Minutes - Public Works Committee - 02/20/2018

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Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Riley, Councilmembers Johns and Kuzma. Voting No: None. 5. COMMITTEE BUSINESS 5.01: Review COR Street Names City Engineer Westby reviewed the staff report and stated that the purpose of this case is to review existing and proposed street names within The COR, and to obtain preliminary feedback from the Public Works Committee regarding potential concerns with specific street names and any information the Committee would like Staff to present at the next regularly scheduled Public Works Committee meeting on March 20, 2018. He stated that the majority of street names within The COR are based on the Anoka County street grid naming convention, with the exceptions of Veterans Drive, Center Street, and Ramsey Parkway. He stated that the street naming convention for the City of Ramsey includes Football Greats, Mammals, Rocks, Elements, and Indian Tribes as streets progress from west to east. City Engineer Westby stated that most recently, the deviation of street names from the County grid was discussed when the Riverstone residential development was platted. Ultimately, the City Council approved renaming two street segments as something different from the County grid. He stated that the position from public safety is that the City should follow the County grid system or come up with its own convention that is consistent throughout the City. He explained that street names are an important component of public safety response, which can have a significant impact on response times and outcomes. Councilmember Kuzma asked if the officers in the police department are aware of the locations of road names that deviate from the system. Drive, etc.). He stated that his concern would be that in time of crisis, an outside agency would not know the location of those streets and a map system may not be available. He stated that his concern would be to follow one system or another, rather than merging two systems. He used the example of Anoka, which deviated from the County grid but still follows its own system. He He explained that by deviating the City has opened the door for future developers to ask for variances. He noted that some of the streets already exist in other areas of Ramsey and asked if the names would be changed for those existing streets as well. He stated that thus far the City use of the you are familiar with the location. Councilmember Johns stated that these concerns echo as to what was heard during the Capstone discussions. She stated that she would be willing to change the names of certain bizarrely named streets, if the beginning letter remains the same. Public Works Committee / February 20, 2018 Page 2 of 4