Agenda - Public Works Committee - 10/19/2021

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City of Coon Rapids as follows; •CSAH 52/109th •CSAH 52/Quail Creek •CSAH 78/113th •CSAH 18/131 st •CSAH 18/133rd •CSAH 116/Rose St. •CSAH 116/Heather St. •CSAH 116/CR 18 •CSAH 116/Jay St. •CSAH 51/91 st •CSAH 51/101 st •CSAH 51/Egret Blvd. •CSAH 51/105th •CSAH 51/109th Anoka County is employing SEH, Inc. to prepare feasibility studies to evaluate the use of FYA operations at each of these intersections, including estimating costs to modify each signal system to include FYA operations, and to prepare plans and specifications for constructing the required FYA improvements. Anoka County expects to receive final studies for each intersection in early 2022 to allow construction to occur in the summer/fall of 2022. Anoka County is not proposing to complete any FYA improvements to signal systems in the City of Ramsey in 2022.No improvements are currently proposed at the intersections of Alpine Drive& Sunfish Lake Boulevard/CSAH 57 and Alpine Drive&Nowthen Boulevard/CSAH 5,which have been a topic of discussion in recent years. FYA Operations at Sunwood Drive&Ramsey Boulevard/CSAH 56 During the regular City Council meeting on September 22,2020,the City Council received a request from a resident to install FYA's at the intersection of Sunwood Drive&Ramsey Boulevard/CSAH 56. The resident stated that he frequently waits at this signal system to turn left when no vehicles are approaching from the other direction. In 2017,the City of Ramsey worked with Anoka County to install FYA improvements at the intersection of Armstrong Boulevard/CSAH 83 and Sunwood Drive. To start this process,the City was first instructed to hire SEH, Inc.to complete a feasibility study for modifying the signal system to include FYA operations,including estimating costs to modify the signal system to include FYA operations, and to prepare plans and specifications for constructing the required FYA improvements. This cost for this study was $1,700. The current estimated cost to complete a feasibility study for one intersection is around$1,800 if counts are available, and$3,500 if SEH, Inc. is required to collect traffic counts. If Staff is directed to pursue this, City Staff will contact SEH to request a proposal to study the feasibility and costs of installing FYA improvements at the intersection of Sunwood Drive&Ramsey Boulevard/CSAH 56, similar to the process followed at Sunwood Drive&CSAH 83/Armstrong Boulevard, and will present the proposal to the City Council as soon as possible to request authorization to proceed. Staff will then work with Anoka County to add this work to Anoka County's 2022 FYA improvement projects. Copies of SEH's study proposal and Feasibility Study are attached. Timeframe: Staff anticipates 20 minutes will be needed to present and discuss this case. Observations/Alternatives: