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/(rrAOiwuenor'/: TOs Mayor and City Council FROM: Mark Bernhardson, City Administrato DATE: April 15, 1988 SUBJECT: County Road 116 Attachment: ISSUE - A. City of Medina Letter Dated 3/15/88 B, County Road 116 Memo Dated 7/7/87 (Plus Attachments A through F only) 1. Determination as to whether the City desires to, at this point, consider further the issue of County Road 116. 2. If the Council desires to further consider the request of the City of Medina regarding 116 the means by which it undertakes this consideration. 3. Present documentation of information related to potential cost for the City of Orono as it would relate to construction of 116. Introduction - At the council's July 13, 1987 meeting they heard information presented regarding the proposed extension of County 116 south from Highway 55 to Highway 12. This request for the County Road was made because the City of Medina; a. ) Desires a better north/south access through its community, b. ) It does not qualify for Municipal State Aid funds, and c. ) The County's policy requires that the extensions be from one state highway to another state highway. There was substantial opposition generated against this proposal with attendees both from the City of Medina and the City of Orono when the Council had discussed it last summer. The Council's direction at its July 13, 1987 meeting was that the staff bring back this issue to Council at the point that staff felt that further discussion of 116 would be in the best interest of Orono. To date there has been no evidence to show any benefit to Orono apart from Willow Road capital costs and any impact on signa1ization. This item is being brought up at this time in response to Attachment A from the City of Medina and staff's belief that it is a courtesy to the City of Medina that the Council should at least address whether they want to further consider the matter at this point. DISCUSSION - Since the Council's consideration last summer the