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COUNCIL MINUTES SEPTEMBER 23, 2002 responded and the purpose of this resolution is to request the County do what the City is comfortable with doing, not to ask what Anoka County is going to do. Community Development Director Grochala stated Anoka County is comfortable with this design and the resolution would state the City wants to move forward with that design. He noted that Anoka County will make improvements to County Road 49 and it started because the bridge is in deteriorating condition and needs to be replaced. Also, the intersection of Hodson Road and Birch Street is not operating well and needs to be improved. The project was planned in 2002 but due to lack of consensus of the Council, that was postponed. Anoka County stated they will move forward to reconstruct the bridge and intersection and that will probably be detailed in the letter they will be sending. Community Development Director Grochala stated Anoka County has said if they move forward, that for lack of an overall plan for County Road 49 from Lake Drive County Road J, they would move to typical County regulations and their current policy is for 120 f t -of -ways and a four lane divided highway. He stated he is not certain of those project lima ans ere would be some realignment of the roadway with construction of the bridge, om Egret to south of the Miller farm. Community Development Director Grochala stated th . 'se of the resolution is to continue to get Anoka County to move forward with the original cromi ` design. He stated this street ties into Lake Drive which is a principal arterial street and d Use Plan actually conforms to that type of designation with commercial, industrial, or hig residential along that stretch of Lake Drive. • Typically, a 60 -foot right-of-way is required r commodate a higher capacity roadway. He stated there are increased volumes of traffic and to Lino Lakes' development, surrounding cities have added to the traffic level. He state jection is close to the Anoka County projection that there will be upwards of 20,000 cars odson Road 20 years out. Community Development Director Grochala stated the resolu ;; n s ifie Vino Lakes' commitment and urges Anoka County to program that project and move forw Councilmember Dahl asked i Ilrre uld'be 120 feet of divided roadway from County Road 49 to County Road J. Community Development Director Grochala stated the original County proposal was for 120 feet of right-of-way and kat is typically what Lino Lakes requires for dedication along a County roadway. He stated that is not road surface, but the land area to accommodate improvements. Councilmember Dahl asked about the speed of traffic and whether MnDOT will allow that speed limit to be lowered. Community Development Director Grochala stated MnDOT is the road authority that assigns speed limits to County highways and City streets in this instance. It was MnDOT's suggestion to go through the design process to include streetscaping and landscaping to achieve that 45 mph designation. He explained there is a difference between the actual makeup of the southern portion of Hodson Road that differs from the northern portion related to the number of driveways and is a determining factor in deciding the speed limit. He stated it has been discussed at length that Lino Lakes can probably achieve that designation of 45 mph if the design includes streetscapes and landscapes. 12