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Page 2 of 3 Coordination Speed limits have been discussed with Ramsey County Sheriff’s office, City Attorney and Prosecutor to ensure proper sign locations from engineering, legal and enforcement perspectives. Final coordination efforts on sign placement with adjacent cities and Ramsey County Traffic Engineering to ensure “sign pollution” and conflicting messages are eliminated. Sign Locations/Sign Inventory/Speed Limit Lamp Signs in the sign inventory have been reviewed and 25, 30, 35 and 40 MPH sign locations have been placed on the speed limit map. Next step is the site visit with City staff to each sign location to verify actual field location for conflicts, sign distances, consistent messaging, etc. As a note, it was thought MSA streets were not eligible (or at least unclear if they were) for cities to reduce their speed limits. Apparently there has been some discussions at MnDOT regarding this as well. Recently, MnDOT Office of State Aid made a presentation at the City Engineers Association Meeting and clarified that MSA roads are indeed eligible for cities to reduce their speed limits. However, MnDOT does not have design standards (yet) for these reduced speed limits, other than school zones. The Arden Hills MSA roads are shown on the speed limit maps (Attachment A) as the thicker dashed lines. Several MSA street have similar neighborhood road characteristics of the city street currently being recommended for speed limit reductions. Other are more cut through in nature and disperse traffic to more major roads. Two roads in particular, Lake Valentine Road and Snelling Ave N, are MSA roads, but act differently in traffic patterns, destinations, and design standards. With this new information, further discussions and reviews of these roads should take place to determine which might or should be eligible for speed limit reductions, or other actions, such as traffic calming measures. Citywide Speed Limit Sign/Communications/Code Speed limit signs have been discussed and for costs and consistent messaging, the 25 MPH speed limit sign, with an “unless otherwise posted” placard seem to be the most standard and economical signs to use. (Attachment B) Communications with the public can continue at public hearing(s) at the Planning Commission and/or City Council levels, providing information to residents on the City website, email, City- wide emails, postings at City facilities, etc. and to the motoring public with “traffic change ahead” signs once implemented. Code sections are being reviewed with the City Attorney to determine what changes might need to be made to enact the speed limit changes. Project Timeline: • February 21 - 25 – finalize coordination with County, field verify sign locations and message to public • February 28- March 4 – finalize any necessary Code changes, Council actions, public hearing date(s) and order signing • March/April – Council actions and sign installation for Spring 2022 implementation