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Howarct tR , Green Oompany Item ~ 5.4. July 30, 2001 File: 811471J-0060 Ms. Lori Johnson Finance Director City of Elk River 13065 Orono Parkway P.O. Box 490 Elk River, Minnesota 55330-0490 RE: 171 ST AVENUE SIGNAL MODIFICATION Dear Ms. Johnson: I received a copy of the letter dated July 13, 2001, from Mr. Scott Powell to the Mayor and City Council. In that letter, Mr. Powell is requesting that the City pay for the modifications to the 171't signal system necessitated by his development of the Mississippi Ridge plat on the west side of the current intersection. As you are aware, the City staff's position is that Mr. Powel! should bear the cost of adding the fourth leg to the existing signal system since it is necessitated by the development of his Mississippi Ridge subdivision. Staff's recommendation comes from the fact that, three times in the past, developers of commercial property were made to pay for either the modification of existing signal systems or the construction of new systems. The three recent examples are as follows: Elk River Crossing paid for the entire cost of the new signal system at the intersection of Zane Avenue and Main Street together and the modification of the existing signal at Trunk Highway 169 (TH 169) and Main Street. They also paid for road modifications to Main Street between Zane Avenue, extending across TH 169 to the west side of the intersection. These road modifications were necessitated by the anticipated increase in traffic caused by their development. Elk Park Center paid for the new signal systems installed at School Street and Freeport Avenue and School Street and Jackson Avenue. They also paid for modifications to the existing signals at TH 169 and School Street and TH 169 and Jackson Avenue. The existing TH 169 signal modifications were necessitated by the addition of a second left turn lane off of TH 169 at School Street and on to TH 169 at Jackson Avenue. Hillside Crossing paid for a portion of the City cost of the signal system at TH 169 and 197~ Avenue. They were asked to and paid approximately one- quarter of the local cost for that signal system. This was based on their development occupying one-quarter of the local land. The other three corners of the intersection are currently either residential development or undeveloped. O:~PROJ\811471J\0060\Ltr-073001-Johnson,doc 1326 Energy Park Drive · St. Paul, MN 55108 · 651/644-4389 fax 651/644-9446 toll free 888/368-4389