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Councilmember Haas Steffen felt that it makes more sense to go to the northerly route instead of the southerly. Councilmember Zimmerman agreed that the northerly route appears to be most feasible and economical. Motion by Councilmember Haas Steffen and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to recommend to Council the most northerly route for the extension of C.R. #116. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Councilmembers Haas Steffen, Beyer and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Motion by Councilmember Beyer and seconded by Councilmember Haas Steffen to recommend Council direct staff to initiate acquisition proceedings for the extension of C.R. #116. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Councilmembers Beyer, Haas Steffen and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Case #3: Consider Initiation of Design Work on T.H. #47 Projects City Engineer Jankowski noted that, beginning in the fall 1995, the City began addressing T.H. #47 with the preparation of a corridor plan which was adopted in August, 1996. The City initiated implementation of the plan by pursuing a local initiative project to improve the segment of T.H. #47 between 142nd Avenue and C.S.A.H. /45. The grant application for that local initiative project was submitted in November 1996. In February 1997, it was announced that the City's application was deemed successful, contingent upon resolving some access issues. In July 1997, the Council directed that a grant application for a project having a larger scope, from 142nd Avenue to 153rd Avenue, be submitted under the Federal Surface Transportation Program(STP). Successful STP projects will be determined until October, and not formally announced until December 1997. Successful STP projects would be constructed in the year 2001. Mr. Jankowski observed that the City has one successful project and one pending project covering the same segment of T.H. #47. The local initiative project and one pending project covering the same segment of T.H. #47. The local initiative project must be awarded by June 30, 1998, or the funding could be jeopardized. In order to award a project by June 30, 1998, complete plans should be submitted no later than January 1998. He reiterated that it would be October before the City knows if the STP project application is successful. If field work is not started soon, it will be unlikely that plans will be able to be completed in order to meet the local initiative deadline. Councilmember Zimmerman felt that the City stands a good chance of doing the whole project. He noted the problem of getting onto Highway #47 due to traffic and that the City needs to do something to provide safety. He felt that the field work should begin. Motion by Councilmember Haas Steffen and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to recommend that Council approve beginning with the engineering, with regard to the T.H. #47 projects, but to Road and Bridge Committee/September 9, 1997 Page 3 of 4