HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/14/2002Lauderdale City Council
Meeting Minutes
January 14, 2002
Meeting called to order at 6:35 P.M.
2. INTRODUCTIONS AND ROLL
Lauderdale Council present: Gower, Gill -Gerbig, Christensen, and McCloskey.
Roseville Council present: Schroeder, Maschka, Kough, Klausing and
Mayor Kysylyczyn
Lauderdale Staff present: Getschow
Roseville Staff present: Beets
3. STAFF PRESENTATIONS
Duane Schwartz, Roseville Public Works Director provided an overview for the
purpose of the meeting.
Frank Paflco, Area Manger for MNDOT, introduced staff and the main presenter,
engineering consultant Glenn Van Wormer.
Van Wormer provided background by describing the history of TH 280, traffic
counts and accident data, the current geometries of the highway, and the funding
that has been secured. He then presented the design options and alternatives for
upgrading TH 280. He presented his analysis of the various options in terms of
engineering, safety considerations, and the impact on all adjacent or surrounding
properties.
Mayor Dains arrived at 7:15 p.m.
Frank Paflco then gave an overview on financial and timeline issues as it relates to
MNDOT.
Questions were asked and discussion occurred between City Council members of
Roseville and Lauderdale regarding the presentations and highway construction
options made by Van Wormer and Pafko.
Mayor Dains stated that the City's position is not to take out any residential
homes.
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Schroeder presented an interchange option he had designed that only impacts the
Midland Hills Country Club on the NE corner of Broadway.
Lowell Thompson, Midland Hills Country Club, opposed this option and any
option that impacts the east side of the highway.
The Council's again discussed the options, narrowing the options down to the
median closure option or the central alignment option.
Mayor Kysylyczyn called for a break at 8:31 p.m.
The meeting resumed at 8:47 p.m.
Roseville Motion.
Motion by Kysylyczyn, second by Kough to approve the Central Alignment
option. Roll: Yes: all. Motion carried.
Lauderdale Motion.
Motion by Christensen, second by McCloskey to approve the Median Closure
Option. Roll: Yes: all. Motion carried.
Roseville Motion.
Motion by Kysylyczyn, second by Kough to oppose the Median Closure Option.
Roll: Yes: all. Motion carried.
Lauderdale Motion.
Motion by Gill -Gerbig, second by Gower to approve the Central Alignment
Option without any consideration of an interchange at any time, with
encouragement to MNDOT to address the safety issues on the highway, and to
direct MNDOT to consider improvements to the Larpenteur Interchange before
again considering a Broadway interchange, while providing emergency vehicle
access off of Walnut Street when MNDOT closes other entrances to TH 280.
Roll: Yes: Gower, Gill -Gerbig, Christensen, and McCloskey. No: Dains.
Motion carried.
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Roseville Vote on the Above Motion.
Roll: Yes: Schroeder, Maschka, Klausing and Mayor Kysylyczyn
No: Kough. Motion carried
Pafko stated that he would champion this approved motion and pursue its
approval through applicable MNDOT committees. He will then report back to the
respective City's on the motions approved by the Council's this evening.
4. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:47 P.M.