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Item No: 4C Meeting Date: April 4, 2005 Type of Business: Worksession Administrator Review: _ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: James Ericson, Community Development Director Item Title/Subject: Review of Possible Names for County Road 10 Introduction: On June 7, 2004, the City Council directed staff to prepare an ordinance that would assign a name to County Road 10 to eliminate confusion and provide identity to the corridor and community in general. After publishing notice of the meeting and scheduling a hearing for June 14, 2004, the Council decided to table action, recognizing the value in bringing Spring Lake Park and Blaine into the decision process. On March 15, 2005, City Administrator Ulrich and Community Development Director Ericson met with representatives from the cities of Blaine, Coon Rapids and Spring Lake Park to discuss the possibility of assigning a name to County Road 10. Also invited were representatives from Ramsey County and Anoka County as well as representatives from the two local chambers of commerce. The committee meeting was productive and resulted in four names identified for additional consideration. The notes from the March 15th meeting and other materials presented are included in this report for your reference. Discussion: A consensus exists among the cities that the persisting confusion remains a problem and that assigning a name to the corridor is a positive step in eliminating that confusion with the added benefit of providing some identity to our area. Changing the counties' numerical designation was also discussed to further eliminate confusion, however that action was not widely supported, as it would force property owners and commercial business to change their street address. Because Ramsey County and Anoka County will continue to designate the corridor as County Road 10, businesses will not be forced to immediately change stationery or advertising if a new name is designated. The four names that were identified for additional consideration are as follows: • North Park Boulevard • Northstar Boulevard • Coon Rapids Boulevard • Northtown Boulevard Recommendation: Please review and discuss the four names identified and determine if one of these would be acceptable to the Council or if another choice is preferred. Once the three city councils have had an opportunity to consider these names, the committee will reconvene to assess the next steps.