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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, Apri111, 2016 Page 32 As part of the study by the consultant SRF, traffic forecasts were done for east- bound County Road C-2 at Snelling, both existing and projected 2030 peak after- noon vehicles. Mr. Culver reviewed some proposed design features, including changing some moveinents for eastbound to northbound traffic at Lincoln drive while maintain- ing a three-way stop at that intersection with County Road C; adding dual left turn lanes on County Road C-2 to northbound Snelling Avenue to allow additional ca- pacity; closure of the median; and right in/right out only movements for 2875 and 2887 Snelling Avenue, while having full access at Lincoln Drive. Mr. Culver provided projected costs for these improvements, including signal up- grades and/or signal replacements since MnDOT is scheduled to replace one sig- nal in 2020 and cost-share with the City of Roseville may be a viable option for this Minnesota State Aid (MSA) roadway; cost contairunent due to no additional rights-of-way requirements, only temporary easements for grading and landscape removal at Lincoln Drive and Terrace Avenue during construction. Mr. Culver noted that revenue would be allocated through Tax Increment Financing District 13 for roadway and engineering costs, anticipated to total approximately $205,000. Mr. Culver reported that staff had sought preliminary feedback from area busi- nesses that would be affected, including the University of Northwestern with stu- dent housing in the former Comfort Suites building, Grumpy's Restaurant, Scan- dinavian Design and Midway Ford (no response received). To-date, Mr. Culver advised that Scandinavian Design had communicated with staff on their concerns with loss of full access along County Road C-2, as previously noted to the City Council. Mr. Culver advised that the purpose of tonight's request from staff is to seek au- thorization far staff to hold a neighborhood meeting on the conceptual design of the project and authorization to complete final design of the project for City Council consideration before going to bid. Councilmember Etten thanked 1VIr. Culver for taking the initiative on this project, opining it was necessary as part of the "big picture" improvements for this area. As part of the concept design presented by Scandinavian Design, Councilmember Etten noted that on idea was to change the median to allow one turn lane west bound froin the County Road C-2 intersection using the city's easement on the south side of the road to create additional room. Councilmeinber Etten asked Mr. Culver for his thoughts on that idea, which would increase costs for additional road surface but allow Scandinavian Design more access to their property. In displaying a map of the concept design from Scandinavian Design, Mr. Culver reviewed potential issues with the location of the signal pole and need to extend