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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 24, 2018 Page 3 Councilmember McGehee asked if there would be any consideration of under- grounding the transmission lines at that time. Mr. Culver stated he did not think the transmission lines were candidates for un- dergrounding because of the size and the heat generated. Mr. Culver stated Ramsey County does not require Council approval of the lay- out. Staff is required to approve it so the City Engineer will sign off on the plans. Staff felt it is good policy to go through the layout and make sure the Council is in agreement with the plans. He indicated this also helps with the Chapter 429 pro- cess because there are processes that need to be followed even though the City is not advertising the project for bid. Mayor Roe asked if there was any public comment to come forward. Public Comment Mr. Brad Johnson, 10 Windsor Court,New Brighton Mr. Johnson stated he was at the meeting representing the building at 2582 Long Lake Road, the JR Johnson Supply Building. He indicated he was one of the renters in the building and also representing the owner of the building in this mat- ter. Mr. Johnson stated this item has come to his attention. He did not personally re- ceive any mailing on what may be done on Long Lake Road. He stated he had is- sues when the railroad came through and upgraded the road near the front of his business. He noticed a median is being put in the middle, which upset him. Mr. Johnson recommended a motion that reads: Subject to the engineers' instruc- tions to talk to the County to maintain all existing southbound traffic lanes, south of County Road C through the railroad crossing. Mr. Johnson stated this would allow space for cars to queue up when the train is using the tracks. He stated the lanes are being reduced from two to one lane and quite often when a train comes, traffic backs up to County Road C. If reduced to one lane, traffic will back up even farther to 35W. He stated it provides for accel- eration, passing lane around slow moving such as large tanker trucks that might be full of gasoline or hazmat that are mandated to stop at the railroad crossing. Mr. Johnson stated the plan and median is poorly thought out and there is a lot of traffic going through the industrial area. He thought changing up the lanes was not a wise idea and no reason for it. He stated all cement medians should be kept at a minimum south of County Road C on the stretch of Long Lake Road due to large semi's turning. He stated the businesses do not get consulted much in that area of the City.