12/05/1994 Park Board Packet - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Search

Question 12 What kind of lighting will be used? If it was determined that lighting was to be used on this site, the park site would use a directional lighting system that affords a very minimal, if any spill-over. Question 13 What will be the park Hours? As per City Ordinance 300.07, "No person, except authorized city personnel, shall be in or remain in any public park or grounds between the hours of 10:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M. , except by written permit issued by the clerk-treasurer, after prior council approval." Question 14 Has the traffic engineer predetermined how many more trips a day the complex will create? According to the study report written by the engineering firm, the traffic to and from the recreation complex was expected to add approximately 330 trips a day on Holly Drive, and about 1000 trips a day south of the driveway in the concept plan, and to County Road J. Trips were estimated on heavy summer use of the complex. Traffic would be expected to be less during the winter months. Question 15 Will County Road J need to be widened? A study was completed to determine traffic volumes and what the roadway design and geometrics should be at various stages of development along 12th Ave. and Holly Drive. A separate study would need to be made to done to evaluate future traffic projections and pavement conditions along County Road J. Question 16 Will Ramsey County share in the street expense? At this point the city has no information on the need to spend dollars to upgrade this street. To answer your question about central location, again we selected a site that was best suited based on a number of parameters. We have two recreation complex sites identified in our comprehensive plan. One on the north side and one on the south side. Since we