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Senior Planner McGuire Brigl stated City staff recommends adoption of Resolution 21-248 as <br />drafted, with the following potential contingencies: restriping of intersection at 175th Avenue; and <br />modification of plantings to buffer along 175th Avenue. <br />Councilmember Heineman requested clarification regarding a resident's suggestion for an <br />acceleration lane on southbound 175th Avenue. <br />City Engineer Westby stated the Traffic Study did not indicate that an acceleration lane was a <br />needed improvement. He added Anoka County is also reviewing the traffic study and will likely <br />recommend dedicated left turn lanes northbound onto 173rd and 175th Avenues. <br />Councilmember Heineman asked whether the case study includes copies of the notice that was <br />sent to nearby residents. <br />Senior Planner McGuire Brigl stated City Staff has a record of the original case indicating notices <br />were sent but she does not have a copy of the notice itself. <br />Councilmember Riley requested clarification regarding when the traffic study was done. <br />Senior Planner McGuire Brigl stated the traffic study was done on a Wednesday and Thursday <br />during rush hour traffic, which is standard for traffic studies. <br />Councilmember Woestehoff requested clarification regarding Option B. <br />Senior Planner McGuire Brigl stated a resident requested that trees be added to the back yards of <br />the properties along 175th Avenue, which was not buffered as well as other borders. She added <br />City Staff is supportive of working with the applicant to move some of the trees around to provide <br />more of a buffer along 175th Avenue. <br />Councilmember Howell stated residents expressed concern about the traffic study, that numbers <br />were low due to Covid. <br />Vernon Swing stated Covid does impact traffic counts, but recent metro area counts have shown <br />that daily numbers are very close to what they were pre-Covid. He added counts were taken when <br />school was not in session. <br />Councilmember Musgrove stated the traffic study indicates that there was an assumption that <br />traffic would exit the neighborhood on 173rd Avenue. <br />Mr. Swing confirmed this. <br />Councilmember Musgrove stated she would support a contingency for a recommendation from <br />Anoka County related to traffic. She added she would like to address the acceleration lane that <br />was mentioned by a resident. <br />City Council / September 28, 2021 <br />Page 10 of 18 <br />