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September 14, 2010 Meagan Beekman City Planner City of Arden Hills 1245 W. Highway 96 Arden Hills, MN 55112 Dear Ms. Beekman: Department of Public Works Kenneth G. Haider, P.E., Director and Count/ Engineer 14.25 :PAW Kir*wold Drive Arden Hilis, Mk&571.12393a:- Fax (651) 266-7110 E -mail: Pub1icWorks@cosamsey.mn.us PRESBYTERIAN HOMES AND. .LIBRARY CONCEPT PLAN, ADJACENT TO LAKE ..njOHANNA BOULEVARD. (RAMSEY COUNTY :ROAD :149) Clark Engineering: provided us with C1tOwitigs: of the concept design of the :rtlajOr:reVisionsAd the Presbyterian Homes campus near the :intersection: of:Lake:Johanna :Boulevard, :County Road and New Brighton Road, On August 1:8, County Traffic Engineer Erin :Laberee„ Arden Hilts .poNio Works Director Terry :Maurer, Protect ArChitoct. Daniel Weatherman of POpeAssodiates, Project Engineer Ryan of Clark Engineering,: and 1 net to discuss the project. We have the following comments: The-concept is ::generally :apoeptabie to the countys.PuMic: Works :Department.: The:proposal:la- consolidate the on Lake Johanna Boulevard into 'a single access point is an improvement and the location shown Is acceptable. The access would require 00(mit. The::14unit:facility located in the triangular area ::between Lake Johanna Boulevard and New Brighton Road concerns us ::because of the pede 1r:01c create between it and the main campus.: The development in this ::area may provide an opportunity to remove the New Brighton Boulevard leg:: of the five D/Lake Johanna iBoulevard/New Brighton: Road intersection and create a more conventional intersection there. We would like to discuss the possibility of removing that leg, building :a: suitable turnaround to serve the residents, and extending Gien PauI Avenue to Lake Johanna Boulevard as a public street. The County road jurisdidtion. :could: be placed on the new section of Glen.:PaL4: Avenue and New Brighton: :Boulevard south of Gien PauI Avenue could be City Street. This would -.simplify the operation of the toK* Road :::0: intersection. It would requite. :dedication of right woy--alongjhe north end of the PreSpyterian::Homes: property:: there, but would align their new -.driveway with a public street, which would be a more logical place for a crossWak, R would create more indirect ::access for the home in the northwest corner of the existiog .:intersection, but:mu1:0 reduce traffi on the east side of the home. :1:t would also require that the parking area for that unit be reconfigured. Nevertheless, we feet that, the removal of the fifth .f;:eg of intersection has merit and request that :tho:City consider it a nd we await your response. Presbyterian Homes'. representatives indicated that they would :explore ::_options for reconfiguring the site and would discuss these options with their 'dent.