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^4 TOi Mayor and City CouncilFROM:Ron Moorse, City AdministratorDATE:June 17. 1994SUBJECT:Summai/ of June 15 Work Session Councilmembers Goetten, labbour and Hurr met on Wednesday, June 15 to discuss Highway 12 issues in preparation for the Policy Committee meeting. The first item discussed was the TSM alternative plan and the large amount of misinformation and misunderstanding regarding the plan. It was suggested that we need to have MnDOT define exactly what the TSM alternative is and what it means in terms of upgrading roadways, especially Watertown Road. We also nt.'Hl to have MnDOT define what they see as Orono’s role in the TSM alternative. It is staffs understanding that the rok for Orono in the TSM alternative is to keep all of its local traffic, ilKluding Orono commuter traffic, off of Highway 12 in Orono and L(^ Lake. This is to preserve capacity on Highway 12 for the peak hour non-Orooo commuten. It was diffftiTff** that the number of Orono residems who might use an upgraded Watertown Road for commuting is so small that it is not worth constructing a major new alignment for Watertown Road. It was also discussed that it is very important that Highway 12 be designed to hKiliiate a smooth flow of traffic through Orono and Long Lake, otherwise a large amount of non-local traffic could be diverted from Highway 12 to local roadways such as Watertown Road. A suggestion was made that the Civy Council hold a number of "Town Meetings" to clarify misunderstandings regarding the TSM alternative and to also clarify the city ’s position TSM alternative and on Highway 12. The comments made by Valerie Reinaas regarding the potential impact of the newly iuentified burial mounds in Mapk Plain on the feasibility of the current corridor was discussed. Staff will follow thro gh to determine what, if any. impact these burial mounds may have on the current corridor.