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Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />CONSENT ITEM – 6E <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> DATE: November 23, 2020 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br /> Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: Todd Blomstrom, Public Works Director/City Engineer <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Traffic Control Signal Agreement for Lexington Avenue <br /> <br /> Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br /> $187,000.00 $187,000.00 Special Assessments (per Cooperative Agreement) <br /> <br /> <br />Council Should Consider <br /> <br />The City Council is requested to consider approval of an Agreement for Maintenance of Traffic <br />Control Signals and EVP System with Ramsey County and the City of Shoreview for installation of <br />a traffic signal and emergency vehicle pre-emption (EVP) system on Lexington Avenue at Target <br />Road. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br /> <br />The City Council recently reviewed the proposed Agreement for Maintenance of Traffic Control <br />Signals and EVP System at the work session on November 16, 2020. The agreement defines <br />ownership, maintenance, and on-going cost participation for installation of the proposed new traffic <br />signal on Lexington Avenue at Target Road as part of the Lexington Avenue Improvement project. <br />The new traffic signal would provide controlled access to the proposed third phase of the Lexington <br />Station Development site. A copy of the proposed signal agreement is provided in Attachment A. <br />The 2013 Master Planned Unit Development (PUD) agreement for the Lexington Station <br />commercial site includes access and cost participation requirements related to the proposed Target <br />Road traffic signal. The master PUD agreement states that full development of the Lexington Station <br />commercial property will include a new access driveway aligned with Target Road to replace the <br />current access point along Lexington Avenue. The new access is required to include the proposed <br />traffic signal at Target Road based on a completed traffic study. The master PUD agreement further <br />requires the developer of the Lexington Station site to pay for or accept an assessment against the <br />project property for the cost of the access improvements, including the traffic signal.