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In conclusion, it was determined that Terry Maurer would meet with Rhonda Lewis to determine a reasonable process for accomplishing the reconstruction of CR 44 in 2005. After that discussion, Terry would bring the issue back to the Elk River City Council meeting on December 15, 2003, for Council discussion; Terry would follow up with Dave Schwarting early on Tuesday, December 16, 2003, to inform him of the discussion and any decisions made by the City Council the previous night. Dave would then have the CR 44 issue on the County Board agenda on Tuesday, December 16, 2003. County Road 40 Alignments Rhonda Lewis presented three different alignments for CR 40 (Cleveland Avenue) as it intersects CSAH 12. The three different alignments were all options to create a four-legged intersection with Fillmore Street/CR 40 and CSAH 12. Terry Maurer indicated he had just mailed a letter to Rhonda's attention summarizing the City staff's feeling on the three alignments. Staff input was sought from Terry Maurer and Rebecca Haug, Environmental Technician. Terry went on to indicate that all three alignments have problems with either major environmental issues from the crossing of Trott Brook and/or flood plain and wetlands associated with Trott Brook and the potential land acquisition and taking of residential homes. Terry indicated that his conclusion was that he felt given all the variables associated with this issue, the current alignment with the offsetting "T" intersections approximately a quarter mile apart on CSAH 12 was the best scenario. There was some discussion of these issues with the participants. The consensus of the group was that the current alignment of CR 40 as it approaches CSAH 12 should stay. It was agreed that if there were any further development proposals for lands south of CSAH 12 at CR 40 they would include County review for any opportunity to realign Fillmore Street to meet CSAH 12 at CR 40. Terry indicated that he would bring the official map that the County had prepared for the right-of-way acquisition needed along CR 40 from CSAH 12 to CSAH 13 back to the City Council meeting. He indicated that he would talk to County Attorney, Kathy Haney, relative to some official map questions that he had prior to bringing the issue back before the City Council. County Road 33 Realignment (East of TH 169) Dave Schwarting briefly updated the meeting participants on a request the County Highway Department had made to MnDOT for some planning dollars to look at a CR 33 alignment east of TH 169 as it approaches Anoka County. This is an issue that the City Council of Elk River has asked the County in the past to begin studying. Dave indicated that Curt Eastlund was the MnDOT representative that he had been discussing this issue with. Dave was concerned that with Curt's death, the issue may fall through the cracks and may not appear in the funding scenario from MnDOT. C:\Documents and Settings\tallard. ELKRIVERPD\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLKF\County-City Engineer meeting-121003.doc