Minutes - Public Works Committee - 06/20/2000

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Councilmember Zimmerman stated that he would be willing to spend the $5,000 to increase the height of the berm. Councilmember Hendriksen suggested that staff question the residents, prior to the next City Council meeting, to let them decide if they would prefer the City to use the $5,000 to raise the berm or to add more shrubs. 3) Intersection of 142"d and T.H. #47 City Engineer Jankowski stated that this intersection has been the subject of debate concerning whether or not it should be signalized. The Council's past direction was that it was least desirable to allow this intersection full turning movement without being signalized. The Committee was open to a concept presented by Dennis Eyler of SRF in which island medians would be constructed so as to allow left turns from T.H. #47 to 142nd Avenue, but would prohibit left turns from 142''a Avenue onto T.H. #47. However, it was previously agreed by Mn DOT that a signal warrant justification study would be preformed after signals become operational at C.S.A.H. #5/Xkimo and T.H. #47 to determine whether 142nd would handle sufficient traffic to meet signalization warrants. If the island channelization were installed this summer, it would prohibit much of the traffic that could serve to help justify signalization. Mr. Jankowski requested that the Committee recommend to the City Council whether the intersection channleization should be installed at this time, whether it should be authorized after the signalization study this fall, designed over the winter, and installed before the final lift of bitumi~ous is placed next spring. Councihnember Zimmennan suggested letting construction proceed without the intersection channelization at this time allowing for the study to be completed. Councilmember Connolly stated that she would prefer that the medians be constructed now. Consensus of the Committee was to leave the intersection of 142~d and T.H. #47 open at this time .to allow for the traffic study to be completed. Councihnember Hendriksen noted that if the medians were to be installed he would prefer to see an island that would not allow left turns from T.H. #47. Case #3: Update on Project 143~d Avenue/Maken Property Development This item was tabled. Case #4: Update on Rademacher/T.H. #47 Access Lane City Engineer Jankowski stated that Bill's Superette was very interested in retaining their existing ingress from T.H. #47. In the development agreement it was agreed that the existing ingress would be eliminated when the intersection of 153rd Avenue and T.H. #47 became signalized. Mr. Jankowski discussed a proposal with MnDOT that would allow for an ingress from T.H. #47 at a point greater than 600 feet from the intersection, providing that the right-of access to T.H. #47 be dedicated to the State on the other two parcels south of Bill's Superette. Public Works Committee/June 20, 2000 Page 3 of 7