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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION NOVEMBER 8, 2000 Council Member O'Donnell advised he needs that level of detail to better understand the impact and to take a vote. Mr. Olson stated the City Engineer has the information to determine which properties are non- confoinung. Council Member O'Donnell stated he needs to know how many homes and businesses will be lost and which ones. Ms. Langfield stated the City does not have to conform. There are creative things that can be done. Some homes and businesses will have to be moved. Council Member O'Donnell advised he can not make a decision without that information. Mayor Bergeson directed the City Engineer to work with the County to get a summary of that information. The City Engineer advised that information can be obtained. However, assumptions about the roadway will have to be made. Mr. Olson stated information about the appraisal will not be c = °ad. e average property owner will lost approximately 17 feet. Council Member Reinert stated the big concern is t e width o e roadway and right -of- way. He asked why the County can't build a road e s than 100' feet of right-of- way. Mr. Olson advised the County is buyingxtlr rht-o - ay so it won't be an issue in the future if it is needed. Additional right -o way is eeded for utilities and a path. Most of the right -of -way will be green space . »If th=; oad< constructed under the minimum design, it is probable that the road w e to be widened in the future. A standard arterial roadway in Anoka Count M ` of right -of -way. Council Member Reinert st.t= ounty is pushing the limits with 100' of right -of- way. He stated he would R t? see other option. Option C seems to be the most reasonable but flexibility is n " ®ed. Mr. Olson stated he has direction regarding the design of the road from the County. Council Member Reinert stated his goal is to have the road constructed in as small a space as possible. Mr. Olson explained the reason for different widths of a roadway. Council Member Reinert asked if there are any variations possible regarding the width of the berms and median in option C. Mr. Olson stated he believes the City will be very unhappy with option C. Option C is available except for the intersections at Ash and Birch. Council Member Carlson asked if option C will be wider and Birch and Ash. Mr. Olson advised option B would be used at the intersections of Birch and Ash. 6