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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—OCTOBER 11, 2010 3 2.A Mn1DOT I-694 Improvement Project—Municipal Consent Discussion (continued) Mayor Harpstead stated it would be important for the City to look into the regional connections. He noted the modeling would benefit the Council to review as the impacts of this plan would be far-reaching. In addition, the City should request that no costs for this project be associated with County Road E, County Road F or Hamlin Avenue. He felt it was possible that the intersection of County Road F and Lexington Avenue would need to be restructured to provide two turn lanes northbound to westbound County Road F. It was also possible that County Road F will need to be repositioned to better align with the lanes on the Shoreview side and allow for turn lanes. Mayor Harpstead continued that spacing/barriers for the bituminous 10 foot trail underneath I- 694 should be a safe separation for pedestrians from cars. He requested staff delete the last phrase on Condition 5 as the Arden Village development would not affect this plan. He suggested "non- motorized/pedestrian movements" be added to Condition 8. In addition, Condition 9 should be added and read as follows: The City requests that Mn/DOT construct a pedestrian/non-motorized _ bridge across TH 10 to connect to Snelling Avenue north of TH 10, to the trail connection across I-694. This would provide a pedestrian connection through the area. Public Works Director Maurer clarified that the trail under I-694 would be paid for by the City, but access would be provided by Mn/DOT. Councilmember Grant suggested the Council consider the underlying infrastructure on the bridges and request these be built with future pedestrian expansions in mind. This would allow the City to add pedestrian walk-ways without having to rebuild the entire bridge at the City's expense. Councilmember McClung indicated the City of Arden Hills has been cut into a bunch of pieces due to the I-694/TH51 interchange. He suggested the City pursue the trail connection as stated by the Mayor as this would be a great benefit to the residents. Mayor Harpstead explained there were a great number of students in Arden Hills that attended Mounds View High School and pedestrian/bicycle traffic should be further considered. City Administrator Klaers asked how the Council would like to proceed if Mn/DOT was not willing to meet the City's conditions. Public Works Director Maurer stated there was an appeal process Mn/DOT could pursue. Councilmember Holden indicated Mn/DOT would work with the City and negotiate on the provided conditions. She suggested the Council provide as much information in this document as possible and then review the conditions to further prioritize the City's concerns. Councilmember McClung explained he spoke with Mn/DOT regarding the appeal process and to date they have not proceeded without Municipal Consent.