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TOLTZ, KING, DUVALL, ANDERSON AND ASSOCIATES, INCORPORATED • ENGINEERS • ARCHITECTS • PLANNERS MEMORANDUM 1500 PIPER JAFFRAY PLAZA 444 CEDAR STREET SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA 55101 -2140 PHONE: 651/292-4400 FAX: 651/292 -0083 To: Jim Studenski Reference: Review of Access Options for City Engineer for Lino Lakes Behm's Century Farm, Copies To: John Powell 6th and 7th Additions Project From: Steven Elmer Lino Lakes, Minnesota Date: June 4, 2002 Commission No. 12475 -002 BACKGROUND As requested, I have reviewed the memorandum with attachments from Jeff Smyser to Lino Lakes City Council dated May 17, 2002. I have evaluated the proposed options for providing access to the proposed Behm's Century Farm 6th and 7th Additions Project based on criteria established in the Lino Lakes Transportation Plan, the transportation element for the City's Comprehensive Plan. This memorandum discusses my review and recommendations. Several options for providing access to the 170 new homes planned for the latest Behm's Century Farm Project have been previously identified. These include: • Option 1: the direct westward extension of Carl Street connecting to Sunset Avenue; • Option 2: the westward extension of Carl Street along a southwesterly alignment to the south end of Hidden Acres; • Option 3: the development of a new east -west road connecting Sunset Avenue at the south edge of Hidden Acres with Fourth Avenue at the north edge of the utility corridor, north of existing Carl Street; • Option 4: the development of a new east -west road connecting Sunset Avenue from about one -third mile south of Main Street with Fourth Avenue at the north edge of the utility corridor, north of existing Carl Street; and • Option 5: the development of a new east -west road connecting Sunset Avenue from about one - fourth mile south of Main Street with Fourth Avenue at the north edge of the utility corridor, north of existing Carl Street. An Equal Opportunity Employer