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Regular �yty Council Meeting �1'�onday, July 23, 200'7 Page 46 1 turn lanes were much mare nec�ssary to Co�lege expans�on that irig- 2 gering a signal at Lydia and Fairview, which was not indicated by 3 Coliege expansion on its own. �r. �chwartz noted tha� ba�ed on pro- 4 jections �a�r campus expansion, improvem�n�s at Sn�l�ing and Lydia 5 were trzggered almost imm�diate�y. 6 7 Councilmember Pust clarif ed with N�r. Lindgren that it was consistent S with the Ca�lege's undexstanding thai fheir expanszon wou�d �mmediW 9 ately trigger imp�avements to the in�ersec�inn af Snelling and Lydia � 4 and �unding for �hose zmprovements. i� 12 Mr. Lindgren advised that it was the College's intent to pay their proW 13 portionate share. �.4 15 Councilmember Ih�an nated camment,s from Engineer Dan So�er o�' 16 the Ramsey Coun�y Pubiic Works Department regarding the in�ersec- �.7 tion o� Lydia and Sne��ing that without campus g�owth, backg�ound 18 growth wauld indicat� littl� impact to tra�'�'ic. Couneilmember Ihlan 19 questioned the City's �urisd�ction for a County road; and assurance� 20 thai the PUD Agreement could make such traff c mi�iga�ion a condi- 21 tion. Councilmemb�r Ih1an �urthcr questioned cut-through �raffic if a 22 signal were installed at Lydia and Faiz-view and negative impacts to 23 those immediate neighborhoods and residences. 24 25 Caunczlm�mbear Roe opined that mitzgation recommendations would 2� aetual�y improve ihe level of serviee at the intersec�ion; decreasing the 2� time to process through the intersection, and hope�ully decreasing ad- 28 vantages %r �raffic �eeking alternatives to cut-ih�rough. 29 30 Additiona� discussion included travel demand measures implemen�ed 3�. by the eollege to discou�age use of cars; need �'or studenis to worl� on 32 or o£f campus; and other options being explored to manage travel de- 3� mands. 34 35 Doug Sch�o�der; No�rthw�stearn Col�ege, Chief Financia� Officer 35 Mr. Schroeder advised that approximately 9Q% af s�udents work; with 37 600 working on campus. N�r. Schro�c��r noted that �he CoI1�g� val- 38 ued community and encouraged p�acement within the communrty £ox 39 student employment and inieraction.