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Item No: 10A Meeting Date: June 14, 2004 Type of Business: PH & CB Administrator Review: S City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: James Ericson, Community Development Director Item Title/Subject: Public Hearing, First Reading and Introduction of Ordinance 738, an Ordinance Assigning a Name to that part of County Road 10 Passing through the City of Mounds View Introduction: At a recent meeting of the Mounds View City Council, staff was directed to move forward with an ordinance to assign a name to that part of County Road 10 passing through the City as a means to eliminate confusion between County 10 and US 10, both of which pass through Mounds View, and to help establish an identity for the community consistent with the goals of the adopted County Road 10 Redevelopment and Revitalization Plan. Discussion: The motivation for assigning a name to the County Road 10 roadway segment originated from the turnback of Highway 10 to Ramsey County after the opening of new Highway 10 (formerly Trunk Highway 118). Ramsey County chose to maintain the number 10 • designation despite City concerns that having two roadways with the same designation would be confusing. Ramsey County is not opposed to the City assigning a name to the roadway however it will remain County Road 10 in their system. A name assignment will eliminate confusion in the long term and would provide a sense of identity for the community. While many names have been suggested for County Road 10, two names have been proposed for consideration—Mounds View Boulevard and Mounds View Parkway. While there is already a Mounds View Drive in the City, that does not pose a problem as it is common for communities to have derivations of the same street name in their street system—Pinewood Court, Pinewood Circle and Pinewood Drive are local examples of this. Assigning a name to the roadway is not however without a cost to the City. Mounds View Public Works Staff along with County staff have taken an inventory of street signs and identifying markers within the corridor that will need to be replaced if the roadway is assigned a name. It is estimated that it would cost$15,000 to make the change. Other changes such as to City letterhead and other materials may result in nominal one-time charges. Notification: The City of Spring Lake Park, the City of Blaine, Ramsey County and the Minnesota Dept. of Transportation have been provided copies of this report and were invited to comment as to the proposed name change. In addition, all property owners on County Road 10 have been sent a notice of this meeting and notice of the action was delivered by e-mail to those • residents who have provided their addresses to the City for informational purposes. To ensure the public has ample opportunity to comment on the proposed action, staff would recommend that the Council continue the public hearing through the second reading scheduled for June 28, 2004.