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<br />_____________________________________________________________________________________________ <br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for April 15, 2020 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2018\PC 18-014 - Mounds View School District - 1900 & 1901 Lake Valentine Road <br />Page 5 of 6 <br />4. With the applied conditions, the application is not anticipated to create a negative impact <br />on the immediate area or the community as a whole. <br />5. The proposed school zone speed limit, the effective hours, and the extent of the school zone <br />are recommended by City staff and Mounds View School District staff. <br />6. The traffic and pedestrian study was reviewed by City and School District staff. <br />7. The City and School District staff concur on the proposed conditions and recommended <br />improvements. <br /> <br />Options and Motion Language <br /> <br />Staff has provided the following options and motion language for this case. City staff is <br />recommending the following twelve (12) site improvements to address existing traffic and <br />pedestrian safety issues based on the findings contained within the study report, an evaluation of <br />existing site conditions, and the Planned Unit Development Agreement. <br /> <br />1. Recommend Approval with Conditions: Motion to recommend approval of Planning Case 18- <br />014 for an Amended PUD at 1900 and 1901 Lake Valentine Road, based on the findings of <br />fact and recommendations based on the findings contained within the traffic study, an <br />evaluation of existing site conditions, and the Planned Unit Development Agreement, and as <br />amended by the following conditions: <br />1. Realignment of the west parking lot entrance to align with the west school site entrance <br />on the south side of Lake Valentine Road (Pick-up / Drop-off Access) to be completed <br />prior to the start of the 2021-2022 school year. The School District will need to <br />negotiate in good faith to complete easement or property acquisition from the adjacent <br />parcel owned by State of Minnesota to accommodate the realignment of the west <br />parking lot entrance. <br />2. Elimination of eastbound left turn movements at the east parking lot access upon <br />completing the realignment of the west parking lot entrance noted above. <br />3. Installation of perimeter fencing along the southwest portion of the parking lot upon <br />completing the relocation of the west parking lot entrance noted above. Proposed <br />fencing shall be four (4) tall decorative fencing. <br />4. Installation of a centralized traffic signal controlled pedestrian crossing at the location <br />generally depicted on Figure 8 in the study report. <br />5. Installation of a small raised median and pedestrian refuge adjacent to the signal <br />controlled pedestrian crossing as determined by the City Engineer during design of the <br />signal. <br />6. Installation of sidewalk on the south side of Lake Valentine Road to route pedestrians <br />from the signal controlled pedestrian crossing to the front entrance of the school <br />building. <br />7. Installation of an additional street light at the signal controlled pedestrian crossing, in <br />addition to the street lights previously installed at the east and west parking lot <br />entrances.