Minutes - Public Works Committee - 04/19/2005

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potential along this corridor. Staff recommends that the Committee recommend to the City Council that a resolution be passed requesting that a speed study be conducted along the length Riverdale Drive from Ramsey Boulevard to Tungsten Street for the purpose of establishing appropriate speed limits through this segment of roadway. Staff further recommends that the limits of such a study be extended west to Ramsey Boulevard and eastward to Tungsten Street so that the entire contiguous length of this roadway will be considered. It is possible that the Commissioner's final recommendation could have multiple speed limit zones along the length of the study section. City Engineer Jankowski stated that one of the main factors the Department uses in setting appropriate speed is what people are driving, which is probably going to be between 35 and 40, so he's pretty confident they are going to come back with a recommendation to raise the speed limit from 30 miles per hour to 35, and they would lobby the Commissioner of MnDOT to get that, but they are "rolling the dice" a little bit here. Mayor Gamec stated that a study is fine, but the gentleman is just better off to leave it at 30 miles per hour. City Engineer Jankowski stated Mr. Sherman wants it raised and it's hard to respond to his argument because the data suggests that people are comfortable driving faster. Chairperson Elvig stated he equates this to a Dysprosium where it's residential on both sides and difficult to drive at 30 miles an hour because it's so wide. Motion by Chairperson Elvig, seconded by Mayor Gamec, to recommend that the City Council adopt a resolution requesting that a speed study be conducted along the length Riverdale Drive from Ramsey Boulevard to Tungsten Street for the purpose of establishing appropriate speed limits through this segment of roadway. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Elvig, Mayor Gamec, and Councilmember Olson. Voting No: None. Case #6: Update on TH 47 Safety Improvement Project City Engineer Jankowski noted the memorandum from MnDOT relative to the TH 47 construction project which is scheduled to take place this summer. He also noted excerpts from the Project Memorandum and the construction plans (which are about 30% complete at this point) for those portions of the project which are located within the City. City Engineer Jankowski reviewed that this project has been discussed previously by the Public Works Committee at the January and February meetings. The elements of the project which are included in the draft plans that are consistent with the recommendations of the City Council are as follows: Public Works Committee / April 19, 2005 Page 15 of 21