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the winter months and through spring of 2024. He stated that the Anoka project will be completed by spring of 2024. He also provided contact information and explained how they follow up to input received from businesses and stakeholders. Jason Orcutt, project manager for the Ramsey Highway 10 project, noted that he was the lead for the Armstrong interchange project as well and therefore is familiar with completing projects in Ramsey. He reviewed the proposed improvements for the Ramsey Highway 10 project and needed right-of-way. He noted the flexibility of design which has allowed them to downsize the needed right-of-way and impacts to businesses. He stated that this time they are at 60 percent design and reviewed the proposed staging for the project. He stated that there will be a communications person brought on board for the project to ensure that there are good lines of communication. He stated that the next open house will be June 29th, with businesses hosted in the morning and general public in the afternoon/evening. Economic Development Manager Sullivan referenced the businesses north of Highway 10 that currently have individual access and asked when it would be anticipated to convert that access to a frontage road. Mr. Orcutt commented that will occur once the frontage road is constructed. He noted that the businesses will always have access during the project. 4.02: Consider Contracting Services for Traffic Count Updates in COR and Surrounding Area Economic Development Manager Sullivan presented the staff report. Chairperson Olson asked if the Highway 10 construction would impact the numbers. Economic Development Manager Sullivan commented that they could follow up once the project is completed as well, noting that the City was previously collecting this data every two years but was delayed because of COVID and its impacts. He noted the large residential projects and industrial developments that have been completed since the last count was done in 2017. Member Riley asked if Bunker Lake Boulevard would be counted in this work, as his driving is focused along Bunker rather than Highway 10 at this time. Economic Development Manager Sullivan highlighted the area that would be included in the counts. Member Riley commented that sometimes businesses use this information, but others complete the counts themselves. He asked if this information would be used. Economic Development Manager Sullivan commented that while traffic counts from the County are available, this provides more accurate local numbers. He stated that this type of information is helpful to share with businesses that may be interested in coming to Ramsey and is also helpful information for the City to have. Economic Development Authority/ June 9, 2022 Page 3 of 6