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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987/04/20 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Study Session 140- MINUTES STUDY SESSION 111) ST. LOUIS PARK CITY COUNCIL April 20, 1987 1 . Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 6: 15 p.m. 2. Roll Call The following members were present at roll call : Ronald Backes, Keith Meland, Mayor Lyle Hanks. Also present were the City Manager, Assistant City Manager, the Administrative Assistant, the Directors of Public Works, Parks and Recreation and Planning were also present. The Director of Public Works presented the following 1988 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) to the City Council . Streets: Wooddale Ave./Hwy. 7 frontage road was identified as a top priority. The frontage road would be from the railroad bridge to McGarvey Coffee; realign- ment of the south approach to Hwy. 7 with Belt Line Blvd. connection; 110 upgrading of Hwy. 7 south frontage road from Joppa to Monterey Avenues and Princeton to Raleigh Avenues; reconstruction of Louisiana Ave. from Cedar Lake Rd. to W. 14th St. ; reconstruction of Texas Ave. from 28th St. to 36th St. Councilman Meland asked whether the sanitary sewer and watermain work would be done prior to the street project. The Director indicated that it would. Reconstruction of Texas Ave. from 36th St. to Hwy. 7. This project would be completed prior to the Lousiana Ave. street project. Reconstruction of Hwy. 7 north frontage road from Joppa Ave. to Natchez Ave. ; permanent curb and gutter for Monitor St. south of Lake St. ; pavement curb and gutter for Parker Lane to Parker Rd. ; paving, curb and gutter on France Ave. from Excelsior Blvd. to W. 49St. (this project previously scheduled for 1987 was delayed by the City of Minneapolis) . Councilman Meland inquired as to whether another public hearing would be required. The Director of Public Works stated that another public hearing would be required and another neighborhood meeting would be scheduled. Street project for Boone Ave. from Minnetonka to 31st St. and Cavell from Minnetonka to 28th St. Councilman Meland asked whether there would be any widening involved. 11110 The Director stated that there is no room for widening and therefore if any, it would be minimal . Councilman Meland asked about the Williams ' driveway and whether it was actually a public access. The Director stated that he would look into that. Roadway upgrade and reconstruction of Ford Rd. from Cedar Lake Rd. to Hwy. 12. Bus plazas: Installation of bus plaza on the south side of 36th St. at Virginia Ave. 41111 Councilman Meland requested a review to relocate the bus plaza to Wyoming Ave. project will be Walks and trails: A sidewalk/ coar in edwti tstreeproject on Louisiana Ave. from Cedar Lake Rd. to FraniC�l ,� elD �t a 't9'W4arler Park. . i Councilman Meland suggested reviewing the walk to the west where some buckling might be present. The Director stated that that type of project would be handled under the random sidewalk repair program. Sidewalk on I-394 south frontage road from Texas to Vernon Ave. The Director indicated that a pedestrian way is needed along this segment of 1-394. Due to heavy use, a trail is proposed on W. 36th St. from Aquila to Boone Ave. The proposed sidewalk on Texas Ave. from Hwy. 7 to W. 36th St. would tie into the existing system. Storm sewers - A storm sewer along I-394 from Flag to Colorado Ave. to improve the drainage along 1-394; the installation of an interconnection of the storm sewer from the Hwy. 7 frontage road and west of Hwy. 100 to the holding- pond; enlargement of an existing manhole to accommodate41111 pump maintenance at 29th & Boone. Sanitary sewer - Replacement of an existing line on Brownlow from 330 ft. west to Lake St. was not necessary; therefore it should be deleted. Water utilities - A proposed water utility on W. 28th St. from Boone to Cavell and cul-de-sac to Cavell Ave. would eliminate a dead-end line, proposed water utility on Parker Lane and Ford Rd. along Jefferson to eliminate a dead-end line. Councilman Meland moved and Councilman Backes seconded that the dehumidifier for the granular activated carbon treatment plant be placed in the revised 1987 CIP. The motion passed 3-0. Street lighting - Street lighting along Louisiana Ave. from Cedar Lake Rd. to 14th St. would be coordinated with the street project, street lighting on Park Center Blvd. would be in conjunction with the development in the area; street lighting for the Wooddale industrial area would be in conjunction with the Hwy. 7 corridor plan. Councilman Meland asked about the street lighting on Texas Ave. from Hwy. 7 to 36th St. The Director of Public Works indicated he would look into that. Traffic signals - Permanent traffic signal at Hwy. 7 and Ottawa Ave. ; traffic signal at 36th St. at Belt Line Blvd. is proposed by the HRI{ traffi traffic signal at Texas Ave./36th S . would upgrade the existing signal . Landscaping - Landscaping at Wooddale Ave. industrial area is consistent with the Hwy. 7 corridor plan, landscaping along Hwy. 7 would provide improvements consistent with the Hwy. 7 corridor plan. The Director of Parks and Recreation was present to highlight some of the park improvements scheduled for 1988: Bass Lake - The Bass Lake trail development open space management and soccer goals would continue in 1988. Cedar Manor - General building repair and drainage work would occur in 1988. Hannon Lake - frail and general cleanup of the lake area. Dakota Park - Improvements would include building and lighting system maintenance. Ford Rd. - Trail maintenance to County Rd. 18 and loop back to Ford Rd. Park. Lamplighter - Improvements include trail development and trail lighting. Texatonka Park - Improvements include furniture/equipment replacement. Pennsylvania and W. 16th St. - Improvements include playground lighting The Director of Planning was present to present the Excelsior Blvd. redevelop- ment district program for 1988 which includes landscaping, street lighting for Park Center Blvd. and a parking ramp at W. 39th St. The meeting adjourned at 6:55 p.m. dditiy✓cD�CJ� Carmen Kaplan Recording Secretary