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WS -4 WORK SESSION MEMORANDUM To: City Council From: Michael Grochala Date: March 6, 2006 Re: Work Session Item 4 21st Avenue/Backage Road Improvements with Centerville Background The City of Centerville is proposing to construct a new backage road, south of Main Street, between 20th Avenue South (CSAH 54) and 21St Avenue. The proposed roadway project would also include the extension of 21St Avenue to a point approximately 900 feet south of its existing terminus. The intent of the proposed road project is to; 1) provide new access to commercial and industrial properties south of main street; 2) provide vehicle circulation to off set access limitations contemplated as part of the CSAH 14 reconstruction project; and 3) if built this year would serve to minimize business access disruption during the CSAH 14 project in 2007. The proposed roadway is generally consistent with the planning efforts that have taken place over the last three years including the CSAH 14 Planning Study and the City's I- 35E Corridor AUAR. Each of the studies contemplated the need for a backage road system to complement the planned county road improvements. It is staff's understanding that the City of Centerville has authorized preparation of plans and specification for the project, called for a hearing on improvements, and authorized eminent domain proceedings for their portions of the project. 21st Avenue straddles the corporate limits of the City of Centerville and Lino Lakes. For the project to move forward the two cities will need to enter into a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA). Centerville has already prepared the JPA based, in part, on the one previously entered into for the first leg of 21St Avenue. While staff supports the concept of the backage road there are several issues that need to be resolved prior to the City of Lino Lakes taking action on the project. As proposed in Page 2