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<br />t .. , <br /> <br />ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION - MARCH 5, 2003 <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />had money set aside for such intersections, but the City would need to pay for A <br />engineering fees to show it was a hazardous intersection. ,.. <br /> <br />Pat Kren, 1230 Wyncrest Court, stated the two parking lots on the southeast portion <br />seemed to have changed the directions as to where they were dumping the traffic. He <br />expressed concern about additional traffic being put onto County RoadF. He stated it <br />was his impression that the main traffic would be going out on Lexington Avenue. He <br />noted if they directed traffic onto County Road F, it would cause additional problems at <br />Hamline Avenue and County Road F. <br /> <br />John Larson, RSP Architects, replied the two ramps they were talking about had moved <br />slightly to the west of the original location, but the access was alWl/.)'$ anticipated onto <br />Lexington with a secondary access onto County Road F. He stated it was part of the <br />original drawing and it had not changed. <br /> <br />Chair Sand asked if Building K had moved to the north. Mr. Larson replied it had been <br />moved approximately 100 feet, which would make access for a road that was not in the <br />original plan. He noted there would be two ways out to Lexington and two ways out to <br />Fernwood. <br /> <br />Chair Sand asked with the new road going out to Fernwood, did that impact the traffic <br />study as to where cars were going to go, or where they would likely go. Mr. Larson <br />replied they did not anticipate it would impact the traffic flow. He noted it was <br />anticipated ,there would be some type of controls and the employees would not be exiting _ <br />or entering at that location. He noted this was intended to be for short-term, visitor <br />parking only. <br /> <br />Commissioner Zimmerman asked if the entrance and the exit was the same on lwth <br />ramps. Mr. Larson replied they would enter and exit at or near the same point. <br /> <br />Chair Sand asked if they had eliminated a road that would have allowed more traffic onto <br />Fernwood. Mr. Larson replied that road he was referring to was for emergency access <br />ouly, so it was eliminated. <br /> <br />Commissioner Zimmerman asked if there would be reserved parking for the, employees. <br />Mr. Larson replied no. The reserved parking would be for higher-level executives only, <br />there would also be reserved parking for visitors. <br /> <br />Commissioner Zimmerman asked if they could, within reason, control how the traffic <br />would flow in and out of the campus by reserving parking spots for employees. Mr. <br />Larson replied they had been working with Metro Transit about alternative modes of <br />transportation. He also noted Guidant was considering some type of a shuttle service to <br />aid in traffic flow also. <br /> <br />Commissioner Zimmerman suggested they attempt to control traffic flow by restricting <br />exiting out of the ramps. _ <br /> <br />Commissioner Ricke asked if traffic would be able to turn left onto Lexington out of <br />Ramps 5 and 6. She noted it would be difficult to make a left-hand turn onto Lexington <br />during rush hour. Mr. Larson replied there was not a traffic signal anticipated for that <br />