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TO: Mayor and City Council <br />FRCM: Mirk E. Bernhardson, City Administrator <br />DATE: February 15, 1989 <br />SUBJZCT: County Foad 116 <br />COUNCIL MEMNG <br />Attachments: A. County Road 116 Memo Dated 1/26/89 <br />B. Traffic Count Map <br />C. James Cox Letter Dated 2/I/89 Received 2/15/89 <br />ISSUE - Determination as to what action the City of Orono would <br />Tike to have taken in relationship to County Road 116 should the <br />County gc ahead with this project. <br />INTRODUCTION - The City has transmitted its oposition to the <br />County Road 116 in Medina as noted in Attachment C. <br />At the Council's January 23, 1989 meeting the Council in addition <br />to directing staff to express its oposition %abled consideration <br />of the items related to what Orono would like to have done should <br />the County proceed with County Road 116. <br />DISCUSSION - The summary of issues are noted in Attachment A and <br />in addition are the following issues: <br />Road Classification <br />A review of ton comprehensive plan classified Willow north of <br />Highway 12 as a minor collector. As noted in the definition of <br />that in the comprehensive plan it indicates that it is co be a <br />minimum of 80 feet right-of-way and under the jurisdictional <br />control of Hennepin County. <br />Traffic Counts 1( 987) <br />As or tree 1 sue —of —traffic counts that were raised, the County <br />had indicated that it would go from approximately 1,400-1,900 <br />cars per day to approximately 2,900 cars per day. Most of this <br />traffic would be c--nsolidated from other north/south routes <br />currently exi-ting in Medina and Orono. Even at 2,900, there are <br />several streets in the community that presently exceed that <br />including North Shore Drive (4,400), Shoreline (17,200), <br />Shadywood (11,000 and 6,400), County Six (5,100). It should also <br />be noted that currently Old Crystal Bay Road between Six and 12 <br />carries 3,823 trips per day and North Brown carries 1,911 trips <br />per day. <br />Drainage <br />As noted in Attachment C Mr. Cox has raised a drainage issue that <br />4e feels should be addressed in any change. <br />Drainage issues that are addressed in Mr. Cox's letter can be <br />addressed at the time of development on the west side of Willow <br />fear County Road 6 or if and when County Road 116 is scheduled to <br />;e extended tn Highway 12. <br />1 <br />