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. . . NCDA Executive Committee November 10, 2000 Page 3 of 4 on Northdale Boulevard during the preliminary engineering phase of the project. Further, the Northstar Corridor Project will confirm that appropriate pedestrian access is identified for the site. Finally, the station site will provide the necessary identified required measures to mitigate station noise. 3) Further evaluation of the storm sewer at the Foley site will be performed to confirm the adequacy of the existing system. Fridley The City of Fridley disapproved the commuter rail station, however, provided several conditions if a station is sited in the community. We will address the conditions identified in the resolution. 1) The Northstar Corridor Project will review the station design plans with the cities at the completion of preliminary engineering and will work with the cities to achieve consistency with city zoning ordinances and development standards. The Northstar Corridor Project has reviewed all the potential sites bordering the BNSF within the City limits based on service, safety, access, land use, and the provision for park and ride facilities. The evaluation identified the 61" Avenue/61" Way site as the preferred site for consideration. The September 20,2000 site plan addressed concerns raised in the public meetings and discussion with City staff responds to the concerns raised by the community. The Northstar Corridor Project will evaluate the needed and preferred traffic movements to the southerly driveway on the east side parking lot. We will work with the City's engineering department to adequately address the concerns. The Northstar Corridor Project concurs with the northerly driveway access to be shared with the development parcel adjacent to the commuter rail station. The Northstar Corridor Project has established a policy of providing the necessary stonn water ponding for the actual commuter rail station. The Northstar Corridor Project supports joint use ponding and will continue to evaluate opportunities during Preliminary Engineering. The City or developer must bear all costs of ponding attributable to the development parcel prior to construction. If platting is necessary, the Northstar Corridor Project will address this issue. The Northstar Corridor Project is open to pursue the possibility of Ashton Avenue being a public street through the commuter rail station site, however, the idea will need further consideration to resolve potential issues such as maintenance of the roadway, lighting, driveway locations and type, setback issues, sidewalk requirements, and other zoning/ordinance requirements. If Item No.8 is detennined to be an acceptable response, consolidation of access points will be one issue that will need to be further resolved. The Northstar Corridor Project will continue to pursue the "switchback" access to the underpass as shown on the September 20, 2000 site plan, however, further investigation for the construction of an enclosure will be based on the technical feasibility and cost effectiveness of the enclosure. All sidewalk and bikeway connections within the commuter rail station site will be 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11)