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Roseville, MN - Official Website Page 18 of 31 At the request of Councilmember Pust, Ms. Bloom clarified that residents on Josephine Road had not been assessed 25 %, since the construction occurred prior to the 1991 change in the Assessment Policy. Councilmember Willmus questioned, if County Road C -2 was opened, would it have to be re- graded to make it safe to navigate; or could other mitigation measures be used.. Ms. Bloom advised that stop sign installation at those grades would mitigate the concerns, as determined in her consultations with the traffic engineer. Councilmember Johnson noted the mitigation concerns addressed by Ms. La Palm on page 20 of the traffic study; and concerns about a 90' wide road. Ms. Bloom clarified that the traffic consultant had been asked to provide an analysis of what issues would occur on County Road C -2 as discussed at previous City Council meetings and possible mitigation options. Ms. Bloom further clarified that the consultant had provided one (1) possible solution, even though many things had not been taken into consideration in that one (1) option, including road drainage, the hill, the vertical curve (not slope), and the high point. Ms. Bloom noted that the concern of Ms. La Palm's was that the vertical curve would need to be 90' long, not 90' wide; from the beginning to the end of the curve 170; and 20 mph for visibility purposes. At the request of Councilmember Johnson, Ms. Bloom further clarified that the minimum width required for an MSA road was 26' and 32' to accommodate parking. Mayor Roe sought individual Councilmember comment related to direction to staff on this issue, or any additional information requests. Councilmember Willmus noted that when the issue had last come before the City Council, he had asked Ms. Bloom for staff's recommendation on whether to open County Road C -2 or keep it closed; and staff's recommendation on whether to vacate the right-of-way. Ms. Bloom provided staff's analysis and recommendation that remained similar to their recommendation when the Josephine Woods development project came forward: that any need to extend County Road C -2 was not currently apparent based on today's traffic and current levels of operation. Related to whether County Road C -2 should be vacated, Ms. Bloom advised that staff was not prepared to make that recommendation, based on the inability to clearly dictate what the future may hold. Ms. Bloom noted that there may be a future need for pedestrian connections and utilities, depending on redevelopment at Hamline and Woodhill; but that currently staff was not looking to vacate that 175, An unidentified member of the audience requested a definition and meaning of the term " "vacating." Mayor Roe responded and reviewed a situation when the City retains the right to use a strip of land for road right -of -way, or utilities; and continuing to retain that right. Mayor Roe noted that one option would be to vacate a right-of-way by returning the property back to adjacent property owners and giving up the City's right to build a road on it; or retaining a utility easement. Mayor Roe noted that by vacating the City's right to use the land for a future road, it would give up that right for good; and if not, the City could retain the right-of- way for potential use in the future. Mayor Roe questioned Ms. Bloom as to staff's recommendation on whether to http:// www. cityofroseville .com /Archive.aspx ?AMID= &Type= &ADID= 1148 &PREVIE... 10/12/2011