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City Council meeting of December 20, 2004 Page 5 Miron made motion, Petryk seconded, directing staff to schedule a public works facility walk through for January 31, 2004 at 7:00 pm and begin a website naming contest for the community room. All aye. Motion Carried. REVIEW TRAFFIC SPEED STUDY FOR ELMCREST AVENUE The City requested that MnDOT complete a speed study on two segments of Elmcrest Avenue: from 129'h Street to the Hugo/Lino Lakes City limits, and from County Road 8 to County Road 4 MnDOT has completed the study, and City Engineer Jay Kennedy presented the results to the City Council. Petryk made motion, Puleo seconded, directing staff to work with Lino Lakes and install speed limit signs as recommended by MnDOT. All aye. Motion Carried. UPDATE ON DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC STUDY At its September 7, 2004 meeting, Council directed City Engineer Jay Kennedy to complete a downtown transportation study in conjunction with the downtown redevelopment planning completed earlier this year. WSB Engineers completed a draft of the transportation study, and met with Washington County and MnDOT to review the results. Chuck Rickart with WSB reviewed the transportation study and, specifically, needed changes to TH61. Council member Granger felt it important that the City take the initiative and approach MnDOT outlining needed changes. Miron made motion, Granger seconded, directing staff to schedule a joint daytime workshop with MnDOT and area legislators, to share the City's downtown traffic study. All aye. Motion Carried. SCHEDULE JOINT COUNCIL/PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSHOP TO DISCUSS RURAL & OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE CONCLUSIONS At the joint Planning Commission and City Council workshop on November 18, 2004, Council heard public comment regarding a draft ordinance prepared by the Rural and Open Space Committee. It was decided at the workshop that another joint Planning Commission and City Council meeting should be scheduled to discuss the topics of density and minimum parcel size before a final draft of the ordinance is prepared for consideration by the Planning Commission at a public hearing. Granger made motion, Petryk seconded, to schedule a joint Council/Planning Commission for January 27, 2005, at 6:30 pm, to discuss rural & open space committee conclusions. All aye. Motion Carried.