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• <br />• <br />• <br />WS — Item 1 <br />WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT <br />Work Session Item 1 <br />Date: Council Work Session, December 1, 2008 <br />To: City Council <br />From: Michael Grochala <br />Re: Comprehensive Plan Discussion <br />Background <br />At the October 27, 2008 City Council meeting Mr. James Landsberger, 7849 Main Street, <br />requested that the council pursue funding for the construction of an interchange at Main <br />Street (CSAH 14) and I -35W. The council directed staff to report back with an update on <br />improvements in this area. <br />At the November 17, 2008 Comprehensive Plan work session the City Council <br />requested additional information regarding the methodology used by Metropolitan <br />Council to allocate affordable housing to communities within the seven county <br />metropolitan area. <br />The council also requested an estimate of the number of previously approved housing <br />units that are not built and included in the 2030 household forecasts. <br />Main Street/I -35W <br />Main Street (CSAH 14) is currently under construction from I -35W to I -35E. The project <br />was started in 2008 and is expected to be completed in 2009. The project includes a <br />continuous paved bicycle /pedestrian trail along the entire length of the corridor <br />terminating at both interstate bridges. <br />As part of the planning for the roadway improvement Anoka County prepared an <br />alternative analysis report for the corridor which examined: 1) access improvements to <br />the regional system (I -35W and I -35E) in conjunction with a new highway corridor north <br />of Centerville, and 2) the reconstruction of Main Street on the existing alignment. A <br />review of the area's transportation system revealed that existing CSAH 14 needs to be <br />maintained for access to the regional park and to residents and businesses in Centerville <br />and Lino Lakes. <br />1 <br />