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T,H. 12 Corridor Study
<br />Technical Committee Minutes
<br />Delano City Hall
<br />October 16, 1990
<br />Members Present: S. Hay, J. Sweeney, ■ . T. Loucks. J. Gerhardson, W. Fingalson
<br />Alternates Present: J. Goetten, A* Vande Vegte T. Johnson, P. Nesenson
<br />Others Present: L. Dallam, R. Harris, J. Knutson, J. Hanson, J. Janzen, L. Clem,
<br />D. Engelstad, M. Weatherill, A, Peterson, D. Fritz, M. Sievert, B. Kozel, C. Brickley, S. and
<br />S. Rettinger, J. Barbre, M. Mi B. Collins, B. Erickson, P. Pi’ l. S. Pittel, S. Roskowiah,
<br />R, Roskowiah, M. Ryerse. J. Bongaarts, P. Theis, K. Madso^i, >Jd, K, Theis,
<br />S. Riskowak, S. Nelson, R. Manley, L. Olson, E. Winston, M. i . :mk, F Alger, J. Zanetti,
<br />A- Kunze, R. Scheuer, and approximately 3 others not on attendance sheet.
<br />Hay opened the meeting at 1:10 p.m. New members from Wright and Hennepin Counties
<br />and other community alternates were introduced. The meeting agenda was approved with
<br />no revisions. A discussion and clarifications followed on the Technical Committee ’s group
<br />recommendation of studying a southern Long Lake by-pass alternative along the Watertown
<br />Road Corridor -- that the term "corridor" implies general search area, that the street was
<br />referred to only as a geographic reference point (one of the through east-west streets south
<br />of town for a possible corridor location), and that no committee member or local citizen in
<br />particular was responsible for its suggestion. With that, the minutes of the September 18
<br />meeting were approved. TH 12 Corridor Smdy committee membership rosters were also
<br />distributed.
<br />Dallam then updated the Committee on revisions to the Goals/Issues/Concems paper for
<br />the Corridor Study. It was determined at the September 26 Policy Committee meeting that
<br />a list of initial objectives and issues received from the City of Orono should be incorporated
<br />as Metropolitan concerns for all the affected project communities within the Metropolitan
<br />Council’s jurisdiction. Also discussed was a citizen’s recommendation from the September
<br />26 Policy Committee meeting to replace Long Lake’s goal to provide a hign quality of life
<br />for Long Lake residents (Goal 5) - however, Dallam suggested adding a new goal rather
<br />than replacing it, Dallam and Vande Vegte then recommended the following additional
<br />goal (new Goal 5) for Long Lake: "Ensure the survival of Long Lake as an indenendent
<br />municipality and a viable economic and residential entity”. This goal will be addi :o the
<br />paper.
<br />A discussion on five general corridor alternatives which were prepared using committee
<br />input and available data sensitive to wetlands, parks, developed areas, etc. was next
<br />presented. These potential alternatives include:
<br />1. Along T.H. 55 westward from 1-494 bypassing Rockford to the south;
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