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., Mr. Anklan said the County will be required by the state to up-grade Lexington Avenue between County Roads D and E in the next two years. ~~. Anklan advIsed that Ramsey County propos.. to up-gre'e Lexington Avenue, north of County Road E, with 1975 funding, and, after contac- t i ng Shorey i elll and Arden Hill s, for the i r in-put as to up-grade re- quirements, plans wi II be prepared for contract letting in 1975 and construction in 1976. Mr. Anklan said that the ~ desires to include as much of the up-grading between County Road E and Highway 96 at one time as possible; if entire area is not feasible, proposes County Road E to County Road F, or County Road E to 1-694, or County Road E to Grey Fox Road, as alter- nate stages. . Mr. leonard described the proposed up-grade, as basically providing four traffic lanes, with a 16' wide median area for turn-lanes, prl- mari Iy through the industrial areas. A typical road section map was displayed, and Mr. Anklan advised that County has majority of right-of-way, but certain right-of-way will have to be acquired. He advised that where a bike/pedestrian pathway is reques.ted, . an egdi rlOQOirl 1.6' of right-of -way lIIi dth 'of i I I be needed C8' wid. path plus 8' separation between path and roadwayJ. Ank I an i nd icated that costs of construction wou I d be proposed as fo Ilows: I. Thl'"'ough roadway construction costs - 100% County. 2. Turn lanes - 25% County. 3. Special appurtenances, e.g. bicycle/pedestrian path - 25% County. 4. Curb and gutter costs - 25% County. 5. County to share storm drainage costs in relation to road rl!jht- of -way a rea. Ankla~ requested that the municipalities assist the County In obtain- Ing the necessary right-of-way; noting to property owners Involved that the up-grade of the road wi I I benefit the properties along the roadway by providing improved access and eliminating the open ditch. There Is a 33 foot right-of-way avai lable now from the Soo line tracks to Grey Fox Road; this means the project needs 10 feet more on the rlght-of- way on the Arden Hills side. ~::' I ~I .. ,. In discussion of anticipated traffic volumes and proposed traffic controls, Anklan and Leonard indicated that a traffic light was needed on Lexington at 1-694 where traffic volume Is somewhat less than 7000 ,cars per day. Ankl8fl advl.ed that Signal COSTS are paid 100J by tha co.nty. 'f warranted from County standpoint (e.g. Grey Fox Road and Lexington); if an industry desires to signal, cost would be apportioned, depending upon ownership of "legs" of intersection. leonard advised that the road up-grade proposes to Inelude an i~proved signal at the ralli"oad crossing and wi I j include improved drainage in this area. He said the drainage p,oblam should be resolved as soon as possible between County Road E and Grey Fox Road and/or 1-694. In the discussion on drainage, and possible ways to mutually solve the problem of excessive run-off, the following points were noted: If an assessment is to be levied for storM sewer construction, it would be more practical to hold hearings on the entire proposed project. Control of run-off from other municipal ities Into Arden Hills must be resoived. All contributing areas should be included in assessment hear- ing on storm system. Pipe vs. detention basins and or a combination of both may be necessary. Rice Creek Watershed representatives explained that the drainage area, affecting the lexington Avenue proposed up-grade, is a part of the lake Johanna sub-watershed study - an over-ali picture of the area is needed to determine how to mutually resolve the entire drainage problem. Dimke said the Arden Hills plans have been received by Rice Creek and wi II be reviewed, within the next four months - cannot make a positive statement at this time re the alternates proposed. -2-