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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION JUNE 9, 2004 APPROVED • 1 Public meetings were being held with area residents and business owners to solicit input 2 on the process. 3 4 Community Development Director Grochala noted that the design concept was based 5 upon anticipated traffic volumes for the roadway, the number of access points and 6 intersections provided, and the character of adjacent land use. He indicated the design 7 concept divided the roadway into three major segments, going from a two-lane roadway 8 in Segment 1, to a three -lane roadway in Segment 2, to a four -lane roadway in Segment 9 3. He indicated that following additional public meetings, Staff would present the 10 finalized design concept to the Council for approval in late June or in July. 11 12 Community Development Director Grochala noted that six alternatives had been 13 considered. Anoka County's website contained a link to a page pertaining to this project. 14 15 Councilmember Carlson suggested that the public meeting relating to this be added to the 16 Community Calendar. 17 18 COUNTRY LANE / MARILYN DRIVE UTILITY EXTENSION PETITION, JIM 19 STUDENSKI 20 21 The Council considered this item following the EDAC action plan, and then returned to 22 the remainder of the regular work session agenda. 23 24 City Engineer Studenski noted that the City had received a petition from five property 25 owners of five parcels on the two streets. Staff had sent a letter to residents in the area to 26 assess the interest in extending city utilities, and in the interim, 14 of 54 residents had 27 responded. All of the 14 respondents were interested in moving forward. He illustrated 28 the location of the 14 properties on a map. 29 30 City Engineer Studenski also noted that the City Attorney had sent a letter to four 31 residents of this area whose septic systems were failing, and they were thus required to 32 come into compliance. Staff requested direction from the Council as to how to proceed. 33 34 Mayor Bergeson confirmed that the "original" five parcels were not contiguous. City 35 Engineer Studenski confirmed this and noted that the area of the petition was Low 36 Density Unsewered Residential, and it is outside the Stage 1 and 2 Growth Area. 37 Country Lane is outside of the MUSA boundary. 38 39 Councilmember Reinert commented that 14 respondents out of 54 was not a bad 40 response. Councilmember Carlson disagreed, stating she felt it was a low response. She 41 inquired as to whether sending out another letter would be helpful. City Engineer 42 Stuenski indicated this had been discussed. 43 44 Councilmember Reinert felt that sending another letter was good approach, and if there 45 were not more support it might not be practical to proceed. Community Development • 46 Director Grochala indicated the city needed a game plan, as some systems were failing, 47 and it was important to decide soon. He noted this was a public health issue.