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r ' rf REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD MARCH 25, 1991 smroad. V/e did not co;:ie to any conclusions, but did compare the future road to existing Highway 7. as it extend^s from^xcelsior through Minnetonka. Another example might be th^. Old Highw=iy 12 in Wayzata that runs by Perkins. The Planning Commission agreed on the term "minimum width right-of-w-iy roadway . It was our opinion that no matter -hat design is decided upon, should be construct«jd with.-.n the least amount of right o*. way that is allowed b'' MNDOT standards. The Planning commission preferred to have ' posted speeds at 40 or 45 rather than 55. The Planning Commission would also like to see stoplights with right and left turn lanes. We strongly encourage the^Council to consider the findings of the modeling and traffic counts in order to determine how much of an upgraae is needed. It is always possible to torture the fscts and circumstances to mLt your needs. The Planning Commission felt tnat the City ought to be certain that the facts are facts, and not wnat someone wants us to conclude from the numbers that we get. I believe that will be one of the most difficult tasks tnat we have. Especially when we extrapolate those numbers out into the future. As I have nantioned before, the City extrapolate the population of Orono :.n 1970 and did not do a very good job. The Planning Commission also discussed Highway ^5. ihe recommendation does not include anything about Highway 55, but it was discussed. We talked about the possibility of diverting some of the east/west traffic that is now on Highway :2 to Highway h5. we considered an option involving a cut-off on Highway 12 3ust outside Delano that wou .d connect to Highw.=;y 55. ^ Dossibility, and from my personal point of view, is something we should look into. I think we need to consider how we can use Highway 55 and Highway 12 to suit the needs of our Community and those west of us." Kelley read tiie section of the memo entitled "Impact on Existing Zoning". He then explained the Planning Commission s oosition regarding the impact an upgrade of the existing corridor wou.'.d have on the City of Long Lake. He said. The Planning Commission had a good discussion on this issue. I think the Planning Commission triad to vie*» Orono and Long Lake as one community because the corridor will affect us all. VJe believe that future consolidation of the two cities makes gooa planning sense for both communities, although we do not know when it might happen. We brought this up as an issue because the Council is looking to us as a Planning Commission trying to address future issues. The minority opinion on this issue v/.as that such a recommendation could be construed by Long Lake citizens as an - 24 -