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ROAD AND BRIDGE COMMITTEE <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br /> ANOKA COUNTY <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />The Ramsey Road and Bridge Committee conducted a special meeting on Thursday, June 5, <br />1997, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Boulevard NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. <br /> <br />Members Present: <br /> <br />Councilmember Natalie Haas Steffen <br />Councilmember Gerald Zimmerman <br /> <br />Members Absent: Councilmember Sheila Beyer <br /> <br />Also Present: <br /> <br />Mayor Thomas Gamec <br />Ryan Schroeder, City Administrator <br />Steve Jankowski, City Engineer <br />Mukthar Thakur, Highway #47 Corridor Coordinator <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />Councilmember Zimmerman called the special meeting of the Road and Bridge Committee to <br />order at 5:30 p.m. <br /> <br />COMMITTEE BUSINESS <br /> <br />Case #1: T.H. #47 <br /> <br />Councilmember Zimmerman stated that the purpose of this meeting is to gather input from the <br />State regarding T.H. #47 improvements. The City has done a study that has cost about $15,000 <br />looking for some ways to improve #47. <br /> <br />City Engineer Jankowski stated that the City began this process in the summer of 1996 and <br />pursued sending in an application for a local initiative program. We got a $400,000 project, <br />however, our share for what we are doing is over a million dollars. The Road and Bridge <br />Committee asked staff to talk with MnDOT to get the big picture and what we might expect for <br />T,H. #47 if we do not go after this local initiative project. <br /> <br />Councilmember Zimmerman noted the area being looked at is from C.R. #116 north about three- <br />quarters of a mile to C.R. #5. Businesses on the east side are asking when this will get improved. <br />He stated that the area at 142nd Avenue is especially bad for accidents. He commented that this <br />is a state highway, but the local government is looking at ways to improve this stretch of road to <br />make it safer. We are looking to the state to see what they would contribute. <br /> <br />Mr. Jankowski responded that if the Committee is talking about only the area from 142nd <br />Avenue to C.R. #5, we should be talking with Greg Coughl~n. He's made a commitment to <br />investigate the possibility of finding additional dollars. The hurdle we need to get over right now <br /> <br />Road and Bridge Committee/June 5, 1997 <br /> Page 1 of 4 <br /> <br /> <br />