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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION August 1, 2016 <br />DRAFT <br /> 1 <br />CITY OF LINO LAKES 1 <br />MINUTES 2 <br /> 3 <br />DATE : August 1, 2016 4 <br />TIME STARTED : 6:00 p.m. 5 <br />TIME ENDED : 10:00 p.m. 6 <br />MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Member Rafferty, Kusterman, 7 <br /> Maher, Manthey and Mayor Reinert 8 <br />MEMBERS ABSENT : None 9 <br /> 10 <br /> 11 <br />Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Community Development 12 <br />Director Michael Grochala; City Planner Katie Larsen; Public Safety Director John 13 <br />Swenson; Deputy Public Safety Director (Police) Kelly McCarthy; Public Services 14 <br />Director Rick DeGardner; City Clerk Julie Bartell 15 <br /> 16 <br />1. St. Clair Estates Residential Subdivision, City Planner Larsen noted that this project 17 <br />includes 35-lots. The council has had some review of the proposal to date and she will 18 <br />update that information. A PowerPoint was reviewed that included the following: 19 <br />- Background on the size and location of the proposed project; 20 <br />- Neighborhood map indicating location (really the final development in this area); 21 <br />- Revised preliminary plat (indicating access to Enid Trail, sidewalks/pedestrian 22 <br />trail); 23 <br />- The city’s Comprehensive Plan (development is consistent); 24 <br />- Gross density is 1.15 units; net is 2.42 units per acre, within existing city 25 <br />guidelines; 26 <br />- Density comparison shows this is not more dense than surrounding developments; 27 <br />- Transportation planning; concern has been heard about increased traffic so 28 <br />therefore a revised traffic study was done; results of revised study were reviewed and are 29 <br />within norms; 30 <br />- Level of street service would not be degraded and streets can absorb the additional 31 <br />traffic; 32 <br />- Police radar and speed data were reviewed and results presented indicating speeds 33 <br />are currently below the current speed limit of the roadway; 34 <br />- CSAH 34 Corridor Study was done in 2011 that analyzed Birch Street for future 35 <br />decisions in the area and it did include consideration of development of this subdivision 36 <br />and not having full access to Birch Street (Council Member Rafferty noted that the plan 37 <br />was presented as very long term; Council Member Kusterman remarked that a four-lane 38 <br />Birch Street would never be desirable to him; Council Member Manthey asked if there 39 <br />are other streets with 950 trips per day and staff said no); 40 <br />- Anoka County Highway Department comments; the county will be evaluating 41 <br />Birch from Ware Road to West Shadow Lake Drive and they will be looking at 42 <br />connecting the new street to Birch Street and, as a result, staff is moving the cul-de-sac 43 <br />bulb of the street to the east to allow for that if a connection becomes feasible; 44 <br />- Zoning has been reviewed and the development conforms; 45