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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MEETING, JUNE 21, 1983 -2- 5. COUNTY 19 - COUNTY ENGINEER, CHARLES SWANSON: Engineer Swanson reviewed the map outlining the plans for extension of CSAH 19 from I'-94 to the Regional Park. He will send a copy of this map to the City. He noted that an additional 184' of r-o-w will need to be purchased through the Hammes property between the frontage road and Goose Lake. CSAH 19 is proposed as a 4-lane divided roadway with a 150' treed/landscaped median. It will not be designated a parkway, but: will have a parkway design. Funding for a.detached paved bike path was made available and will be constructed with the roadway. The bike paths within the park are a seperate facility and will not be hard surfaced until additional funds are appropriated. He up -dated the Council on other park improvements: -- Interior park streets and parking for the ski and boat launch areas are proposed for fall construction. Bids will be let in late July or early August. -- The boat launch is not anticipated to be open this year(83)- looking for spring 1984 completion by the contractor. Will notify the City if this is completed in late 1983. -- The swimming area will not be opened in 1983; but a gravel road will be provided to the nearby picnic area. -- Existing buildings will be used for park headquarters. A Contact Station will be located along the 4-lane entry road. -- The culvert for Goose Lake will be replace type unit which will meet Valley Branch requirements. -- A 10 car pull -off area will be provided along the entry route, at the SE corner of Goose Lake, for a picnic area -- Access to properties south of loth Street along CSAH 19- anticipating having to control the crossover between Hammes' Dayton Hudson and Federal Land properties, but this is not in the plan. Without a land use plan from the property owners could not plan access: for the properties. Would like owner input during the planning stage so that turn lanes for anticipated cross-overs can be provided. -- Washington County Parks and Open.Space Committee have approved the concept Council generally agreed to the concept plan] as proposed and presented. --Eder - believes the proposed concept addressed the �ity's concerns. Recommended deferring formal acceptance: of the proposal until next meeting, during which time the City will notify adjacent property owners along CSAH 19 of the County's comments- and see what response they may have. Also, this proposal will be included in the next newsletter. ASSESSMENTS - Engineer Swanson stated that the City was the second community in the early stages of acquiring the original right-of-way for CSAH 19 to agree to assess a portion of the right-of-way costs back to the benefitted property owners and reimburse the County for a portion of their acquisition costs. He noted that this has been done in several communities eg. Stillwater, Cottage Grove, Woodbury and Mahtoine.di as a means of helping the County extend its road program. He further explained the bill introduced in this years legislature which allowed Counties the right to assess a portion of road construction costs, including r-o-w, / against the benefitted property owners.