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Reports of Staff August 21, 2015 Page 9 of 10 chosen was "Northtown Boulevard", however due to excessive costs to replace signs on the MnDOT corridors (e.g., signs one and two miles from exits on 35W, Highway 65, etc.) the "rename the corridor" project stalled. The confusion remains an issue, of course, as people intending to come to a home or business on County Road 10 may end up in Anoka or somewhere else altogether. That's an issue we'd like Ramsey County and MnDOT to resolve, however that seems to be more challenging that we ever imagined. What we did not anticipate was pushback from the Post Office on the delivery of mail. As I stated above, the City of Mounds View and other businesses were advised by the Post Office that "Highway 10" addresses would work just as well as "County Road 10" addresses for locations on the corridor. If the address is in Mounds View, it wouldn’t seem to matter whether the envelope reads County 10 or Highway 10, as it can only refer to one property on the corridor. For many years (16 years?) The Post Office has been able to deliver mail in spite of this naming inconsistency, thus we anticipate this practice can continue successfully into the future while we work to resolve the issue. Yet the City alone cannot resolve what is not ours to resolve; County Road 10 is Ramsey County's road and the old signage on the corridor are County signs. All that said, new businesses on the County Road 10 corridor (such as BioLife) and the new senior residential facility (Bel Rae Senior Living) should officially be addressed as "County Road 10", not Highway 10. While we continue to seek an acceptable resolution with the county and state road authorities, we hope that the US Post Office will work with the City, our businesses and our residents on the corridor to ensure all mail is delivered, regardless of which roadway designation is noted in the address—until the issue is resolved once and for all. Please contact me should you have any questions or suggestions as to how to better resolve these issues. Best regards, Jim Ericson City Administrator City of Mounds View For now, it appears that the Post Office will continue to deliver mail to local businesses using the different variations of County Road 10. The bottom line is that the renaming will most likely not occur without funding in place. Staff will notify the EDC if there are any new developments in the renaming efforts. H. Mounds View Business Council Meeting The next Mounds View Business Council meeting will be held September 9, 2015 at 7:30 a.m. at the MV Community Center. A speaker is TBD.