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MEMO TO: Clerk -Administrator and City Council FROM: Director of Public Works/Community Developme/,4,7— DATE: .uyust 28, 1985 SUBJECT: REVOKING COUNTY ROAD STATUS OF RED OAK DRIVE As you may know, the County is considering revoking the county road status of Red Oak Drive because the City requested a stop sign on Red Oak Drive and Arden Avenue. It the County passes a resolution revoking the county road status of Red Oak Drive, the road becomes a City street and we are responsible for ..... ... ...:1.^..... i d ..uN:tai i.TINrUvWmer.i.1. Attached please find State Statute, section 163.11. Please refer to Subd. 5A. The last paragraph of this subdivision states the following: "The resolution revoking the highway shall not be effective until the County has completed repairs or improvements on the highway that are necessary to meet the County standards for d compatible roan in the county in which the town is located". In other words, the State Statutes says that the county must repair or improve the road to meet County standards prior to the turn over to the City. As a minimum, the County would need to install a bituminous overlay on the whole street to eliminate bird baths. The Statute also says that they must hold a public hearing and give thirty (30) days notice by certified mail to eact member of the town board of supervisors. I have reviewed the possibility of designating Red OaK Drive an M.S.A. street. Red Oak Drive could be des:ynnted as an M.S.A. street by removl,g the M.S.A. desigration from Jackscn Drive. Removing the M.S.A. designation from Jackson Drive vas identified by me in my memc dated January 9, 1985. The memo went on to say that if the M.S.A. designation was removed from Jackson D ive, the M.S.A, designation should be placed on another street at the same time. The henefits of having streets uesignatec N.S.A. would not to lost. I recommend that the City insist on at leant the following items: A. The County must upyrade the road to County standards per state law. 2. The County must use the maintenance money saved on revoking ked Oak Drive for maintenance in Mounds View. 3. Have the County install a stop sign on Red Oak Drive and Ardan Avenue until they make a decision on the yOnSibie reVOKatlor,.