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9, 2005. This appointment will be contingent :upon successful completion of reference checks, <br />and passing a pre-employment physical and drug screen. All other personnel policies will apply <br />normally; adopt Resolution #05-02-047 to grant authorization to hire a Public Works Parks <br />Maintenance Worker at an hourly wage not to exceed $16.51. Todd Nelson will begin <br />employment on or after February 9, 2005. This appointment will be contingent upon successful <br />completion of criminal and driver's license background checks, reference checks, and passing a <br />pre-employment physical and drug screen. All other personnel policies will apply normally; and <br />adopt Resolution #05-02-048 to approve the City's labor agreement with LELS-Sergeants. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Pearson, Cook, Elvig, Jeffrey, <br />Olson, and Strommen. VotingNo: None. <br /> <br />Case #2: Report from Finance Committee <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec noted the Finance Committee met earlier this evening. Action is not necessary on <br />this item. <br /> <br />Case #3: Report from Public Works <br /> <br />1) Consider Intersection Modification at TH 47 & 142"d Avenue <br /> <br />City Engineer Jankowski explained MnDOT is planning to overlay TH 47 through the City of <br />Anoka and perform other spot improvements along the highway in 2005. Among the additional <br />improvements being considered by MnDOT for the segment of TH 47 within the City of Ramsey <br />are the following: <br /> · A northbound bypass lane at 157th Avenue. <br /> · A fi'ce right turn lane added for eastbound CSAH 5 to southbound TH 47, which will <br /> facilitate westbound Xkimo Street left tums onto southbound TH 47. <br /> · An extension of the raised median through the intersection at 142~d Avenue. <br /> <br />City Engineer Jankowski stated Staff supports the first two improvements since they will have <br />only positive impacts on the highway system. However, the closure of the median at 142'~d <br />Avenue, while it will increase the safety of this intersection will also have adverse impacts to <br />area businesses and an access to the adjacent neighborhoods. An open house was held on <br />Thursday, December 16, 2004 to solicit public input regarding the proposal to close this median. <br />Those who commented at the meeting cited a concern over the negative impact to adjacent <br />businesses as well as the fact that a median would not address the safety concerns of pedestrians, <br />which cross at this intersection. Most open house attendees requested that the signalization of <br />this intersection be considered instead of the median. MnDOT has indicated that they will <br />consider traffic signals for an intersection only if one or more of the eight signal wan'ants <br />outlined in the Minnesota Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices are met. A signal warrant <br />study was prepared by MnDOT for this itltersection in June of 2004. The study shows that the <br />four warrants, which relate to traffic volumes, including the warrant relating to accidents, were <br />not met for this intersection. Three of the remaining warrants are not applicable to this <br />intersection. The warrant relatingto pedestrian volume was not analyzed. <br /> <br />City Council/February 8, 2005 <br /> Page 13 of 30 <br /> <br /> <br />