Agenda - Council Work Session - 06/26/2007

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::l- -- CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION Topic Report: Sunfish Lake Boulevard Reconstruction By: Leonard Linton, Civil Engineer II Background: The Ramsey Town Center AUAR identified area roadways that would need to be upgraded. Sunfish Lake Boulevard was one of the roadways slated for upgrading due to the existing level of service and safety of the signal at Trunk Highway 10. Anoka County is the lead agency on this project, the city is participating financially. Construction is scheduled for the summer of2008. Sunfish Lake Boulevard provides access to numerous businesses and the industrial areas along . McKinley Street. The proposed design includes the installation of a solid median from the BNSF tracks south to TH 10 and from the tracks north to the end of the project (1000 ft. north of the railroad tracks). Closing the median south of the tracks will eliminate north bound access to the Sunfish Express/ Sunfish Commons area and access to southbound lanes from Plants and Things. Closing the median north of the tracks will prevent traffic from crossing Sunfish Lake Boulevard at McKinley Street. This will impact the industrial areas on both sides of Sunfish Lake Boulevard. The County's rationale for closing the medians is their Access Management Policy. The policy has recommended spacing guidelines for traffic signals, un-signalized intersections and right in! right out accesses for their county roads. The business owners in the area were invited to an Open House held at the Municipal Center in April. The meeting was well attended. The comments received generally were focused on the negative impact closing the median would have on businesses. Anoka County officials will be present at the work session to discuss the project with the city council and the comments from the business community regarding the proposed design. Attachments: Comments received during and after Open House. Action Statement: Based on Discussion CCWS: 6-26-07