Minutes - Council Work Session - 11/30/2004

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partial park property. It would involve relocation of housing. It would have some interesting impacts on Highway 10. The idea was shared with the Anoka City Council in a work session last Monday, which was attended by him and a representative ofBolten & Menk. The City of Anoka had been working with M~ff)OT, who hadlooked at interchanges on Highway 10 that would not allow an eastbound turn from Thurston Avenue onto HighWay 10. This proposal would add to Anoka's reasoning of needing that eastbound traffic at Thurston Avenue. Mr. Tinklenberg noted this discussion hasgone on for a long time. There is a strong interest in looking at that portion of Highway 10 as being the major congestion area. The city of A3aoka is beginning to really visit with its business community in the industrial park, which has concerns about being able to access Highway 10 to get people in and out of the industrial park. There are a lot of things coming together that make this the right time to move on this planning. He explained MnDOT always come in with a proposed plan. The important next step is for the community to come back with its issues, and the final design is then worked out. By virtue of Ram sey bringing forward the discussion about Thurston Avenue and the connection, it advances that discussion about the importance of Thurston Avenue and what kind of intersection should be built there. Chris Chromey of Bolten & Menk advised this was the first attempt of putting pen to paper for the alignment. He would not use this asla reference for the number of houses that wonld be impacted. The next step would be to loOk in more detail at tweaking this aligmnent to start minimizing those impacts. City Administrator Norman explained during the comprehensive planning with staff and the consultants, there was discussion of the uphill challenge that there cannot be much done until Anoka proceeds with necessary actions. Proceeding towards this alignment would put Ramsey in thc driver's seat. He indicated MnDOT was very interested in this and was present when this was brought before Anoka. This alignment would actually help Anoka with their discussions with MnDOT regarding the Thurston Avenue intersection. The consensus of the Council was to direct staff to continue working on the Highway 47 access to Nighway 10 with all of the appropriate agencies, and to bring the information forward to the Council. Mt'. Tinklenberg informed the Council that the Republican caucuses met today to make their chair and committee assignments. They will be addressing some of the funding and priority issues. The Northwest Suburban Delegation has promised to work together to move legislation through what will need to be.a very bipartisan session. A big issue will be transportation funding. There have been delays in transportation funding, and the importance of the coalition partners and the working relationships that have been built will be crucial. 3) Rural Developing Subdivision Ordinance City Administrator Norman reviewed that at the May 11, 2004 meeting, the City Council adopted a 90-day moratorium on all subdivision and platting in the R-1 Rural Developing District. The City Council Work Session/November 30, 2004 Page 4of 9