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AGENDA ITEM VI A STAFF ORIGINATOR: Jeff Smyser P & Z MEETING DATE: December 14, 2005 TOPIC: Discussion of Draft 49/J Study BACKGROUND The Study We have been working the past year on a study of the land and infrastructure around the intersection of Hodgson Road (CSAH 49) and County Road J (Ash Street). The goal is a planning document that will be adopted by the City Council as the guide for development of the area. We are providing a draft report to bring the P & Z up to date and to stimulate discussion. This draft is unfinished and in no way should it be considered a final report. We held a neighborhood meeting in March and discussed an initial concept plan. We received good information and comments from the land owners and residents in the area. This input was very important and helped guide revisions to the concept plan, which is not to be considered the final version. The attached draft, unfinished report provides background information and traces the planning process. Staff is not making recommendations for a final plan at this tune. That will come after more discussions with developers, land owners, the P & Z, and City Council. Ultimately, the City will need to make decisions on alignments of and the means of providing water, sanitary sewer, and the internal roads needed for proper access and circulation. Municipal water and sanitary sewer are Lino Lakes issues exclusively. However, the roadway system is not. While it is up to the City to provide internal roads, Hodgson and CR J are county roads. Because CR J is the border of Anoka and Ramsey Counties, it is managed jointly by the two counties. We are working with the counties and the City of Shoreview for solutions to the transportation infrastructure issues. We have prepared a traffic study for the area but have not yet discussed it with the other players. The draft 49/J report is written in a straightforward format intended to provide the important information efficiently. Additional information will be added and revisions made as needed. This is a work in progress. Additional information is coming in daily. Throughout the process new information often has required serious rethinking of what seemed earlier to be the best course of action on a particular issue. •