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-- - ------ MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Village of Arden Hills Monday, December 30, 1985 - 7:30 p.m. Village Hall Call to Order Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the meeting was called to order at 7:35 p.m. Roll Call Present: Mayor Robert Woodburn, Councilmembers Dale Hicks, Nancy Hansen, Gary Peck, Thomas Sather Absent: None Also Present: Engineers Donald Christoffersen and Glenn Van Wormer (SEH) Public Works Supervisor Robert Raddatz, Clerk Administrator . Charlotte McNiesh, Deputy Clerk Dorothy Zelun 1>",,..' ~1I-".,..fJ Approval of Minutes Hansen moved, seconded by Peek, that the minutes of the December 16 Council meeting be approved as submitted. Motion carried unanimously. (5-0) Business from the Floor None Hamline Avenue, Phase II, Improvement No. P-85-3 Woodburn reported receipt of several communications to Council, in the form of letters, since the Public Hearing on December 9; reported two favored and two opposed the proposed improvement. Woodburn explained that Council will hear "new thoughts" tonight, not expressed at the Public Hearing; noted that the Public Hearing was closed on December 9. Traffic Engineer Glenn Van Wormer was asked to summarize his memo to Council (12/27/85) relative to the design project for Hamline Avenue and questions . relating to traffic. Van Wormer reported that the State feels a traffic signal at Highway 96 and Hamline is justified, but that it has a low priority based on the traffic volumes, accidents and general traffic movements and has not yet been pro- grammed. Van Wormer said a traffic signal at this location would provide southbound gaps in traffic along Hamline and would benefit traffic along Hamline as well as at the intersection. He noted that the annual cost of a signal is about $9,600; reported that we now have about 8000 cars/day on RamUne. Van Wormer said they estimate that about 50% of the traffic on Hamline is from the Hamline area; estimate about 3700/day. Van Wormer explained that the intersection of Hamline and County Road F is under State jurisdiction; noted that a traffic signal is not considered there because of low traffic vplumes except for two periods during the day; noted that the State's main concern is the existing weaving movement between traffic coming from the westbound off-ramp of 1-694 and northbound Hamline Avenue traffic; noted a traffic signal could create operational problems at the intersection. Van Wormer also explained that a traffic signal between County Road F and Highway 96 (requested at the Public Hearing) would have to be at an inter- section and meet all design standards (at a cost of about $80,000); noted . that it would create gaps in traffic and the ability to cross Hamline Avenue at a specific location; noted that the detriments would be the anticipated accidents, the longer delays on the cross street at the signal (with the exception of the morning rush hour) and the high cost. Christoffersen was asked the estimated cost of a 36' street vs the proposed 3-lane 46' wide street. Answer: 36' street with sidewalk - $766,800 46' street with sidewalk - $877,000