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the Plan. When Highway 10 is improved, either with an additional light at 165`h Avenue or with the conversion of the route to a freeway, access to the Pinnacle area will be limited. The Plan establishes strategies for maximizing the property values for the property owners with the identification of access routes and cooperative land uses. Interchange. One of the issues resolved during the course of the planning project was the subject of a potential interchange. Several options were considered, ultimately, these were rejected due to MnDOT issues, or in order to maximize the benefit to the study area and the City at large. Ultimately, a location generally north of 165`h Avenue was chosen because it meets MnDOT separation criteria and it provides the best option into the study area. An interchange will be expensive, and the benefits may not be immediate; it does seem appropriate to further study the costs of improving access in this area of the community. Next Steps Adoption of the Plan is not the end of the process. Full implementation of the plan includes several additional steps. The steps identified thus far include: 1. Update City Comprehensive Plan to reflect the changes in land use. 2. Update the City Zoning and subdivision ordinances to make changes that allow implementation of the plan. These changes will include land uses, design guidelines, and landscaping requirements. 3. Update the City Transportation Plan to reflect the importance of Twin Lakes Parkway and the desired location for the main intersection/interchange onto Highway 10. 4. Prepare a land use plan "addendum" for the portion of the city west of Highway 10. This would consider land use options for the area around Yale Street on the west side of Highway 10, considering the long term challenges to this area are similar to "the Pinnacle." 5. Prepare `interim' access plan, an attempt to consolidate at grade accesses along Highway 10 at 171'` Avenue and the area near 165`" Avenue to determine obstacles and opportunities. 6. Staff will forward any additional steps toward full implementation as they are identified. Financial Impact None Attachments o The Plan distributed fox the April 27 joint meeting will be used for this review. Based on the comments from the Apri127 meeting, the following pages saw changes, and are included. The full plan is available on the City's website at www.ci.elk-river.mn.us. Please retain your copies. Due in part to the cost of the copies, at the conclusion of the project, the individual ~,;*ti, ,-l,oncrPC ~~ill he replaced. Yaw w......,......b_,.. .. - -- - i o The a es chap ed and attached are: 8,9,15,16,43,44,45,49,54,55,56,57,60, 1, , Second b Vote Action Motion by Y Follow Up S:AP1,ANNINU MAIN\Projects\FAS"1' Study Area\FAS"1' memo to Corrunissions.doc