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COTTAGE GROVE CITY COUNCIL May 2, 2018
COUNCIL CHAMBER
12800 RAVINE PARKWAY SOUTH
SPECIAL MEETING - 6:00 P.M. - ST. CROIX CONFERENCE ROOM
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
Mayor Myron Bailey; Council Member Steve Dennis; Council Member La Rae Mills;
Council Member Dave Thiede; Wayne Sandberg, Washington County; Jack Lavold,
Washington County Commissioner; City Clerk Joe Fischbach; Public Safety Director
Pete Koerner; Allan Brandt, Washington County Project Manager; Assistant City
Engineer Ryan Burfeind; Community Development Director/City Engineer Jennifer
Levitt; Finance Director Robin Roland; Council Member Wayne Johnson joined the
meeting after it began.
3. AGENDA ITEM
A. Workshop with Washington County
Staff Recommendation: 1) CSAH 13 (Hinton Avenue) & CSAH 22 (70th
Street) Roundabout. 2) Washington County Memorandum of Understanding
for Corridor Access Management.
Project Manager Allan Brandt stated a traffic study at Hinton and 70th Street was done
and showed an improvement was needed at this intersection; Washington County's
Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for 2019 included replacing the current four-way stop.
Two options were a roundabout or a traffic signal; a roundabout was chosen because
it's safer than a traffic signal, and it provides continuity along the corridor with the two
other roundabouts currently in use. Goals: Address increasing traffic volumes due to
developments in the area; increase safety by reducing crashes; and make some storm
water drainage improvements.
Manager Brandt reviewed the roundabout layout and conditions; it will have a raised
median and two-lane capacity. When 70th Street widens to four lanes in the future, the
roundabout will easily accommodate those four lanes. Since Hinton is currently four
lanes, it will be narrowed with striping, which will include a left-turn lane being
introduced at St. Luke's Church. The intersections at Ideal Avenue and Homestead
Avenue will be widened.
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Manager Brandt stated they were ready to move onto the final design and right of way,
which meant that they'd begin appraisals. July, 2018: They expect to make offers with
right of way, and final design will wrap up in November. Late January or early February
2019: Advertising for open bids. April or May: There will be a preconstruction open
house for residents. May: Construction begins and will end in September.
Three staging options were reviewed, along with costs: 1) Full Closure with no
movement through the intersection for 10-12 weeks; 2) Partial Closure A, a bypass that
allows movements on the west and north approaches, $130,000, for 13-14 weeks; 3)
Partial Closure B, with movements on east and west and north approaches maintained,
up to 18 weeks, to construct the roundabout and the intersection with partial closure,
$25,000. At last month's resident open house they presented the geometric layout and
asked for feedback on the staging options; it was an even split between Full Closure
and Partial Closure B. The businesses all preferred Partial Closure B so it's leaning that
way, and Washington County also prefers Option B to keep traffic moving on 70th
Street. Detours for Partial Closure B would be Hardwood Avenue to 80th Street; Partial
Closure A detours would be very similar.
Cost distribution: Roundabout: Washington County 75% for three legs, Cottage Grove
25% for one leg. Curb, gutter, and trail: Washington County 50%, Cottage Grove 50%.
Right of Way: Cottage Grove 55%, Washington County 45%, also based on the cost
participation. Bypass: Cottage Grove 25% and Washington County 75%, based on the
split with the roundabout; it's also based on the Partial Closure B. Overall project costs,
including the bypass, are estimated at $2.1 million, so it's approximately Cottage Grove
$500,000 and Washington County $1.5 million.
Manager Brandt then spoke about the Corridor Access Management agreement, which
is a County-City collaboration. The management agreement is basically a framework
for determining future access and also documenting existing access; it's suitable for a
City with large development potential. It's not meant to restrict access but to manage
future access and will occur over a period of time. Council Member Thiede asked what
the advantage of this agreement would be; Manager Brandt explained there are two
main benefits: a) In undeveloped areas, it would give general guidance to developers
regarding what access would serve those areas; b) It helps lay a framework for the
future as traffic volumes increase and roadway improvements occur.
Manager Brandt reviewed each of the nine sheets provided, indicating County roads
where future road construction and/or changes will be taking place.
Council Member Dennis requested if any business structures will be affected with future
road improvements, etc., that they please try to build in some modicum of protection so
investors don't suffer.
Mayor Bailey thanked everyone for working together and stated the Memorandum of
Understanding for Corridor Access Management was on tonight's agenda.
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4. ADJOURNMENT
The Special Meeting was adjourned at 6:49 p.m.