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• • • The City should periodically review and update the Transportation Plan and its traffic forecasting model, based on estimates of future development, population trends, changing financial resources, and citizen and local government input. Depending on the speed and degree of change, it is recommended that the plan be reviewed at least every five to ten years. Functional Classification Changes Recommended changes to the functional classification system will be adopted by the City as part of the adoption of the overall Comprehensive Plan Update. Changes that involve 'B' Minor arterials, Major Collectors or Minor Collectors may be made without the approval of another agency, provided these changes are consistent with State and County Plans. However, the changes and the resulting functional classification should be officially reported to the Metropolitan Council under separate communication to ensure that the Metropolitan Council has the opportunity to update their records. In addition, any proposed change to a Principal Arterial or 'A' Minor Arterial designation will need to be approved by the Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) of the Metropolitan Council. Since these changes are likely to involve either State or County roadways, the City should work closely with these agencies to ensure that the process of approval is carried forward. Access Management The City of Lino Lakes will work to support the access management guidelines of other jurisdictions. The City is aware that both Anoka County and Mn /DOT have access guidelines managing their roadways located within Lino Lakes. The City acknowledges these guidelines and will work with these agencies to support access management in the City of Lino Lakes. However, due to existing development patterns there may be some redevelopment areas that do not meet the minimum access spacing guidelines and /or have joint access agreements between properties. The City will work with these property owners and Anoka County and /or Mn /DOT as necessary to develop acceptable access management plans for these exceptions. Project Development The Transportation Plan is designed to review transportation needs at a policy level and does not make recommendations for design. Each recommended improvement should be studied in more detail through an engineering study to verify the need and identify the exact nature of the improvement. Such studies will also serve to identify specific projects that will be designed to achieve the improvements recommended in the Plan. The cost and schedule of individual projects developed should be addressed in preliminary and final design. Improvement Program An overall strategy of improvement should be developed and adopted that considers the recommendations contained in the Plan. To meet the objective of completing recommended improvements to the roadway system within the planning horizon of the Plan, the City will continue to develop, in cooperation with the State and the County, a list of projects that will collectively result in the achievement of the desired system. These projects should be prioritized in such a way that overall system benefits are maximized. 6 -31