HomeMy WebLinkAbout01 08 2018 Duluth/TH13, Candy Cove, Retreat Report
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Prior Lake, MN 55372
CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION REPORT
MEETING DATE: JANUARY 8, 2018
AGENDA #: A, B, C AND D
PREPARED BY: FRANK BOYLES, CITY MANAGER
PRESENTED BY: VARIOUS
AGENDA ITEM: DULUTH/TH13 INTERSECTION PROJECT DISCUSSION; CANDY
COVE CONCEPTUAL ALTERNATIVES; CITY COUNCIL RETREAT;
EMERGINING ISSUES
INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this agenda item is to provide a brief overview of the
agenda items scheduled for city council discussion this evening at the
work session.
TOPICS: A. Duluth/TH13 Intersection Project Discussion
The city has been successful in receiving just over $700,000 from
MnDOT as an incentive to complete this improvement project in 2018.
Project completion in 2018 is intended to assure that access and
egress to area businesses is assured and that there is a “backage
road” paralell to TH13 which can carry traffic north and south from
Mushtown on the south to Couty Road 21 on the north when TH13 is
closed for overly in 2019.
Materials related to this presentation are included in this agenda
packet as part of agenda item 7B Street Reconstruction Plan
Amendment which, on page 51 to 58 includes the PowerPoint from the
December 4th meeting.
Jason has spent considerable time talking about the project with area
business owners to assess their persectives to integrate them in the
project. Some of that input is not consistent with the direction provided
to the staff on December 4.
Tonight’s city council agenda item 7B is consistent with the city
council’s earlier direction to proceed with this project on two paralell
tracks from a funding standpoint.
B. Candy Cove Conceptual Alternatives
At the city council’s March, 2017 Retreat the staff was directed to
proceed with potential safety and aestetic improvements to the Candy
Cove Dam. Initially the assumption was that complete removal would
be appropriate. Subsequent cost estimates as well as other safety
considerations quashed that approach.
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On October 16, 2017 council passed resolution 17-169 contracting
WSB to create conceptual designs for the Candy Cove Dam
restoration. Council concluded this project which could improve safety
for boaters, swimmers, snowmobilers and property owners in this area
as well as improve the aestethics of the dam to assure that necessary
safety meessages are redily obervable.
Attached you will find four concepts that WSB has prepared for council
discussion. Jason Wedel will review each. In order to proceed to
receive cost estimates, the staff is asking the city council to narrow the
preferred concepts to one or two. In doing so the city council could
select one concept, blend the concepts or develop new alternatives.
Once the city council has provided this input we will ask WSB to
prepare cost estimates on the final concept or concepts.
C. City Council Retreat
The city council members have concurred that a 2018 city council
retreat is in order. Ann has been in touch with councilmembers and the
tenative retreat is scheduled for 1:00-5:00 pm on either February 23 at
Club Prior or March 6 at Lakefront Pavillion. We would like the city
council to decide upon a date.
Some city council members have offered potential topics which are:
• Annexation
• Debt
• TH13/CR42
• Succession
• Town Hall Topics
• Community Park Development/Park & Trail Plan
• Directives Follow Up
• SMSC Commercial Development
• Fixed Assessment Amount
• Kids Don’t Float
• Crime
Once the topics are identified, a small statement of objective for each
would help to determine whether and who might act as speaker and/or
facilitator. The council should confirm which topics they would like to
discuss so staff may prepare any needed items and determine if staff
should be present.
D. Emerging Issues
The council may have other issues it wishes to discuss which we have
not placed upon this agenda.
CANDY COVE
CONCEPT A
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