Minutes - Planning Commission - 06/04/1996

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will also be a signalized intersection. There was a request for an additional private access with regard to Lord of Life Church. In order to allow safe access, the access points have to be 600 feet apart which allows a 10 second reaction time. Mr. Jankowski stated that 149th is to be connected to Sunwood Street, but not until T.H.//47 is expanded. Mr. Jankowski stated that the property owners that need to be relocated should be identified. Commissioner Jensen expressed concem regarding the East access to T.H. #47 from SuperAmerica. Mr. Jankowski stated that there will be a raised median so left tums will not be allowed. Commissioner Jensen expressed that this was an unsafe area considering two banks are going in and many children use the pedestrian crossing. Commissioner Deemer asked why the four lane highway was not in the center of the right-of- way. Mr. Jankowski stated that there was not equal right-of-way on both sides of the highway and the Planning Commission recommended approval of those plats. Commissioner Deemer stated that the plats were approved with extra width so when the road was improved, it could be expanded. Chairperson Bawden stated that the center of the right-of-way should have changed. Commissioner Deemer stated that the road should be moved to locate it in the center of the right-of-way. Mr. Jankowski stated that after the mm lanes and medians there was not a lot of extra right-of-way to deal with. Commissioner Jensen asked if the accident data was submitted for 1995. Mr. Jankowski replied that the study was compiled in the Fall of 1995 and there was not complete information at that time. Commissioner Deemer stated that the cul-de-sac on County Road//116 should be taken out. Mr. Jankowski advised it would be. Chairperson Bawden stated that one of the main concems from the public hearing was the time frame for this to happen. Mr. Jankowski stated that traffic volumes would outline when certain things would happen. Mr. Jankowski added that Mn/DOT was cautious about funding. Case//2: Discuss Recruitment and Qualifications for Planning Commission Members Administrative Services Manager Linda Waite-Smith stated that the City Council requested that she conduct a study of how Commission members were appointed in Ramsey as well as other cities. Ms. Waite-Smith stated there was a copy of the report included in the Agenda for this meeting and that she would like to cover three areas of the report; (1) hear comments regarding the report, (2) hear any additions, (3) hear recruiting suggestions. Ms. Waite-Smith stated that four questionnaires were returned from Planning Commission members and the City Council was interested in getting more information on this issue. Planning Commission/June 4, 1996 Page 3 of 12