04-09-2018 Council Work Session Packet

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Navarre Small Area Plan Figure 4 - Planning Level Urban Roadway Capacities Trail to Businesses Connection Shadywood Trail Connection The Dakota Rail Trail is a valuable recreation and transportation asset to the Navarre Community, spanning 13 miles through the communities of St. Bonifacius, Minnetrista, Mound, Spring Park, Minnetonka Beach, Orono, and Wayzata. As a highly -used bike and walking trail, an opportunity exists to connect trail users to the Navarre area. Presently, there is not an ideal physical connection to draw people from the trail towards the businesses and the park. At the time of this report, Hennepin County, Three Rivers Park District, and the City of Orono have discussed an unformalized agreement to fund a trail connection south of the trail along Shadywood Road to the park. This connection was also well supported throughout the community engagement process. The implementation of this trail connection should be a priority for Navarre. Additional analysis will need to be done to identify the necessary mitigation required to impacted property owners. Additional community engagement should also be done regarding the trail connection and could be done concurrently with the engagement surrounding the intersection improvements. The City of Orono should continue to have discussions with Hennepin County and Three Rivers Park District regarding the trail connection to keep the process moving forward. Community Events Through the community engagement process, it was found that there is a desire to create a sense of place and enhanced sense of community. One of the ways this could be achieved is through community events. Through the community engagement process, people responded favorably to the idea of an annual festival in Navarre. An annual festival would bring people to the area and create an awareness of what Navarre is. The community engagement process also revealed a desire to see enhanced branding for Navarre. The city -owned parking lot on the north side of Shoreline Drive and west of Shadywood Road provides a centralized location and public open space for an event. The enhancement of this public space to accommodate uses in addition to parking should be explored. An event could be centered around the Dakota Rail Trail and include some kind of race or walkathon. An event could be coordinated in collaboration with nearby communities and feature different attractions along the trail. In addition to an annual event, Navarre could host a regular farmers' market in collaboration with Mound, which currently hosts a farmers' market along the trail. Page 9 Daily Two-way Volume Shoreline Drive (vehicles) (County Road 15) Facility Type Current 2030 Lower Higher Traffic Traffic Threshold Threshold Level Forecast Two lane undivided 10,000 12,000 N/A N/A Arterials Two lane divided or N/A Three lane undivided 15,000 17,000 17,800 Four lane undivided 18,000 22,000 18,100 Trail to Businesses Connection Shadywood Trail Connection The Dakota Rail Trail is a valuable recreation and transportation asset to the Navarre Community, spanning 13 miles through the communities of St. Bonifacius, Minnetrista, Mound, Spring Park, Minnetonka Beach, Orono, and Wayzata. As a highly -used bike and walking trail, an opportunity exists to connect trail users to the Navarre area. Presently, there is not an ideal physical connection to draw people from the trail towards the businesses and the park. At the time of this report, Hennepin County, Three Rivers Park District, and the City of Orono have discussed an unformalized agreement to fund a trail connection south of the trail along Shadywood Road to the park. This connection was also well supported throughout the community engagement process. The implementation of this trail connection should be a priority for Navarre. Additional analysis will need to be done to identify the necessary mitigation required to impacted property owners. Additional community engagement should also be done regarding the trail connection and could be done concurrently with the engagement surrounding the intersection improvements. The City of Orono should continue to have discussions with Hennepin County and Three Rivers Park District regarding the trail connection to keep the process moving forward. Community Events Through the community engagement process, it was found that there is a desire to create a sense of place and enhanced sense of community. One of the ways this could be achieved is through community events. Through the community engagement process, people responded favorably to the idea of an annual festival in Navarre. An annual festival would bring people to the area and create an awareness of what Navarre is. The community engagement process also revealed a desire to see enhanced branding for Navarre. The city -owned parking lot on the north side of Shoreline Drive and west of Shadywood Road provides a centralized location and public open space for an event. The enhancement of this public space to accommodate uses in addition to parking should be explored. An event could be centered around the Dakota Rail Trail and include some kind of race or walkathon. An event could be coordinated in collaboration with nearby communities and feature different attractions along the trail. In addition to an annual event, Navarre could host a regular farmers' market in collaboration with Mound, which currently hosts a farmers' market along the trail. Page 9