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Roseville PWET Conunission Meeting Minutes Page 4 -January 26, 2010 RCL had attempted to prioritize the sixteen (16) intersections identified as '`problem intersections" into a plan to al]ow addressing them over a matter of time, from the most critical ones to those less problematic. Mr: Toogood advised that staff recommended that the RCL present their proposal to the PWET Commission. prior to the City Council, allowing the PWET Commission to review the information and make a jointly supported recommendation to the City Council. Mr. Toogood advised that the RCL had worked with Joe Lutz (SP?) and presented aerial photos of three (3} of the sixteen {16) examples: some. that would require complicated. resolution, and some only requiring additit~il~l signage. Mr. Toogood concluded his presentation by seelci iag support from the PWET Commissioners in working with the RCL on this and other tra~isportation-related issues. Mr. Toogood referenced the recent'?U30 Comprehensi~re flan update and its five goals, and how this proposal was relevant to Goals #2 and ~~ ~~f the Plan. Member Vanderwall questioned if the RCL had> access to various traffic studies when bringing forward their rtecommendations tc~'thc PWET Commission. ~~ - Mr. Toogood advised that the RCT.had .access t~~ accdci~t reports from 2002 2006 that had been made available during the?03f7 (amprehensi.ve Plan Update, also showing the future capacity of it~tersectioirs; :aid those already at capacity and those projected to lie over capacity in the near future; and opined that having an intelligent priurit~~ plan as a base seemed to be the prudent. way to move forward. Mr. Sch~varv advised ihaE in `his discussions with Ramsey County Public Works Tra~i'~liortatit»~ stail'rc.~a~ding a right turn land. at County Road B-2 and Fairview avenue, that i~ltersectin3 l~aci initially been included as part of the Ramsey County fiinded rec:c~t~~tructiE»i in 2011 of Snelling Avenue through County. Road B-2. However, Mr. Schwartz advised that, upon further modeling of traffic at that intersccti~~n, indications were that the VlWells Fargo Bank property would have to be demuli~l~ed; and at the request of Roseville staff of Ramsey County for a cost benefit for- each iif the proposed improvements, modeling indicated that little improvementtc~ the operation of the intersection would be realized, and that it was a part of the project Ramsey County was considering eliminating from the project. Mr. Schwartz advised that, at a cost of $3.5 - d million for the Wells Fargo property, added rights-of--way and. other impacts to properties, and only an additional minimal delay eliminated, a southbound two-left turn lanes had a higher priority and impact. Mr. Toogood opined that the high accident rates and concerns at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and Woodhill could be eliminated through simple and ~nexpenstve signage.