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<br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br />763.635.1000 <br /> ElkRiverMN.gov <br /> <br />January 15, 2020 <br /> <br /> <br />Thomas Baranick <br />ISD 728 <br />19072 Triangle Road NW <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Baranick: <br /> <br />City staff has reviewed the documents submitted as part of the Conditional Use Permit application to <br />reconfigure the existing parking lot at Elk River High School, install new site lighting, and move the <br />traffic signal from School Street and Lions Park Drive. Please review the following comments and <br />provide a response letter. Any unaddressed comments will be incorporated into conditions of approval. <br /> <br />1. Three traffic lanes providing drop-off/pick-up on the west side of the building has the potential to <br />create a hazardous situation. What is the plan to ensure pedestrian safety during these busy times <br />(which lanes will be for drop-off/pick-up, staffing to direct traffic, etc)? <br /> <br />2. Are there plans for additional signage to show which lanes are for drop-offs and which lanes will be <br />through lanes? Have additional speed tables or other traffic calming measures been considered to <br />ensure vehicles do not move at an unsafe speed along the perimeters? <br /> <br />3. Please delineate the parking areas that will be reserved for the multi-purpose center during school <br />hours. <br /> <br />4. What plans have been put in place to accommodate employee parking for the multi-purpose center, <br />deliveries, maintenance services, visiting team busses, emergency vehicle circulation etc? Please <br />describe how these user groups will be accommodated within the proposed plan. <br /> <br />5. Please respond to the following public safety concerns as they relate to relocation of the traffic signal. <br />a. Residents and students from 1001 School St (apartment complex), 1105 Lions Park Drive <br />(apartment complex) and Lions Park use the current intersection to safely cross back and forth to <br />the School across a 4 lane, undivided primary roadway.