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515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117-1600 (651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766 -4048 www.ci.little- canada.mn.us MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Fahey & Members of the City Council FROM: Joel Hanson, City Administrator DATE: August 9, 2002 RE: Poolside Access Issues MAYOR Michael I. Fahey COUNCIL Beverly Scalze Jim LaValle Matt Anderson Rid( Montour ADMINIS'T'RATOR Joel R. Hanson Staff has conducted a review of Poolside's use of Jackson Street for truck entrance. Here are some pertinent pieces of information for your consideration: • Poolside contends the site plan was reviewed and approved by the City back in 1984 that indicated an access on to Jackson Street. Usage has been occurring since that date. They should be allowed to continue to do so. • Jackson Street was designated as a 3 -ton road back in the 80's during the discussion of Poolside's expansion. (See Minutes from 1984 & 1987 attached) • The current road section appears to have been constructed in 1971 as part of the installation of water and sanitary sewer to this area. • While the pavement shows signs of age, there does not appear to be any appreciable damage to the road that would have been caused by truck traffic. The current road seems to be serving the existing traffic uses to an acceptable level. • Lee Elfering reviewed the existing section of roadway that was verified by Greg Schroeder at the manhole that was penetrated by the electric service. The section consists of 4" bituminous, 4" of Class V, and at least 12" of sand (the sand may be deeper as it could be the native material at this site.) It should be noted that the section make -up at this location might not exist throughout the entire roadway. Based on this information, the City Engineer informed me that this section would yield a 7 -ton design. • Staff evaluated possible options for truck traffic /access to the Poolside site. They are: 1) Extend Jackson to County Road C and improve to current design standards. (Issues with this option are costs, grade differential, increased traffic in neighborhood using this route as a connection between C and LC Road.) 2) Create another access point to County Road C within Poolside's property using parking lane on west side of building as alignment. This would create a "U" around the building. (Issues with this option are costs, grade differential, and conflicts with turning movements onto County Road C associated with larger vehicles.)