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309 Recess 310 Chair Stenlund recessed the meeting at approximately 7:52 p.m. and reconvened at 311 approximately 7:57 p.m. 312 313 Chair Stenlund thanked Mr. Johnson for his presentation; and asked him to 314 provide a follow-up in the future. 315 6. Twin Lakes Improvements Feasibility Study 316 Mr. Culver provided a copy of his presentation entitled "Twin Lakes Area 317 Transportation Improvements," attached hereto and made a part hereof, 318 including three key improvement areas: 319 • I -35W Northbound at Cleveland Avenue Interchange (and funding 320 received to -date) 321 • Twin Lakes Parkway Extension (and funding received to -date) 322 Discussion included grant applications anticipated to assist with a potential 323 apartment building project being developed; interest being received by staff 324 from various retail, hotel and grocery store interests; potential development or 325 redevelopment that could trigger improvements; and ongoing and future 326 analysis of how development expansions may impact Langton lake Park and 327 the watershed area, bdon stormwater features as part of any future project. 328 329 Member Cihacek exp sed his personal concern with wildlife in that park 330 area, with Mr. Culver responding that it was the intent to stay out of the 331 heavily -w ed area of the park. 332 333 Mr. Schwartz noted that the existing storm water ponds had been constructed 334 as part of the Arthur Street development. 335 336 Member Felice noted that, in the past, concerns had been expressed with 337northbound traffic on Fairview Avenue and the need for additional traffic 338 controls to address that. qqW 339 340 Mr. Culver ecognized th t this was an ongoing struggle even though 341 Fairview Avenue was a R msey County roadway, and considered a minor 342 arterial in the overall transportation system. Mr. Culver noted that, if vehicles 343 were discouraged from using Fairview Avenue, they would simply use some 344 other roadway that may be even less desirable for residents. Mr. Culver 345 admitted that further improvements for Fairview Avenue and County Road D 346 were needed to address that heavy congestion, and suggested consideration of 347 a roundabout versus another traffic signal may be an option worth considering 348 to better address the concerns of all parties. While several roundabouts may 349 be helpful as suggested by Member Felice, Mr. Culver noted that there were 350 always right-of-way and other cost implications that needed balancing out. 351 352 • Traffic Signal at County Road C-2 and Cleveland Avenue 353 Page 8 of 15