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�J <br />Elk s�- <br />River <br />Request for Action <br />To Item Number <br />Ma�Tor and Ci T Council 8.1 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />GeneYal Business Februar�r 21, 2023 ustin FemYite P.E., Public WoYks DirectoY <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />High`va�r 10 Corridor StudyT Cal Pormer, Ci r Administrator <br />Reviewed by <br />Action Requested <br />Approve, byT motion, High�vayT 10 Corridor StudyT <br />Background/Discussion <br />Initiated in April of 2020, the Highwa�T 10 Corridor Stud�T has progressed to final completion. The main findings <br />identifyT the vision of the high`vayT to become a free`vayT styTle corridor `vith grade separated access points. This <br />Yemains consistent with previous plannings efforts surYounding the 171 s` Focused Area Study but fuYtheY extends <br />the free`vayT concept easterlyT to meet the visioned free`vayT styTle highway corridor through r�noka County. <br />Since last reviewing a draft of the studyr in August of 2022, the report has been modified to more closely represent <br />and address concerns raised during the continued public engagement period. The largest change incorporates a <br />communityr supported option on the north end of the studyr are preserving access at 171s` Avenue and 173Ta <br />Avenue. We recognize that MnDOT staff has their suppoYted option which is also included in the final report <br />`vhich identifies closure of these access points. <br />We held an Open House on l�londayr February 6 to present the final dYaft of the study to the communityr. There <br />`vere about 35 residents/business o`vners `vho attended, manyT of whom `vere involved in August of 2022 `vith <br />conceYns about the d�aft study at that time. The consensus at this Open House was that of appYeciation for <br />listening to feedback and incorporating a communit�r supported option in the final studyT. <br />Financial Impact <br />None <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />Meet Changing Needs - Agile <br />Attachments <br />■ High�vayT 10 Corridor Study — Executive Summar�T <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A 2a�elcolning co�nlnunity 2a�itb T evolutiona� y and spizzted T esou� cefulness, exceptional <br />se�vice, and coln�nunity engageynent that encou�ages and inspiz•es pTo�pe�zty. <br />row�REo er <br />���V�� <br />Update�l• January 2023 <br />