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City Council meeting of April 15, 1996 Page 4 T.H. 61 SPEED LIMIT Previously, the Council was informed that MNDOT had conducted a study of the traffic speeds on T.H. 61 near downtown Hugo, and had indicated that a 45 mph may be permitted from approximately 152nd Street south into the downtown area. A letter was recently received from MNDOT stating that, upon review of the Office of Traffic Engineering, such a speed limit reduction will not be approved. Barnes made motion, Leroux seconded, directing staff to send a letter to MNDOT thanking them for them their assistance and put them on notice that the City is undertaking a downtown redevelopment and the speed limit issue could be addressed again at a future date. All aye. Motion Carried. ETHAN AVENUE PRELIMINARY DESIGN Based on the Council's request of April 1, 1996, the City Engineer prepared a cost estimate for preliminary design of Ethan Avenue, 122nd Street, and Everton Avenue south to 120th Street. The intent of the preliminary design is to insure that the street construction in the proposed Oakshore Park Public Improvement Project will align with the eventual improvement of the road along Bald Eagle Lake south to 120th Street. The Engineer also indicated that if the Council is considering ordering the improvements to the Oakshore Park subdivision in 1996, it will be necessary to begin the design of the lakeshore road in the near future. Beginning design of the roadway prior to ordering the improvement project would have the following financial implications: 1. If the Oakshore Park project does not proceed for any reason, including delays to the Woods of Bald Eagle project, the $18,000 cost for the roadway design will come from the City's capital improvement fund. Though the design will be useful in the future, there is no immediate method to recover its cost. 2. If the Oakshore Park project does proceed, $5,400 of the roadway design cost would be accounted for in the budget of the improvement project. $12,600 of the design cost would be outside of the project's budget as it relates to the streets to the south, but could be included in the bond issue to be let for the project. Jim Merila stated that start of the Woods of Bald Eagle was scheduled for sometime in May, 1996. Miron made motion, Leroux seconded, authorizing the City Engineer to proceed with preliminary survey and design work for Ethan Avenue, 122nd Street, and Everton Avenue, south to 120th Street, at an estimated cost of $18.000. All aye. Motion Carried. TIF WORKSHOP Miron made motion, Leroux seconded, to schedule a workshop to discuss Tax Increment Financing and Downtown Concepts for one of the following dates: