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4646 Dakota Street SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: MAY 23, 2016
AGENDA #:
PREPARED BY:
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LARRY POPPLER, CITY ENGINEER/INSPECTIONS DIRECTOR
PRESENTED BY: LARRY POPPLER
AGENDA ITEM: CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE
GEOMETRIC LAYOUT FOR THE CSAH 42 AND TH 13 INTERSECTION
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND COMMERCE AVENUE EXTENSION
DISCUSSION: Introduction
Scott County has requested that the City of Prior Lake provide municipal
consent of the geometric layout for the CSAH 42 and TH 13 Intersection
Improvement Project including the Commerce Avenue extension. This
approval assures that Scott County and the City of Prior Lake are in
agreement on the proposed design of the project.
History
Scott County in Coordination with MNDOT, Savage and Prior Lake are in the
process of completing preliminary design of the CSAH 42 and TH 13
intersection. This intersection has been operating using a “temporary signal”
for over a decade. This project is scheduled to begin in 2018. Property
acquisition is a long process and therefore design work is starting now to
provide the limits of right of way for purchase by the County.
On December 14th, 2015, the City Council reviewed this project at their regular
work session. The discussion included questions about the turning movement
at Boone Ave and questions of timing of the project.
At the January 13th, 2016 open house several questions were raised regarding
the change in access at Harbor Place and concerns regarding the u-turn at
Boone Avenue.
At the February 2nd Scott County Board Workshop, the County Board
reviewed the project and discussed the concerns regarding the access at
Harbor Place. The County Board also directed County Staff to begin to study
alternative access to Harbor Place.
An informational meeting was held March 9, 2016 to discuss specifically the
possible changes of access at the Harbor Place and Commerce Avenue. This
meeting was attended by over 100 persons. At the meeting, Scott County
provided rationale for reviewing alternatives and possible options.
On March 28th, the City Council held a work session to learn more about the
project as well as the Harbor access and the Commerce connection. Scott
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County provided an oral presentation. At the meeting the City Council
provided the following comments to the County:
1. Supportive of the base project and study of a signal at Boone Avenue.
2. Differing perspectives on the connection of Commerce to Rutgers
Current Circumstances
The improvement project would widen CSAH 42 approaches to TH 13 with
additional lanes. Not much work is scheduled for Highway 13 as the
necessary lanes are already in place. This project may not be the final
ultimate project design as a third through lane may be needed in the future.
This intersection project is being designed so that future widening for the
additional through lanes would occur to the north with minimal impact to
existing pavements on the Prior Lake side.
The project will also revise access points along CSAH 42 with changes to the
concrete median. For example, the access to Harbor Place is scheduled to be
reduced from a full access to a right in / right out access. As traffic volumes
grow, it is difficult to retain this full access here due to its close proximity to the
signalized access at Rutgers Street as it interferes with the left turn lane.
The Commerce Avenue access is being proposed to connect to Rutgers as
the County has acquired the five properties along CSAH 42 over the last
decade for this purpose as well as to remove the driveways from CSAH 42.
No other homes would need to be acquired for this connection. This
extension of Commerce eliminates an access point on CSAH 42 and allows
traffic to the Commerce Avenue businesses to access the signal at Rutgers
Street. As a principal arterial with traffic volumes approaching 30,000 trips it is
important to reduce access points and to try to provide other local connections
to reduce traffic on CSAH 42 and TH 13. The connection of Commerce to
Rutgers would provide for commercial local trips at a full access intersection.
It would also allow some Boudins neighborhood trips to avoid CSAH 42 and
TH 13 by providing connectivity to Commerce. Currently traffic on Rutgers at
the signal of CSAH 42 is 550-750 vehicle trips per day. This traffic volume is
considered quite low for a full signal along a principal arterial. The traffic
volume using Rutgers to access Commerce is expected to add 2,000-2,300
vehicle trips per day.
The traffic down Rutgers by contrast is expected to remain more or less at its
present level of 550-750 vehicle trips per day since the properties along this
roadway are presently developed and Commerce is the shortest and most
direct route to access the businesses in the area.
Rutgers Street is 36 feet wide near the intersection of CSAH 42 with a right
turn lane and a thru-left turn lane and can accommodate the added traffic.
The Commerce access to Rutgers would be approximately 150 feet south of
CSAH 42. The proximity of the proposed connection of Commerce to the
traffic signal is not ideal but it is acceptable. Scott County has studied the
peak hour traffic and found that the queue length to be a satisfactory 140 feet.
