Minutes - Public Works Committee - 02/20/2001

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Committee with an access report on the parks egress/ingress options. The Elmcrest Committee wanted to explore option #2 as soon as possible so as to develop the overall park design in consideration of the only probable near-term vehicle accesses. The purpose of this case was to apprise the Committee and City Council on the concept plan process and to request staff be authorized to contact the owner(s) of the dwelling across from 164th Lane N.W. for acquisition discussions. Staff would also begin the process of review of this location with MnDOT at the same time. A recommendation for funding the proposed Trunk Highway #47 entrance would be examined by the Park and Recreation Commission after the initial information was gathered. Councilmember Hendriksen inquired if the City had right-of-way on option #2. Parks/Utilities Supervisor Boos replied that the City would have to acquire property for that access and noted that the property is currently for sale. Councilmember Zimmerman stated access #1 would run a lot of traffic into an existing neighborhood, access #3 is an area where there has been two fatalities, and #4 would require crossing a ditch and include large costs. City Engineer Olson replied that access #2 is definitely the safest and would not require anything to be done along T.H. #47. Councilmember Zimmerman inquired if there would be a need to construct a right turn lane' for access #2 if you are going south on T.H. #47. City Engineer Olson reviewed the layout of the roadway in that vicinity. Explaining that there is enough roadway to accommodate a right turn lane. Councilmember Hendriksen inquired if the house would have to be removed if access #2 is built. City Engineer Olson replied that he did not believe that the house would have to be removed. He stated that the City could purchase the property and acquire the fight of way for the road and then re-sell the property. Parks/Utilities Supervisor Boos stated that they are looking for direction to talk to the landowner before any further assumptions are made. Motion by Councilmember Hendriksen, seconded by Councilmember Anderson, to recommend that the City Council authorize staff to contact the applicable landowners and MnDOT to explore costs of an access on to Trunk Highway #47 from Elmcrest Park. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Councilmembers Hendriksen, Anderson, Kurak, and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Absent: Mayor Gamec Case #4: Request for Consideration from North Lake Properties, Inc Public Works Committee/February 20, 2001 Page 6 of 12