HomeMy WebLinkAboutApril 28, 1999 SpecialPRIOR LAKE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
SPECIAL MEETING
Wednesday, April 28, 1999
4:00 p.m.
Fire Station City Council Chambers
Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance. Those present were Commissioners Kedrowski, $chenck,
Underferth and Jader, Public Works Director Ilkka, Planning Coordinator Kansier and Recording
Secretary Meyer.
NEW BUSINESS:
Consider Approval of Report on Major TH13 Intersections: (1) CSAH 42 Frontage Roads, (2)
Commerce A venue/Boudin St., (3) 150th Street, (4) CSAH 23, and (5) Other.
BOYLES: Reviewed the history with respect to this Agenda Item and the intent of the meeting. The EDA
should make a recommendation to the City Council as to priority of the TH13 intersection
improvements as the Council addresses funding within the context of the Capital Improvement
Program, which identifies the projects the City wishes to engage in within the next five years.
ILKKA: Discussed each of the major intersections with respect to safety concerns, funding, timing
issues and the specific options for realignment of each and how those realignments impact the City,
MNDOT, and current and future residents of Prior Lake.
BOYLES: Asked if the crash rate statistics could intiate any action by local agencies.
ILKKA: Indicated that the responsibility for intiating action typically falls on the City, and that the
statistics act as an indicator.
SCHENCK: Asked if the statistics are more specific as to the intersections themselves or the regular
roadway.
ILKKA: Indicated that to his knowledge the information is not available.
At the conclusion 'of the presentation, the Commissioners discussed the advantages and
disadvantages of each of the alignments from an economic development and cost perspective. The
Commissioners voiced concerns about the impact the various alignments would have on current and
future property owners, funding the projects, timing, facilitating traffic movement to benefit commercial
properties, and the crash statistics presented.
The EDA further discussed recommending implementation of a long-term strategy for partnership with
the HRA to acquire the properties necessary for the CSAH 42 frontage roads as they come available.
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Special Meeting Minutes
April 28, 1999
THE COMMISSIONERS REACHED A CONSENSUS TO RECOMMEND TO THE CITY COUNCIL
IMPROVEMENTS TO TH13 INTERSECTIONS IN THE FOLLOWING PRIORITY: (1)
COMMERCE/BOUDIN; (2) CSAH 42 FRONTAGE ROADS STRATEGY; (3) CSAH 23; AND (4) 150TH.
BOYLES: Also noted that there are other intersections that need to be addressed, but that the resources
are not available to do everything at once. Staff is attempting to level out the C.I.P. costs over each five
year improvement period.
OTHER BUSINESS: NONE.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: NONE.
Upon a motion and second, the meeting adjourned at 5:35 p.m.
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