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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION APPROVED MAY 5, 2004 1 Community Development Director Grochala advised the City of Hugo is currently 2 considering the approval of a 333 lot residential development, proposed by Centex 3 Homes and Pratt Investments, located adjacent to Elmcrest Avenue (24th Avenue) 4 approximately i/2 mile north of Main Street. 5 6 The specific concern for Lino Lakes is the impact of traffic on Elmcrest Avenue. 7 Elmcrest is a gravel road that straddles the Lino Lakes and Hugo border. There are 8 currently no plans to upgrade the road from its current status, but development in either 9 Lino Lakes or Hugo would require the developer to upgrade the road. 10 11 Community Development Director Grochala advised the City's 2001 Comprehensive 12 Plan guides the land west of Elmcrest for future Commercial and Industrial development. 13 Ultimately, it is anticipated that Otter Lake Road will be extended northeasterly from 14 Main Street and connect with Elmcrest at a point north of Main Street. This roadway will 15 serve as a collector route for both Hugo and Lino Lakes. 16 17 City staff has begun preliminary discussions with the City of Hugo to prepare an overall 18 concept for improving the street as development occurs. As an interim measure the City 19 of Hugo is requiring the developer to pave Elmcrest Avenue from Main Street to the 20 north boundary of the subject property. Staff has evaluated this proposal and believes it 21 is an acceptable interim measure. The City Engineer will be reviewing the proposed 22 improvements with the City of Hugo to insure a suitable design. Staff will discuss 23 concerns with the City of Hugo such as dust control and timing of paving, quality of 24 construction, turn lanes, access and the speed limit. He noted the City of Hugo would be 25 requesting a speed study. 26 27 Community Development Director Grochala advised the City of Hugo is also trying to 28 determine how to obtain dollars from developers for the interchange reconstruction. 29 There are some legal issues. The coalition is also working on obtaining funds for the 30 interchange project. 31 32 Councilmember Carlson inquired about where the money would come from in 8-10 years 33 when the roadway needs to be reconstructed. Community Development Director 34 Grochala stated staff would ensure the quality on the interim measure so it will last for 35 quite some time. Elmcrest could qualify for state aid funds and those costs could be split 36 with the City of Hugo. Also, dollars will be put into escrow for road improvements at 37 some point in the future. 38 39 EAST LINO LAKES MASTER PLANNING PROCESS UPDATE, MICHAEL 40 GROCHALA 41 42 Community Development Director Grochala advised John Feges of Benchmark 43 Community Builder Collaborative met with the City Council and Citizen Advisory 44 Boards at a special work session on April 29 regarding the 360 -acre site north of County 45 Road 14 and west of 35E. His goal at that meeting was to explain his approach to master 46 planning the site by involving all interested stakeholders in "a community planning 47 process. 48