01/30/98 Disc. re to TH #47 Improvement

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T.H./447 DISCUSSION CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA A discussion relating to the T.H. #47 Improvements was conducted on Friday, January 30, 1998, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Boulevard NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. Present: Mayor Thomas Gamec Councilmember Natalie Haas Steffen City Engineer Steve Jankowski Jim Dvorak, SRF Bob Brown, MnDOT Greg Felt, MnDOT The discussion began at 9:25 a.m. Mayor Gamec announced that the City of Ramsey is hoping to get the larger project for T.H. #47 done and to move the date of completion date/year up - at least the first segment of the project. Councilmember Haas Steffen stated there is an access problem with regard to a piece of property on T.H. #47. There is an access platted off of T.H. #47 and at the time it was platted, the access was not a problem. However, now the State of Minnesota does not want more accesses onto #47, therefore, now it is a problem. The property owners have paid almost one million dollars in taxes. She wondered if them is something that can be done for this property as it appears the City promised them they could have access. She agreed that the big project is what the City wants to do. If we do the smaller project, it will cost the City a great deal more money because of the cost of engineering. Jim Dvorak of SRF explained that if the City does the larger project, they get 80% of the cost from the State. If a segment of T.H. #47 is done, that amount is taken away from the larger project, so the City would get 80% of the smaller amount. Councilmember Haas Steffen stated the City would like to be fair to the owners of the property that needs access. These people have given a lot of right-of-way to the State and to the City and they have not been treated fairly in return. Mayor Gamec added that the owners of this property have also given a lot of money toward a large park system for the City of Ramsey and that they have always been very cooperative. Councilmember Haas Steffen stated that the City definitely wants to do the larger project but that the intersection of T.H. #47 with C.R. #5 should be done first and the start date should be moved up without it costing the City an extra $200,000 to $300,000. Bob Brown of MnDOT inquired where the City was at in terms of federal and environmental documentation with regard to the T.H. #47 project. Mr. Dvorak replied that the City has not yet started as they were awaiting official word that the money is granted for the project. T.H. #47 Discussion/January 30, 1998 Page 1 of 3