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Mounds View City Council February 28, 2000 Regular Meeting Page 22 some type of commitment on one of the plans from the City Council and the community within the next three weeks. He advised that it would take this amount of time to get the plans together, obtain State and Federal approval, hold the public hearings, and continue to attempt to stay on the 2001 timeline, if this proposal is approved. Director of Public Works Ulrich stated there is at least a year’s worth of right-of-way acquisition involved in this project, with several lots in the Manufactured Home Park that must be acquired if the plan is to proceed. He indicated Anoka County has considered many different alternatives to this proposal. He advised that the Sunset Drive intersection is also a very hazardous intersection, and the initial funds were applied for from the Hazard Abatement and Intersection Accident Reduction Program through the federal government for that intersection. He explained that they were turned down because of the point scale, and also because of the close proximity to the Highway 65 interchange. He indicated they are conducting further research in terms of Westwood Drive, however, according to the design standards, they anticipate this intersection is also in too close a proximity to the interchange. Director of Public Works Ulrich stated the Pleasant View Drive intersection received very high points for accident reduction because of the number of accidents that have occurred in this location. He explained that they received the funding for that project which must be spent by 2001, and as noted on the survey, there is only one question pertaining to Mounds View’s 12½ percent responsibility for the cost of the signal only, and none of the geometric work. He pointed out there was also a statement that indicates “Residents’ approval or rejection of the signal may affect the City Council’s decision whether to provide funding to the project, but may not ultimately affect the decision regarding the installation of the signal.” He explained he had posed a question in terms of what would occur if Mounds View rejects this proposal, and holds back their approval and funding for this signal, and the response was that Anoka County would continue with the project, and remove Mounds View’s name from the title sheet. He stated that in this case the project would not require the City’s signature to proceed, and the City would not have any control over it. Director of Public Works Ulrich advised that this intersection has been identified as a hazardous intersection, and the County has a corrective measure to install a traffic signal to eliminate the accidents on the intersection. He explained that they were attempting to provide what someone had referred to as the “loop effect,” when coming into the City, in that this appeared to be the most practical way to detour traffic from taking a straight shot up Pleasant View Drive. Director of Public Works Ulrich explained that if the City rejects this proposal, the County would proceed with the project, and remove Mounds View from the plan sheet. He stated the signal would be installed with all work being provided for and taken care of in the right-of-way of Highway 10, which means the intersection on Pleasant View Drive and the frontage road would remain unchanged. He noted there might be some additional striping, to attempt to determine where the loop detections should be placed to signalize the intersection, however, changes in the geometrics and minimization of the effect of traffic on Pleasant View Drive would not occur. He stated there would be no changes on the north side. Mayor Coughlin clarified that if the City withdraws from this proposal, they would have no control in the design that effects Mounds View, and the County would simply install the light in the right-of-way.