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City of Mounds View Staff Report May 15, 1997 Page 2 • connecting the City's commercial and civic center,and of creating a place in the heart of Mounds View rather than the City continuing to be a pass-through community on a highway corridor. There are a number of issues which would need to be addressed to move this idea forward. In some cases, buildings are shown in different locations than where they are now located or are planned. The community team felt the idea of creating a central place or Village Center through establishing a ring road and organizing uses along it had considerable merit. The team is suggesting that the City Council refer this idea to the Planning Commission,Economic Development Commission and Parks&Recreation Commission for review and discussion before holding one or more community forums on this idea. These discussions could address the specifics of how this idea would be implemented. In addition, one of the critical links in the ring road goes through the O'Neil property. The advantage of the ring road concept is that it provides two access points to this property(one on Long Lake Road and one on Highway 10 where a new intersection would be created with a realignment of Edgewood). This approach to accessing the site would alleviate concerns about traffic from the 16-screen movie theater having to make U-turns on Highway 10 or use County Road H2. The staff at the Design Center have talked with Ramsey County about this idea, and they were very receptive. They see this design as a way to allow local traffic to circulate and reach its destination without using Highway 10. MnDOT has not yet been approached. Both the theater developer and the City see a need to obtain a signalized intersection at the theater entrance, and we expect to approach MnDOT very soon to discuss creating such an intersection. This concept of a ring road could be very convincing in working with them on getting a signalized intersection. Staff is asking that the City Council endorse the design concept for a ring road to the extent of using this concept in working with Ramsey County and MnDOT to obtain a signalized intersection connecting the movie theater entrance and Edgewood Drive. Action Requested: 1. Direct staff to refer the design concept for a ring road developed through the University of Minnesota Design Course to the Planning Commission,Economic Development Commission, and Parks and Recreation Commission for review and comment. 2. Direct staff to work with the developer of the O'Neil property,Ramsey County and the Minnesota Department of Transportation to obtain the necessary approvals for the City to implement a ring road concept from Long Lake Road to Highway 10 through the O'Neil property, and a signalized intersection at Edgewood and the theater entrance. OiYvL,LL Pamela Sheldon, Community Development Director N:\DATA\USERS\PAMS\SHARE\SPECPROJ\SP015.9715-19-97.SR •