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8) Adopt Resolution #02-10-264 Approving 5th Partial Payment to Latour Construction for Improvement Project #99-52 (Sunwood Drive Extension) 9) Adopt Resolution #02-10-265 Approving 2I'~ Partial Payment to Richard Knutson, Inc. for Improvement Project #01-32 (Azurite Street NW) 10) Adopt Resolution #02-10-266 Approving Final Payment to Allied Blacktop, Inc for 2002 Street Maintenance Program - Division A (IP #02-01 - 02-10) 11) Adopt Resolution #02-10-267 Approving Final Payment to W.B. Miller, Inc. for 2002 Street Maintenance Program - Division B (IP #02-11 - 02-12) 12) Adopt Resolution #02-10-268 Granting a one-year extension to submit the final plat for Lord of Life minor subdivision. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Zimmerman, Kurak, Anderson, and Hendriksen. Voting No: None. COUNCIL BUSINESS Case A: Highway #10 Moratorium Community Development Director Frolik stated that Mn/DOT has developed an Interregional Corridor (IRC) System, which identifies 2,930 miles of key transportation corridors that handled one-third of the vehicle miles traveled in the State. One of those key corridors is T.H. 10 from T.H. 24 in Clear Lake to 1-35W, which includes the City of Ramsey. Earlier this year, Mn/DOT released a study document entitled T.H. 10 Corridor Management Plan: T.H. 24 in Clear Lake to 1-35W. On January 18, 2002, the City Council adopted Resolution #02-01-007 endorsing Mn/DOT's vision and management plan for T.H. 10 and supported a freeway design from Thurston Blvd. in Anoka to the western boundary of Ramsey. Conversion of T.H. 10 to a 6-lane freeway system will require shifting the alignment to the north. This will involve all parcels located north of T.H. 10 and south of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad. The next step in the process is the environmental reviews, which will eventually lead to the City's adoption of an Official Map of the preferred alignment. Creation of the Official Map could take one to two' years. The Town Center Task Force met on October 10, 2002; the Economic Development Authority met on October 14, 2002; the City Council Public Works Committee met on October 15, 2002; all committees recommended the establishment of a development moratorium along the north side of T.H. #10 corridor. During the City Council work session on October 15, 2002, a question was raised regarding the time frame and extent of the current development moratorium in place on property located north and south of Highway #10 and west of Armstrong Boulevard. Ordinance #01-17 and the attached moratorium map indicate that there will be no overlap of the current moratorium being considered and the one that was established in 2001. The moratorium established in 2001 is on the north and south side of Highway #10 from Armstrong Boulevard to Puma Street. However, there are no developable lots south of the tracks and north of the highway from Armstrong to Puma. All of this area is either under the ownership of BNSF or is state highway right-of-way. This development moratorium was for 24 months and City Council/October 22, 2002 Page 6 of 37