Minutes - Council - 06/29/1995 - Joint with Anoka CC - Anoka Minutes

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JOINT MEETING ANOKA CITY COUNCIL AND RAMSEY CITY COUNCIL RUM RIVER BOY SCOUT CAMP THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1995, AT 6:00 P.M. 153. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CAI.1. The joint meeting was called to order at 7:25 p.m. by Anoka Mayor Peter Beberg and Ramsey Mayor Glen Hardin. Present were Anoka Mayor Peter Beberg and Councilmembers Gerald Cotten, John Weaver, and Brian Wesp; and Ramsey Mayor Glen Hardin and Councilmembers Carolyn Beahen, Sheila Beyer, Kenneth Peterson, and Gerald Zimmerman. Absent was Anoka Councilmember John Mann. Others present were: Anoka City Manager Mark Nagel, Assistant City Manager Bob Kirchner, and Public Works Director Ray Schultz; Ramsey City Administrator Ryan Schroeder and City Engineer Steve Jankowski; and Anoka's traffic consultant, Glen VanWormer of Short-Elliott-Hendrickson. JOINT BIKE TRAIL AT THE INTERSECTION OF TH47 AND CSAHll6. Ramsey City Engineer Jankowski presented an update on the TH47/CSAH116 walkway/bikeway trail project. Due to design requests by MnDOT, as well as a programmed 1996 TH47 improvement, this project will be delayed. MnDOT has directed that the design be drafted in accordance to federal highway standards. Further, they have directed the municipal cost sharing be identified on a per unit price in the project memorandum. MAIN/FERRY STREET INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER BRIDGE IMPROVEMENTS UPDATE. Anoka City Manager Mark Nagel presented an update on Main/Ferry Street projects. The Mississippi River bridge will be reconstructed during 1996-97. The project will include a projected left-mm lane north to Benton Street. The Anoka City Council approved a Main/Ferry design which closes North Ferry Street at Main Street. Traffic is routed west on Main Street to Franklin Elementary School, then back north to Ferry Street at Chestnut Street. Anoka believes there is a good chance to receive funding for the $3.5 million project toward which there is a 20% local match. If so, there would be a 1998 bid letting. The design increases the capacity of North Ferry Street from 40,000 to 45,000 cars per day. Anoka has requested computer modeling to verify this. BOARD OF GOVERNMENT INNOVATION GRANT APPLICATION. Schroeder presented a request by Anoka/Ramsey staff to be allowed an opportunity to resubmit a Government Innovation grant application. The project, if funded, would include costs to study the ability and advantages of constructing joint infrastructure in the adjacent industrial parks. Included likely will be water, sewer, storm sewer and potentially roadway and others. (Ramsey) Motion by Peterson, seconded by Beahen, to APPROVE SUBMITTAL OF A GOVERNMENT INNOVATION GRANT APPLICATION. 5 ayes - 0 nayes. Motion carried. (Anoka) Motion by Weaver, seconded by Wesp, to APPROVE SUBMITTAL OF A GOVERNMENT INNOVATION GRANT APPLICATION. 4 ayes - 0 hayes. Motion carried. RAMSEY INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES. Schroeder provided an update on Ramsey's industrial activities. Three projects are effectively complete with three more starting soon. The McKinley/Uranium Street paving project will be complete by the end of July, which will open up more land for development. The city now controls all of the undeveloped land east of Uranium Street to Anoka for development and infrastructure purposes. ANOKA ENTERPRISE PARK AREA Kirchner discussed the Anoka Enterprise Park area. The development area has 175 acres west of Thurston and 100 acres to the east. The 3rd Addition on the west is platted and under construction. Six