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• • CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MARCH 3, 2004 APPROVED 1 2 Mr. Hagen advised that according to the 2020 Traffic Volume Forecast in the Lino Lakes 3 Transportation Plan, traffic volumes on Lake Drive are anticipated to increase to over 4 17,000 trips per day. Regardless of the proposed development, improvements to Lake 5 Drive are expected in the future. However, to accommodate the full development of the 6 Legacy at Woods Edge Development, several additional improvements to Lake Drive 7 would need to be made in the short term. The concept transportation plan has proposed 8 the construction of two southbound left turn lanes between the intersection of Town 9 Center Parkway and the I -35W bridge. Furthermore, traffic signals at Town Center 10 Parkway and both ramps to I -35W are anticipated. To signalize the south ramp 11 intersection, the existing off ramp and on ramp intersections, which are now separated, 12 need to be aligned to a singe intersection, which would require the reconstruction of 13 approximately 400 feet of the on ramp. 14 15 Mr. Hagen indicated a meeting was held on January 29, 2004 with the MnDOT Area 16 Engineer and MnDOT traffic and freeway modeling staff to review the analysis. MnDOT 17 indicated that no further analysis was required. However, the Federal Highway 18 Administration (FHWA) has requested documentation that demonstrates traffic will not 19 back up onto mainline I -35W. 20 21 Mr. Hagen advised the I-35W/Lake Drive interchange area will perform at acceptable 22 levels of service (LOS D or higher) through 2010 with the proposed improvements, as 23 detailed in the traffic operations analysis. The analysis also demonstrates that queue 24 lengths (the distance of vehicle stacking at intersections) will not back onto the I -35W 25 mainline. The City will need to present the traffic simulation models to Anoka County 26 and the Metropolitan Council. 27 28 Community Development Director Grochala advised staff is coming forward with a 29 request for approvals for the Hartford Group, Inc., that include a Rezoning to Planned 30 Unit Development and Development Stage Plan/Preliminary Plat approval. The intent of 31 the rezoning to Planned Unit Development and the approval of the Development Stage 32 Plan is to establish the overall regulatory framework, unique to the development, while 33 allowing flexibility for individual site design. It is anticipated that modifications to 34 building size, number and placement will happen as the project develops. However, such 35 modifications will be subject to the requirements set forth in the Design Standards. 36 37 Community Development Director Grochala reviewed a flow chart relating to the 38 development approval process. There are several steps in the process that will commence 39 following approval of the rezoning and Development Stage Plan. These include, but are 40 not limited to, preparation and evaluation of the public improvement feasibility study, 41 financial analysis, operation and maintenance agreement and the development agreement. 42 These items will need to be completed and approved in conjunction with the final plan 43 approval. He noted the YMCA project is moving forward and the City has to be 44 cognizant of that project also. 45 46 Community Development Director Grochala advised that in general, the proposed 47 development is consistent with the original Calthorpe Master Plan and Design Standards. 48 The Hartford Group has been very receptive to design modifications to insure a high