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Dave McClung
Ed Werner
www.cityofardenhills.org
Arden Hills is a strong community that values its unique environmental setting, strong residential
neighborhoods, vital business community, wellmaintained infrastructure, fiscal soundness, and our
longstanding tradition as a desirable City in which to live, work, and play.
CALL TO ORDER
AGENDA ITEMS
1.A.TCAAP Master Plan
Jill Hutmacher, Community Development Director
Documents:MEMO.PDF,ATTACHMENT A.PDF, ATTACHMENT B.PDF
MEMORANDUM
DATE:
December 26, 2013
TO:
Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM:
Patrick Klaers, City Administrator
Jill Hutmacher, Community Development Director
SUBJECT: TCAAP Master Plan
Background/Discussion
On December 16, 2013, the master plan consultants presented their first draft of the plan to the
City Council. The City Council scheduled a special meeting for December 26, 2013, to give the
consultants an opportunity to respond to Council questions prior to the Joint Development
Authority (JDA) and Arden Hills Planning Commission meetings on January 6 and 8, 2014,
respectively.
The consultants’ presentation for December 26 is attached, along with a Kimley-Horn memo
addressing traffic and transportation questions. The upcoming JDA and Planning Commission
meetings allow those groups an opportunity to review and discuss the plan and to offer
comments. If the City Council chooses, it may forward a list of its concerns to the JDA and
Planning Commission and request their feedback.
The January 22, 2014, TCAAP Open House has been discussed publicly and included in
newspaper articles. At this point, staff needs to begin promoting the open house (website
posting, post cards, newspaper ads). JDA and Planning Commission feedback on the draft plan
would be helpful in preparing for the open house.
The consultants may be able to make limited changes to the plan prior to the open house (for
example, modifying the amount of active recreation areas). Given the time necessary to prepare
for the open house, major changes to the plan will not be possible prior to January 22. Major
changes to the draft master plan may require that the open house be delayed and rescheduled for
some time in February.
Discussion Questions:
Can the draft plan move forward for discussion by the JDA and Planning Commission?
Does the Council wish to include a list of items or concerns on which they request JDA
or Planning Commission feedback? If so, what should be included on the list?
Are there specific issues for which public comment is requested at the open house?
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ATTACHMENT B
Arden Hills City Council, December 20, 2013, Pg. 1
Memorandum
Suite 238N
2550 University Avenue West
St. Paul, Minnesota
Date: December 20, 2013
55114
To: Arden Hills City Council
From: Brian Smalkoski, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
Subject: TCAAP Initial Draft Master Plan Questions
In response to written questions received after the December 16, 2013 City
Council Workshop session, the following addresses specific questions related to
traffic and transportation.
It is important to note that the traffic generated through land uses in the draft
master plan can be accommodated with intersections at Highway 96 and I-
35W/County Road H.
An access point to County Road I from the Thumb increases marketability and
development capacity on that parcel by approximately 100,000 square feet which
is not reflected in the current draft plan. If the Thumb access to County Road I is
secured, development capacity could be increased accordingly on that parcel
without affecting other elements of the plan.
The eastern access to County Road I does not significantly affect development or
traffic capacity on the remainder of the site, but would provide a benefit to future
residents in terms of public safety and general access.
The County is currently in conversations with the Army, National Guard, and
MnDOT regarding the access points, but does not expect to have certainty
regarding either access point prior to the completion of the master planning
process. Because neither access point has a major impact on the master plan, the
City Council will have an opportunity to consider the merit of both access points
at a later date.
Arden Hills City Council, December 20, 2013, Pg. 2
Question: More details on the two roads from I and how it is planned for
those to be engineered with the current configuration of 35W, Cty Rd I, and
wildlife corridor.
Thumb Road and CR I –
Intersection spacing is an issue at the location of the current frontage road. The
County will study design options that will allow for full access at the intersection
to the ramps, CR I, and Rice Creek Parkway.
Fairview/East Access Road and CR I –
Land swaps with various agencies and a separate environmental review would
be required to accommodate the roadway.
Thumb Road, Spine Road and I-35W –
This intersection would tie the Spine Road/CR H together with the northbound
off-ramp, northbound on-ramp of I-35W, and the Thumb Road. Because of
intersection spacing constraints, the angle the Spine Road connects to this
intersection, and the need for 5 legs of the intersection, a roundabout would be
the likely configuration. Preliminary operations analysis has been done and has
been found to effectively handle expected volumes and maintain an acceptable
level of service.
Question: Who is going to pay for and maintain these roads?
Because the Spine Road, Thumb Road, and Fairview/I Access Road all connect
County facilities, the County is investigating funding possibilities.
Question: Did not understand why the thumbnail needs two entrances for
the corporate campus. It seems that the main Medtronic office building off
of Central near 694 only has one entrance. Are there huge back-ups there?
Perhaps someone could look into.
Medtronic Parkway connects the Campus to Central Avenue to the East as well
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as 7 Street to the West. This essentially gives the campus access to University
Ave and Central Ave/MN 65 and subsequently, access to the Interstate at two
separate points.
Arden Hills City Council, December 20, 2013, Pg. 3
Question: More info on road trips, how number of road trips were
determined.
The trips were determined for the two scenarios using standard trip generation
rates per dwelling unit for residential uses and per 1,000 square feet for
commercial uses. The standard trip generation rates are published by the
Institute of Transportation Engineers based on submitted survey data from
practitioners around the country.
A four-lane spine road and the reconstructed interchanges at Highway 96 and
County Road H currently contemplated by Ramsey County could accommodate
either AUAR scenario. Additional ramp improvements may be necessary at
County Road H for the maximum scenario. The draft AUAR will provide
additional detail regarding transportation impacts and any required mitigation.
Table 1 – Site Generated Trips: Minimum AUAR Scenario
Land Use VariableNo. of Units Daily Trip Total Daily
RateTrips
Residential Dwelling 1,500 6 9,000
units
Retail 1,000 sq. ft. 500 36 18,000
Non-Retail1,000 sq. ft. 1,700 8 13,600
Commercial
Total: 40,600
Table 2 - Site Generated Trips: Maximum AUAR Scenario
Land Use VariableNo. of Units Daily Trip Total Daily
RateTrips
Residential Dwelling 2,500 6 15,000
units
Retail 1,000 sq. ft. 550 36 19,800
Non-Retail1,000 sq. ft. 1,950 8 15,600
Commercial
Total: 50,400