersection and adding turn lanes. A response was then received back from Anoka <br />County, which stated that their comments remained unchanged and if the City were to proceed as <br />proposed, City staff would need to meet with the County to discuss improvements to C.R. #116. <br />Mr. Olson did have some discussions with the County and it was stated that if the City were to <br />proceed as proposed there might be some financial obligation on the part of the City for left turn <br />lanes or possibility of right-in right-out conditions being placed on the intersection. Staff <br />recommended that the Council grant preliminary plat approval and then staff will meet with the <br />County to come up with some type of compromise and then report back to the Council prior to <br />final plat approval. <br /> <br />Councilmember Zimmerman stated that the County has some concern with allowing more <br />uncontrolled accesses onto C.R. #116, especially where there is currently a study taking place to <br />improve C.R. #116. <br /> <br />City Engineer Olson noted that they would not be adding any accesses onto C.R. #116. <br /> <br />Councihnember Hendriksen stated that it appeared to him that the County is in a better situation <br />if they do what the City has proposed than what currently exists. <br /> <br />City Engineer Olson replied that the County wants to make sure that the intersection remains <br />safe. <br /> <br />Councihnember Hendriksen stated that the intersection would be safer with the changes than it <br />cun'ently is. <br /> <br />Councilmember Zimmerman noted that the goal of the County is to have controlled intersections <br />along County Roads. <br /> <br />Councihnember Hendriksen inquired as to what the appropriate action would be for the Council. <br /> <br />City Engineer Olson replied that staff would like to see the preliminary plat approved and, at the <br />time of final plat, discuss how much the improvements would cost to construct the intersection to <br />the County standards and how much in addition to what has already been approved for the <br />construction of Azurite Street. <br /> <br />Councilmember Zimmern~an inquired if the Parks Department will receive any park dedication <br />from the development. <br /> <br />Councilmember Anderson replied that it appeared that that decision would be up to the Council <br />on a case by case basis. <br /> <br />City Council/January 8, 2002 <br /> Page 12 of 27 <br /> <br /> <br />