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• <br />APPROVED COUNCIL MINUTES NOVEMBER 25, 2002 <br />Councilmember Carlson asked what will happen with the turn lanes if a signal is put in. Community <br />Development Director Grochala stated the County concept plan shows construction of a southbound <br />left turn lane for Birch Street and allowing a through lane. <br />Councilmember Carlson asked if by doing this it finalizes or commits the City to the Anoka County <br />design for Highway 49. Community Development Director Grochala stated it would not. He stated <br />the intent is to move forward and create a plan the City can live with. However, the "X" factor is <br />whether Anoka County will participate in the cost if the plan does not meet their criteria for long term <br />plans. <br />Community Development Director Grochala stated the intent is ultimately that what is shown on the <br />plan is a good comprehensive project to address the signalization, turning movements for all proposed <br />developments, and addresses the Ware Road offset. The issue is the need to get other parties to <br />participate in the cost. He stated the signalization project expands the work to include turn lanes and <br />alignment so all the "players" are needed to pull that off. <br />Councilmember Reinert stated he likes this development and thinks it is well done and would be an <br />asset in this location. However, he is concerned about the traffic problems it will create. He stated he <br />is still not sure he understands exactly what the City will be getting. <br />Councilmember Reinert asked how, what, and when. He stated there is a contribution for one-half the <br />cost of the signal and asked what would be signalized, a reconstructed road or the road as it is today. <br />Community Development Director Grochala stated it would be a road modified, from what it is today <br />but short of a reconstructed road. The road would have a left turn lane for southbound Hodgson Road <br />as well as for a right turn onto Ware Road. <br />Councilmember Reinert asked how that would be done and paid for. He stated he doubts that Anoka <br />County is going to "fork over funds" unless their grand plan is constructed. Community <br />Development Director Grochala stated he would like to pursue that option by sending them a letter. <br />Councilmember Reinert stated that answer is not known tonight but the Council must act on this <br />tonight. He stated he does not see anything "concrete" regarding financial funding from Anoka <br />County as of tonight. So, the Council is left with the option of the developer or City paying for it. <br />Councilmember Reinert asked if Municipal State Aid (MSA) funds can be used. Community <br />Development Director Grochala stated that is correct. Councilmember Reinert noted those funds are <br />already short due to other projects being funded and promised to residents. <br />Councilmember Reinert noted this development project would create twice as much traffic through <br />that area twice a day and to fund that would push back other projects. Or the Council would have to <br />consider some type of bonding which would ask the citizens to pay for it. <br />Community Development Director Grochala clarified that bonding would be on the MSA system. <br />• The City gets about $500,000 from MSA and has a balance of about $2 million with $5.5 million <br />worth of programmed MSA expenditures over the next three years. Bonding would bond against the <br />20 <br />