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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, December 4, 2017 Page 17 McGehee moved, Etten seconded, enactment of Ordinance Summary No. 1536 (Attachment B) entitled, An Ordinance Amending Chapter 314.05, Fee Schedule —Adopting the 2018 Fee Schedule;" as amended. Roll Call (Super Majority) Ayes: Willmus, Laliberte, Etten, McGehee and Roe. Nays: None. e. Update and Approve Traffic Mitigation Projects — I-35W North MnPASS Project As detailed in the RCA, Public Works Director Marc Culver clarified that the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) was not seeking a formal municipal resolution, but just an acknowledgement of their temporary mitigation efforts to be detailed by Mr. Culver for the six spots identified for smaller scale improvements typically involving minor lane striping and/or signal timing chang- es. Mr. Culver presented each individual mitigation effort proposed by MnDOT, in- cluding a perhaps more controversial one in the City of Arden Hills, but potential- ly impacting traffic in and through the City of Roseville. Council Comments/Questions Specific to the proposed mitigation on Snelling Avenue and temporary closure of the Hamline Avenue access for southbound traffic, Councilmember Willmus asked what if any accommodations were being made for Lydia Avenue to possi- bly accommodate a larger queue for left turns from Snelling onto Lydia. Also, if nothing is planned, Councilmember Willmus asked if there was any possibility to increase storage of the left turn lane by lengthening it; and to consider whether or not such a change would be permanent. Councilmember Willmus opined that interesting things were already occurring at that intersection of Hamline Avenue at Snelling Avenue, creating dangerous ma- neuvers for southbound Snelling Avenue traffic with those missing the previous exit making a U-turn northbound, with frequent crashes. Councilmember Willmus opined that the city and MnDOT should be aware of that situation in de- termining if this should be a temporary or permanent closure; suggesting that staff hold discussions with MnDOT as to the steps that could be taken to impede those U-turns. Mr. Culver advised that, whether temporary or permanent, MnDOT was intending a cable median project along Snelling based on evidence of worn paths where people are currently turning through grass median whether to access Old Snelling Avenue or Bethel University. Mr. Culver assured that MnDOT was well aware of this problem and would be making efforts to hinder those movements in the fu- ture. If those deterrents were proven unsuccessful, Mr. Culver advised that con-