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PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br /> ANOKA COUNTY <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />The Ramsey Public Works Committee conducted a regular meeting on Tuesday, October 17, <br />2000, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Boulevard NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. <br /> <br />Members Present: <br /> <br />Chairperson Gerald Zimmerman <br />Councilmember Margaret Connolly (alternate) <br />Councilmember Terry Hendriksen <br /> <br />Also Present: <br /> <br />Director of Public Works/Fire Chief Dean Kapler <br />City Engineer Steve Jankowski <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />Chairperson Zimmerman called the regular meeting of the Public Works Committee to order at <br />5:30 p.m. <br /> <br />CITIZEN INPUT <br /> <br />There was none. <br /> <br />COMMITTEE BUSINESS <br /> <br />Case #1: Update on Trunk Highway #47 <br /> <br />City Engineer Jankowski stated that on Tuesday, September 19, 2000 the Public Works <br />Committee meeting had a discussion on the construction of a six foot screening wall along the <br />east side of Highway #47 from the wetland north of County State Aid Highway #5 to 149th <br />Avenue NW. Staff was directed to pursue an agreement with MnDOT for the construction of <br />this wall. MnDOT has prepared a draft supplemental agreement for modifying the addition of <br />the wall. It should be noted that the proposed agreement is silent with regard to the future <br />maintenance of the wall. The Committee may or may not want this issue specifically addressed <br />within this agreement. The draft agreement does not have the cost of the wall at this time. Also, <br />at the meeting a number of residents north of 149th Avenue NW in the Willow Ridge subdivision <br />indicated that their properties were also adversely impacted by the highway project. Staff was <br />directed to meet with these residents and discuss their concerns. A meeting was held with these <br />residents on Wednesday, October 11, 2000. Thirteen residents met with staff and the Mayor at <br />the intersection of Barium Street NW and Trunk Highway #47. The two major concerns of the <br />residents was the increased visibility of the highway due to the loss of a berm which had existed <br />for a distance of 400 feet on both the north and south sides of Barium Street intersection, and the <br /> <br /> Public Works Committee/October 17, 2000 <br /> Page 1 of 6 <br /> <br /> <br />