Agenda - Planning Commission - 05/05/2005

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Assistant Public Works Director Olson reviewed that during the summer of 2004 the City received a petition signed by all three residents fronting on the frontage road along TH 47 requesting a paving of the frontage road along TH south of 160'~ Lane. The City Council directed that a feasibility study be prepared on August 10, 2004. The total cost of the work is estimated to be $46,011. The estimated cost of the trail is $7,863, which is to be financed through the City's trail fund. The remaining costs are proposed to be financed in the amount of $19,075 from the City's general fund and a similar amount to be financed through special assessments to the benefited property owners. An estimated assessment of $6,358 would be incurred by each of the three property owners. The discussion at the Public Works Committee was to recommend to the Council to accept the feasibility study and offer a lock on the cost of the assessments to the residents. There was a great deal of discussion about the Marigold Ponds subdivision. The idea was that there would not likely be curb and gutter for this section, unless there were to be sewer and water, which could be brought about by the Marigold Ponds subdivision. The motion of the Public Works Committee was to .recommend that the City Council accept the feasibility study for St. Francis Blvd Frontage Road Improvement Project 05- 24 and set a date for the public hearing, and to offer a lock on the cost of the assessments to the residents. 2) Consider Request by Anoka County Highway Department to Approve Construction Plans for CR 116 Project Assistant Public Works Director Olson explained Anoka County has requested that the City authorize signature of the final construction plans for CR 116 project. The project would include the signalization of the intersection of CR 116 and Dysprosium Street/Thurston Avenue and the creation of a four lane, divided roadway section between this intersection and TH 47. The Committee received several plan sheets, which illustrate the major design elements of the project. Several significant elements are: · The project will not be done under traffic, but will be closed to through traffic to facilitate quicker and less costly construction. · Barium Street (a private roadway into the Mallard Ponds subdivision) will be closed. · A median will be installed from TH 47 to Iodine Street, which will prevent left tums from streets and private drives throughout the section, except at Dysprosium Street. · A trail section along the north side of CR 116 will be constructed and extended'west to · Germanium Street. Councilmember Cook indicated the discussion of the Committee was that this project' should move forward, but should come back to the Committee to lo0k at the situation with the Mallard Ponds subdivision, as the access will be closed off. 3) Update on Acquisition of Easements Necessary for Mississippi Drainage Subdistriet 101 Pl10 Assistant Public Works Director Otson explained in order to facilitate the second phase of the Mississippi Drainage Subdistrict 101 project a twenty-foot permanent drainage and utility City Council/April 12, 2005 Page 30 of 35