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The CSAH 42 and TH 13 project design needs to continue to move forward to
meet the project timelines.
On May 16th, the Economic Development Authority reviewed the Commerce
Avenue connection and made the following recommendations or observations
for city council consideration:
1. The Commerce connection to Rutgers and the signal is important for
commercial businesses on Commerce Avenue.
2. Recommends the most Northerly alignment.
3. Recommends that the City and County review the needs of the MVEC
substation.
4. Believes that there is no immediate use of the remnant property after
the roadway connection is made, but has future redevelopment
potential if combined with other property.
Conclusion
City Staff recommend approval of the attached resolution approving the
design layout of the CSAH 42 and TH 13 Improvement Project including the
Commerce Avenue connection to Rutgers Street.
ISSUES:
From a broad traffic system perspective, the connection of Commerce to
Rutgers is prudent because it eliminates an access to a principle arterial and
provides commercial access to a full intersection. This connectivity reduces
local traffic on the highway system. However, this connection may not be
desired by the residents living on Rutgers Street because it now introduces
Commerce Avenue traffic to Rutgers Street near the intersection of CSAH 42.
It can be presumed that most traffic utilizing the Commerce connection would
proceed to the full access signal and not travel within the Boudins
neighborhood. There are neighborhood concerns with the added traffic at the
Rutgers signal and children walking on Rutgers to go to CSAH 42 bus stops.
Sidewalks are included with the design on Rutgers Street from the Commerce
access to CSAH 42. The Commerce connection to Rutgers is a decision
where the greater good of the transportation system is balanced against the
traffic impacts to an existing neighborhood.
The connection of Commerce Avenue to Rutgers Street may attract interest
from commercial developers to redevelop residential property and convert it to
commercial near the intersection of Rutgers and CSAH 42. This possible
transition would require amendment to the City’s Comprehensive Plan which
may be controversial to the Boudins neighborhood. The EDA discussed the
commercial possibility at Commerce and Rutgers and felt that the remaining
County owned property after the roadway connection would not be sufficient
unless other property is acquired for that purpose.
The city council’s action tonight expressly excludes the Harbor Place/Rutgers
proposal. Scott County wishes to study the Harbor access options further but
this study would be done in the future and not incorporated with this project.
Any changes would be discussed and approved through that future study
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FINANCIAL
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ALTERNATIVES:
RECOMMENDED
MOTION:
process. If changes to accesses are approved through the study process,
they would be built in the future, possibly years after this project is completed.
The total cost of this project is preliminarily estimated to be $12,700,000 which
includes right of way, design, and construction. The City’s contribution was
estimated at $300,000 within the current Capital Improvement Plan. As a part
of the total city cost, the current CIP estimates $100,000 for utility repairs in
the area. The EDA was advised at the May 16 work session that the
Commerce Avenue extension would be funded by sale tax funds making a city
contribution for this roadway unnecessary. The city will be responsible for
maintaining Commerce however.
1. Approve a Resolution approving the geometric layout for the CSAH 42 and
TH 13 Project including the extension of Commerce Avenue.
2. Deny this item for a specific reason and provide staff with direction.
3. Table this item until some date in the future.
A motion and a second for approval of alternative #1.
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4646 Dakota Street SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
RESOLUTION 16-xxx
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE GEOMETRIC LAYOUT FOR THE CSAH 42 AND TH 13
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND EXTENSION OF COMMERCE AVENUE TO RUTGERS,
#TRN17-000001
Motion By:
Second By:
WHEREAS, Scott County has authorized the preliminary design for the CSAH 42 and TH 13
Improvement project between Boone Avenue and Louisiana Avenue; and,
WHEREAS, A layout was developed with the following considerations 1) Four lanes of travel
with future expansion to the north as a 6 lane roadway 2) Dual left turn lanes on
CSAH 42 3) Signalization improvements 4) Access modifications including a
connection of Commerce Avenue to Rutgers Street; and,
WHEREAS, Scott County has requested City approval of the recommended CSAH 42 and TH 13
geometric layout.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PRIOR LAKE,
MINNESOTA as follows:
1. The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein.
2. The City Council hereby accepts the CSAH 42 and TH 13 geometric layout and extension of
Commerce Avenue as submitted.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 23rd DAY OF MAY 2016.
VOTE Hedberg Keeney McGuire Morton Thompson
Aye ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
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Frank Boyles, City Manager
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