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APPROVED COUNCIL MINUTES NOVEMBER 25, 2002 • planned in conjunction with the original Spirit Hills residential development at which time the right- of-way was dedicated. The connection to Hodgson Road will be limited to right -in, right -out turning movements. Southbound Hodgson Road traffic will not have access to the Ware Road extension. The proposed development will also require the addition of a right turn lane on southbound Ware Road at its intersection with Birch Street. • • Community Development Director Grochala advised that Anoka County has reviewed the proposed development and provided comments in a letter dated August 29, 2002. In general, due to the increase in turning movements at the intersection of Ware Road and Birch Street, turn lane construction on CSAH 10 will be required to be completed in conjunction with the development. Both right and left turn lanes will be needed for eastbound and westbound Birch Street. These improvements will need to be constructed in conjunction with the proposed development. The proposed improvements are not included within the City or County Capital Improvement Programs. Therefore, it will be the responsibility of the developer to construct and finance the proposed improvements as a condition of the development approval. Community Development Director Grochala reviewed that following the City Council meeting on August 12, 2002, the developer's Traffic Engineering Consultant, URS, prepared a traffic analysis, dated September 23, 2002, to define the impact of the proposed development on the Ware Road/Birch Street, Hodgson Road/Birch Street and Ware Road/Hodgson Road intersections. The City's Engineering Consultant, TKDA, has reviewed the report and offered the following comments: 1. They concur with URS' assessment that the intersection of CSAR 49 and CSAH 10 operates at unacceptable levels of service under existing and post development conditions. 2. The main cause of poor operating conditions is the inadequate lane geometry at the intersection, particularly for the southbound approach. 3. There will be a significant increase in intersection delay with the addition of Spirit Hills Commercial Center trips, as average vehicle delay will more than double in the a.m. and p.m. peak hours. 4. Nothing short of installing a traffic signal and adding a left -turn lane at the southbound approach will restore operations to acceptable levels of service for existing or post development conditions. Community Development Director Grochala stated it should be noted that the post development traffic generation is based on full site development. Community Development Director Grochala explained that Anoka County has further addressed the issues regarding the intersection of Hodgson Road/Birch Street in a letter dated November 20, 2002. The letter is in response to access issues for potential development on the Miller Farm, located on the southeast corner of the Hodgson/Birch intersection, and incorporates issues from the Spirit Hills development. Community Development Director Grochala noted the Anoka County letter sets forth the minimum requirements necessary to improve the Hodgson/Birch intersection and address turning movements into the respective developments. With specific regard to Spirit Hills, the letter reiterates the need to 6