Minutes - Council Work Session - 09/11/2018

Home

City Engineer Westby provided additional details on the MnDOT specifications for items within the right-of-way. He stated that there are some cities that have worked with MnDOT to put planters in the median, and that would be something the City could talk about. Parks and Assistant Public Works Superintendent Riverblood stated that median has the worst conditions for plantings and therefore it would be difficult to have plantings in that median. Community Development Director Gladhill stated that there has been discussion of perhaps incorporating a public art element on the noise wall. Acting Mayor LeTourneau asked if there would be an opportunity to provide an update on Highway 47 during the Highway 10 update at the regular meeting. Community Development Director Gladhill noted that a comment could be made stating that staff is working on the Highway 47 corridor planning and will bring a more robust presentation forward in the future. 3. TOPICS FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION 3.01: Review Future Topics/ Calendar Councilmember Shryock stated that when she attended Night to Unite parties, she heard several comments about road conditions for roads maintained by the State or County. She referenced the narrowing of Sunfish at Bunker after Casey's General Store. She referenced the multiple entrances for Plants and Things at the Sunfish exit from Highway 10. She explained that one of the entrance locations aligns with a turn lane and can cause conflicts. Community Development Director Gladhill noted that perhaps that could be brought forward at the October Public Works Committee meeting for further discussion. Acting Mayor LeTourneau stated that in regards to roads there seems to be three categories: Highway 10 issues and improvements, road conditions and maintenance, and safety. He stated that perhaps a discussion could occur on road safety and identification of priority areas. Councilmember Kuzma stated that he would be interested in how the City interacts with the County and State for roads that are owned by those parties. He stated that perhaps there is a communication to residents on how those comments can be provided to those entities that could be published in the Ramsey Resident. Community Development Director Gladhill stated that the transportation chapter of the Comprehensive Plan starts to go into some of that detail. He noted that further work could be done to develop more in-depth plans. Councilmember Riley stated that those discussions would not have to go through the Public Works Committee, but the Public Works Department could be the conduit for communicating City Council Work Session/ September 11,2018 Page 4 of 5