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REQUEST FOR COUNCII, ACTION DATE: 09112105 ITEM NO.: $� Department ApprovaL• Manager Reviewed: Agenda Section: �� L �l ' T Item Description: Discuss Disposal of City Property at NE Comer of County Road B and Snelling Avenue Background: Located at the northeast quadrant of County Road B and Snelling are three business properties. They include a Midas Auto Care Center, an attorney's officel travel agent and hair salon, and Mister Car Wash. All three of these NE comer businesses have access to the Snelling Avenue Frontage Road in the front of their properties. This road was originally constructed by the state in the 1950s and was turned over to the City of Roseville in 1997. The condition of the street is poor and it has been identified as needing reconstruction. In light of the Target redevelopment, we felt it was desirable to address the future of this street and the access to these businesses. In 1999 the County Road Bl Snelling Ave intersection was determined by State Farm Insurance to be one of the top 10 most dangerous intersections in Minnesota. As a direct result of this, the City, State and County had a traffic study completed to identify possible ways to increase the safety of this intersection. Among the recommended safety improvements are: • The closure of the first crossover median east of Snelling that served HarMar and the Target parking lot. This intersection does not meet the minimum safety guidelines for the intersection, creating difficulties for the County Road B left and thru traffic at this intersection. This was completed in conjunction with the Target redevelopment this summer. The construction of an additional traffic lane on Snelling Avenue, along with signal timing modifications. This will increase intersection safety and capacity. It will also move the highway approximately 20 feet closer to the existing frontage road. This is scheduled for construction in 2007. The disconnection of the Snelling Ave frontage road at County Road B in the northeast comer. This access does not meet the minimum safety guidelines for the intersection and the disconnection will increase safety for the intersection. This prompted the City's requirement that Target construct a new frontage road with access to County Road B. This new street provides public access along the north side of the NE businesses properties, providing a new frontage road connection to County Road B just east of the businesses. In light of these recommendations, staff has been considering the future of the segment of Snelling Avenue Frontage Road located between County Road B and the southerly Target property line. The proposed widening of Snelling in 2007 would push the highway directly adjacent to the existing frontage road with only a chain link fence or concrete barrier to separate the low volume City street from the high speed traffic on Snelling. There would be little or no room for snow storage or drainage, which could create maintenance issues for these businesses as well as the City. Also, a disconnected frontage road would need a cul- de- sac or other turn