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RICE STREET <br />PHASE 2 <br />PROJECT <br />MINUTES OF THE WORKSHOP MEETING <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />LITTLE CANADA, MINNESOTA <br />NOVEMBER 21, 2011 <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a workshop meeting of the City Council <br />of Little Canada, Minnesota was convened on the 2151 day of November, 2011 <br />in the Council Chambers of the City Center located at 515 Little Canada Road in <br />said City. <br />Mayor Bill Blesener called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and the following <br />members of the City Council were present at roll call: <br />CITY COUNCIL: Mayor <br />Council Member <br />Council Member <br />Council Member <br />Council Member <br />ALSO PRESENT: <br />City Administrator <br />Public Works Supt. <br />Ramsey County PW <br />Brady's <br />Brady's <br />Hoggsbreath <br />City Clerk <br />Mr. <br />Ms. <br />Mr. <br />Mr. <br />Mr. <br />Mr. <br />Mr. <br />Mr. <br />Mr. <br />Mr. <br />Mr. <br />Ms. <br />Bill Blesener <br />Shelly Boss <br />John Keis <br />Mike McGraw <br />Rick Montour <br />Joel R. Hanson <br />Bill Dircks <br />Jerry Auge <br />Jim Tulgren <br />Dave Tulgren <br />Tom Duray <br />Kathy Glanzer <br />The purpose of this evening's workshop meeting is to review the proposed <br />Rice Street Phase I1 Project plans. Phase II extends along Rice Street from <br />County Road B -2 to County Road C -2. <br />Jerry Auge, Project Manager, Ramsey County Public Works, indicated that he <br />will be involved in this project from the design phase through construction. He <br />reported that a Technical Advisory Committee met to work on the project design <br />from 2006 through 2008. The Committee consisted of council members, city <br />staff, business owners, and residents from the Cities of Little Canada, Roseville, <br />Shoreview, and Vadnais Heights. From those meetings, project plans were <br />developed with only minor changes from what the Committee had <br />recommended. Auge indicated that based on the needs study that was <br />conducted, goals for this improvement include an increase in mobility and safety <br />along the Rice Street corridor. <br />Auge reported that the existing roadway consists of three lanes, i.e. two 12 -foot <br />through lanes and a 14 -foot left -turn lane down the middle of the road. There <br />