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At the request of Vice Chair Lenz, Mr. Culver reviewed the other resident petition received for County Road C-2 and traffic studies about traffic flow along that roadway. Mr. Culver noted some residents were advocating for a traffic light at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and County Road C-2; but noted the downside of that was that more vehicles would then use that road, creating more issues for those residents. As part of traffic management, Vice Chair Lenz requested review of timing of signal lights on Snelling Avenue where it intersected with County Road C and Lincoln Avenue. Mr. Culver, based on his past experience with traffic control and signal timing, noted the challenges of those intersections and coordinating it and potential backups from Snelling onto those east/west streets and little place for traffic to go if timing was changed. Mr. Culver reviewed rationale with higher traffic volume corridors and goal of signal timing to reduce the average amount of delay at the intersection and along the entire corridor; and unfortunate results that side streets generally get penalized and the main lines get a priority to reduce overall average delays. Mr. Culver noted it was frustrating with delays on side streets using that philosophy even though it served the broader purpose. Mr. Culver noted the internal design work being considered by city staff and the City Council to address that area, proposing County Road C-2, Snelling Avenue, Lincoln Avenue and Terrace Drive be redesigned to offload the Lincoln side and provide higher capacity and a better option at Fairview Avenue and County Road D, by better coordinating Lydia Avenue, County Road C-2 and the County Road C junctions. Member Heimerl asked who had made the decision on the assessment split of 75% / 25% under the Traffic Management Plan parameters. In the case of the Wheeler Street closure, Member Heimerl noted even though this was a restricted area for the community, all Roseville residents would be covering 25% of the cost for the closure and driveway relocation, resulting in a small number of residents being allowed restricted access at the cost of all. Mr. Culver stated he would need to further review the discussion and rationale in developing the Traffic Management Program modeled after other communities and developed prior to his tenure with the city, but receiving PWETC and City Council approvals at the time. In some cased, Mr. Culver noted the improvements may be seen as improving the quality of life for a broader area beyond those directly benefitting from a project. As a resident, Member Heimerl stated he might be less inclined to spend money on other people's road closures, when during Minnesota State Fair time, he couldn't get out of his own street onto Hamline Avenue. Page 13 of 14