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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, November 25, 2013 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 2 of 29 (3. CSAH 112 IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, Continued) Grube noted the formal request for layout approval will come from Hennepin County after the first of the year and that tonight’s meeting is to gain public comment and City Council input on the layout. Grube indicated layout approval is something that is required by MN statutes which says that if an improvement is to occur on a County State Aid Highway in a city, that city is protected by State Statutes. Those statutes require that the City affected must approve the layout. Grube noted if the layout is not approved by the City and Hennepin County wanted to pursue it, there is an arbitration process that could be gone through. Grube stated if the City Council is comfortable with the layout that will set the stage for the final or detailed design and construction document preparation over the next couple of years. Grube indicated during this process they will need to address phasing of the project and that they anticipate construction starting in 2017. Grube stated for the past year Hennepin County has been working on the preliminary design and has had a number of meetings with the project advisory committee as well as the technical advisory committee and a number of study sessions and open houses for the public have been held. Mike Turner stated the first segment of the project is County Road 6 to Old Crystal Bay Road. One of the important things to note for the entire corridor is design speed for this roadway. The current speed limit is 55 miles an hour. Turner indicated they have spoken with the Department of Transportation who has indicated they are not opposed to continuing with 55 miles an hour. The layout for the project begins on the west side of Classen Lake and provides for one 12-foot lane in each direction with 8-foot shoulders. A median is being proposed at Old Crystal Bay Road to provide left, through and right turn lanes for eastbound traffic with a single westbound departure lane. The second phase of the project is from Old Crystal Bay Road to Brown Road. The 12-foot lanes, including a center raised median, will continue. There will also be right and left turn lanes between Old Crystal Bay Road and Willow Drive. Between Willow Drive and Brown Road the median will be replaced with a two-way continuous center left turn lane. The third phase of the project is from Brown Road to Cemetery Road. This section of the roadway is more urban and will have a 12-foot two-way continuous left turn lane, 11-foot through lanes, an outside lane on the north side varying from a 4-foot shoulder to an 8-foot parking bay, a 4-foot shoulder on the south side, and a variable width sidewalk along both sides. The sidewalk will vary to fit within the right-of-way and between existing features but will generally be 10 feet in width. Turner noted this section with also include shoreline stabilization along the north side of CSAH 112 parallel to Long Lake. The final segment of the project is from Cemetery Road to the Highway 12 bypass. This section is more suburbs and will have 11-foot lanes in addition to 11-foot left turn lanes and limited 11-foot right turn lanes and 8-foot shoulders. The section from Lindawood Lane to the end of the project near Wayzata Boulevard is a rural section with 11-foot lanes, 11-foot turn lanes, and 8-foot shoulders. Turner stated as it relates to the Orono section, it is currently posted 45 miles an hour and consideration is being given to reduce it to 40 miles per hour to lessen the footprints and the impacts to the adjacent property owners. Item #03 - CC Agenda - 12/09/2013 Approval of Council Minutes 11/25/2013 [Page 2 of 29]