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Councilmember Haas Steffen noted that the Metropolitan Council and the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT) need to coordinate their expectations of the City. The Met Council expects the City to accommodate an additional 5,200 new homes, but MNDOT doesn't seem responsive to the transportation needs that will result from that growth. Mr. Jankowski reported that a meeting to discuss these issues has been scheduled for 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 17, 1998. Councilmember Haas Steffen requested that County Commissioner Dennis Berg be invited to the meeting, along with County Engineer Jon Olson. Case #2: Update on Possible Signalization of Dysprosium/C.R. #116 Intersection City Engineer Jankowski shared with the Committee a letter he had written at the Committee's direction to Randy Bettinger of the Anoka County Highway Department in support of signalization of the C.R. #116/Dysprosium-Thurston intersection. A recent study indicated that the intersection is warranted for the installation of traffic signals having met two of the ten applicable warrants. This intersection will be considered along with 21 other County locations and only four or five will actually be selected for signalization in 1998. Intersections to be signalized will be determined by the Anoka County Public Works Committee in February. The City's share of the estimated $150,000 installation cost would be 37.5% or $56,250. Also, the local municipality is responsible for the maintenance costs. Ramsey and Anoka already share a signal at the intersection of C.R. #116 and T.H. #47. Ramsey pays all the maintenance costs for that signal. The Committee suggested that Anoka should pay the maintenance costs for a signal at the C.R. #116/Dysprosium intersection when it is installed. Case #3: Update on T.H. #47 Projects Mr. Jankowski distributed a comparison of costs to rehabilitate T.H. #47 from 142nd Avenue to 153rd Avenue in a one-stage versus a two-stage project. He noted that final approval of the local initiative awards has been delayed until early February. Some Committee members were under the impression that some construction would take place in 1998. Mr. Jankowski reminded the Committee that the property condemnation period takes 90 days from start to finish, and bid letting also takes time. Therefore, doing any construction in 1998, will be difficult unless we proceed immediately. This would require proceeding with the local initiative project prior to waiting for the formal announcement of the STP project in mid- February. Proceeding in 1998 will add at least $300,000 to the project cost because of the way each project's financing is set up. The STP projects pay 80% of the construction costs, but none of the project overhead cost, including engineering. The Local Initiative Project has $32,000 in State money for engineering. In addition, the two-stage project will increase $100,000 in cost due to additional bidding, contract management and cutting and patching between projects. City Attorney Goodrich presented estimates of the costs involved in acquiring right of way along T.H. #47, including buying 12 homes and relocating the homeowners. The Committee recommended that he double the amount listed for right of access acquisition. Road and Bridge Committee/January 27, 1998 Page 2 of 3