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Transportation Issues June 3, 2005 Page 4 Avenue) is completed in the gravel mining area. This draft turnback agreement indicates that the County will reclaim each of the roads and reconstruct them with 6 inches of aggregate base and 7 ~ inches of bituminou$ surfacing. The paving will be 28 feet wide, which is two 12-foot lanes with 2-foot bitun1inous shoulders. On the outside of that will be a one-foot gravel shoulder. The agreement also states that for the two years after the agreement is signed, Sherburne County will be responsible for maintenance of the roadways. Maintenance of the newly-paved surface will essentially amount to snowplowing. I believe that this is a reasonable approach to dealing with these two segments of roadway. I have discussed this issue with Street Superintendent Phil Hals and he is aware of this issue and is generally in concurrence with it moving forward. I am looking for City Council direction whether or not you concur with this approach. If the Council concurs with this, I will work with the County Engineer to get minor changes made to the draft agreement and present it at a future City Council meeting for final approval and execution. 7. Master Agreement with Sherburne County to Turn Back All County Roads I have had a follow-up meeting with Rhonda Lewis regarding transportation issues. At that meeting we discussed the concept of a master agreement between the City and the County for the turnback of all County roads within the City of Elk River. Rhonda expressed some immediate concern about the turnback of higher volume County roads classified as major collector and minor arterial such as CSAH 12 and 13. Rhonda agreed to have a discussion with Kathy Heaney, County Attorney, relative to the legality of such a master agreement and any liability issues about turning back roadways classified on the higher end of traffic volumes. In addition, Rhonda indicated she would have a similar discussion with Brian Bensen, County Administrator, regarding the County's position in funding such an agreement. Rhonda and I plan to have additional information available to discuss at the next quarterly County/City Transportation meeting. 8. TH 169 Corridor Study As the City Council is aware, MnDOT has agreed to do a corridor study dealing with geometric layouts and environmental documentation for the 1H 169 corridor from Elk River to Princeton. An initial kick-off meeting was held on May 9, 2005. Attached are the minutes from this meeting. MnDOT has budgeted $1.25 million for this study in fiscal year 2006. MnDOT will be working to hire a consultant but will likely not have anyone on board until late summer after the start of the next fiscal year. I will keep the City Council apprised of the progress of this study. 9. Highland Road Corridor There are a couple of different options that could be pursued with the Highland Road corridor. The existing Highland Road right-of-way is 80 feet wide and the current roadway is approximately 40 feet wide. The roadway could either be left as is and a pedestrian facility be constructed in the existing right-of-way, or the other option would be to reconstruct the roadway; probably narrowing it to 32 feet, and creating an urban section with concrete curb and gutter to give the perception to the motoring public that the roadway is narrower, hopefully helping to reduce speeds. At the same time, a S:\Engineer\200S CC memos\06 03 05 Transp issues.doc