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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 3024 . . . RESOLUTION NO. 3024 COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION APPROVING NEW HIGHWAY 10/610 AND REALIGNING COUNTY ROAD J WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has proposed the completion of the New Highway 10/610 project, State Project Number S. P. 0214-06(T.H. 10), and the realignment of County Road J on the north end of the City of Mounds View; and . WHEREAS, the City of Mounds View has been aware of and addressed the matter on several occasions since the mid- 1970's, but at no time has any previous City Council taken formal action to approve or disapprove specific design plans; and WHEREAS, on January 8, 1990 the CitY of Mounds View hosted an informational meeting at the request of MnDOT, which MnDOT publicized, for the purpose of informing residents of the MnDOT plans; and WHEREAS, as a result of the informational meeting residents in the area affected by the proposed project urged the City Council to become involved and sponsor meetings to allow for community-wide discussion and input; and WHEREAS, the City Council held a Town Meeting on March 8, 1990 to review the proposed project and alternative designs which had been developed at a previous public meeting and to develop a consensus of the over 200 residents in attendance for one of the alternatives; and WHEREAS, the Town Meeting did show that the residents in attendance did support access to the north; and WHEREAS, since no clear consensus resulted from the Town Meeting, the City Council held further discussions with representatives of the streets in the area to attempt to reach a consensus on the most desireable design alternative; and WHEREAS, these discussions resulted in the development ~f the following goals, Insure health, safety and welfare of residents. . . . RESOLUTION NO. 3024 PAGE TWO Not promote access/expansion of airport. Equality of traffic dispersal -- everyone take a share. Preserve character of neighborhoods - no more physical barriers. Do not encourage transient traffic flow by design. Provide for access to the north and south. Willingness to compromise; and WHEREAS, the City Council has heard several hours of testimony, received hundreds of phone calls and personal contacts from interested residents, received numerous letters and the following petitions, Petition from Red Oak Drive residents opposing Red Oak Drive becoming a feeder or through street to County Road J. Received February 15, 1990 Petition from Fairchild Avenue residents requesting that Groveland Road be connected to realigned County Road J. Received March 19, 1990 Petition requesting that no alternative to MnDOT plan be approved unless a traffic study is performed in advance. Received March 19, 1990 Petition requesting that the City Council approve the plan designated as Alternate 3/6 modified. Received April 2, 1990; and WHEREAS, Councilmember Quick and Mayor Hankner conducted an informal survey of area residents to obtain their views on the issue and the results have been tabulated and provided to each Councilmember; and WHEREAS, on March 21, 1990 the Mounds View Planning Commission adopted the following prioriti~ed goals with respect to the project, priority A: Provides for the safety of the neighborhood. . . . RESOLUTION NO. 3024 PAGE THREE Maintain single family residential character of the northern end of the City. Priority B: Limit access to and from the northern end of the City. Strategically locate access points. Minimize impact while maximizing convenience to Mounds View residents. Preserve existing traffic patterns as much as possible. Priority C: Minimize negative environmental impacts: and WHEREAS, the Mounds View Parks and Recreation Commission on March 22, 1990 adopted Resolution No. 1990-1 which requests that the City Council select and alternate design which would include access points east of Knollwood Drive with the intent of dispersing traffic, allows the least amount of traffic impact on Groveland Park, and allows an access point or points to County Road J east of Knollwood Drive and west of Red Oak Drive. ' NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council of the City of Mounds View after taking into consideration the preponderance of information of the issue approves Layout Number 13 as modified by Alternate 3/6 modified. The extension of Airport Road as identified in Alternate 3/6 modified shall be contingent upon the following, 1. Completion of a traffic study within 90 days. Upon completion of the traffic study and during 1990, the Council shall determine the feasibility of constructing Airport Road extension and establish standards which will dictate the future status of Airport Road extension, if constructed. 2. Alignment of Airport Road 3 degrees to the West as shown in drawings dated April 9, 1990 provided by MnDOT. 3. Completion of an intergovernmental agreement between the Cities of Blaine and Mounds View which will provide the following, . . . ~ , ~ . RESOLUTION NO. 3024 PAGE FOUR The City of Mounds View will maintain the extension. The City of Mounds View will have sole authority to establish traffic controls including, but not limited to, speed limits, traffic signs, and prohibition of truck traffic. The City of Mounds View will have sole authority to determine the future status of the Airport Road extension including its closing. 4. Receipt of a letter from MnDOT Commissioner Levine accepting and agreeing to the Conditions of this Resolution and, if the Airport Road extension is not built during project construction, agreeing to reserve adequate funds for the future construction of the Airport Road extension as determined by the City of Mounds View no later than 1996. Adopted this 9th day of April, 1990. ATTEST: (SEAL)