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HomeMy WebLinkAboutgr00090_000044_pg134PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA A special meeting of the Mounds View City Council was called to order by Mayor Pickar at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, June 22 1977, at the Mounds View City Hall, 2401 Highway 10, Mounds View, MN 55112. Members Also present: Mayor Pickar present: Clerk - Admin. Achen Councilmember Hodges Engineer Hubbard Councilmember Baumgartner Councilmember Rowley Councilmember Ziebarth Administrator Achen explained this meeting was called to provide additional time before Council action on the T.H.10 overlay project for Mn /DOT to prepare information regarding the possibility of a median opening and signal between County Roads H and H -2 on old T.H.10. He stated that City staff met with District 9 DOT staff and reviewed the City's position on this matter. The City desires to obtain one median opening to provide access for commercial and industrial growth in this area on both sides of T.H.10. District 9 Engineer Charles Burrill stated Mn /DOT will be before the City Council three times this summer for project approval: (1) this project for skid resistance improvement and bituminous overlay of T.H.10, (2) a project to realign the semaphore mast arm at County Road H -2, County Road I and Silver Lake Road on T.H.10, and (3) a noise barrier project along the east side of I -35W in Mounds View. He stated that Mn /DOT generally opposes median crossovers, but that he understands the City's desire to allow development in this area. He also understands the City's attempt to get agree- ment of the several property owners to a single median opening. Councilmember Hodges arrived at 7:15 PM. Administrator Achen stated Mn /DOT's general reluctance to additional crossovers makes sense while T.H.10 is a high speed, major arterial. However, in just six years, new T.H.10 is planned to replace that roadway. Then old T.H.10 will become a minor arterial and the reluctance to approve the additional median openings will make less sense. Mr. Burrill suggested Council could formally approve this project, and at the same time take formal action to request Mn /DOT's cooperation in securing a new median opening on T.H.10 between County RoadsH and H -2.