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2007-01-22 CC Packet Joint PC ~ ~~~!:!iJL€ JOINT ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL and PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA JANUARY 22, 2007 7:00 PM 1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 2. CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL - ADOPT AGENDA 3. PUBLIC HEARING A. Comprehensive Plan Amendment to consider the extension of Main Street (Main Avenue NE) south of 50th Street NE into St. Michael 4. DISCUSS LAND USE WITHIN ALBERTVILLE CITY LIMITS 5. DISCUSS A MORITORIUM ON SIGNAGE HEIGHT WITHIN THE ALBERTVILLE CITY LIMITS 6. ADJOURNMENT ~ AJ~~.!.'!~l~ JOINT ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL and PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA JANUARY 22, 2007 7:00 PM 1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 2. CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL - ADOPT AGENDA 3. PUBLIC HEARING A. Comprehensive Plan Amendment to consider the extension of Main Street (Main Avenue NE) south of 50th Street NE into St. Michael 4. DISCUSS LAND USE WITHIN ALBERTVILLE CITY LIMITS 5. DISCUSS A MORITORIUM ON SIGNAGE HEIGHT WITmN THE ALBERTVILLE CITY LIMITS 6. ADJOURN JOINT WORKSHOP ANDCONVIENE CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP TO DISCUSS CSAH 19 ASSESSMENTS, ETC. 7. ADJOURNMENT NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC. 4800 Olson Memorial Highway, Suite 202, Golden Valley, MN 55422 Telephone: 763.231.2555 Facsimile: 763.231.2561 planners@nacplanning.com MEMORANDUM TO: Larry Kruse FROM: Alan Brixius DATE: January 12, 2007 RE: Albertville - Comprehensive Plan: Main Avenue FILE NO: 163.05 - 07.01 BACKGROUND Through discussions with St. Michael regarding intercommunity drainage issues, the City of St. Michael requested that the City consider amending its Comprehensive Plan to allow for the future extension of Main Avenue south into St. Michael to provide for connection between Highway 241 and County Road 37. The City of St. Michael has planned for this local street connection as part of its Town Center plans and subdivisions. This inter-city street connection will parallel County Road 19, Barthel Drive, and Nabor Avenue as north/south collector streets. MAIN AVENUE HISTORY Main Avenue has historically been a significant street, serving both the local community and the region. · Main Avenue was County Road 35 until the County turn back in 2006. As a County road, this street served as a major collector street. · In 1994, the Wright County Transportation Plan conceptually proposed the extension of Main Avenue into St. Michael to provide some relief for growing traffic congestion on County Road 19. · The majority of development adjoining Main Avenue has occurred during the County ownership of the roadway and its designation as a major collector street. ANAL YSIS In evaluating this street connection, the following benefits and detriments have been identified. Benefits 1. Street Connection Between Two Destinations. The Main Avenue/Edgewood Drive connection will link Albertville's historic downtown with St. Michael's Town Center. This connection will also provide an alternative travel route for Albertville and St. Michael residents to share community facilities (i.e., schools, churches, and ice arena). The street will provide residents from both communities the opportunity to travel between these destination areas without the need to compete with regional traffic. 2. Dispersal of Traffic. The Main Avenue/Edgewood Drive corridor provides an additional north/south street connection that, along with County Road 19, Barthel Drive, and Nabor Avenue, will further disperse traffic among these collector streets, providing additional local relief from traffic congestion throughout the area's transportation system. 3. Confined Traffic Area. While the Main Avenue/Edgewood Drive connection will increase through traffic flow between the two cities, the traffic service area is anticipated to be primarily confined to local trips from neighborhoods lying between County Road 19 and Barthel Drive. The major streets, County Road 19 and Nabor, are anticipated to continue to accommodate the majority of the regional traffic. 4. DrainaQe Issues. In exchange for this inter-city street connection, St. Michael will assist the City of Albertville with the resolution of stormwater drainage issues in southwestern Albertville. Negatives 1. Increased Traffic. Main Avenue, north of 50th Street, passes through primarily residential neighborhoods. Numerous lots have direct access to Main Avenue. Increased traffic volumes raise concerns for traffic congestion and traffic safety for these residential neighborhoods accessing or crossing Main Avenue. 2. School Access. The Albertville Elementary School abuts the east side of Main Avenue. The school's access is from Main Avenue. Increased traffic on Main Avenue may further complicate school access for both motor vehicles and pedestrians. 3. Countv Road 37 Traffic Safety. Currently, traffic congestion and traffic safety issues at the County Road 37 and Main Avenue intersection would be further exacerbated by increased traffic on Main Avenue. Increased traffic may also 2 , result in need of street improvements and traffic control at the Main Avenue intersection with 50th and 5ih Streets. 4. Rioht-of-Wav Acauisition. The Main Avenue/Edgewood Drive connection will require right-of-way dedication through private property. 5. Wetland Mitiaation. The extension of Main Avenue/Edgewood Drive will involve street construction through a wetland area. This physical constraint will require wetland mitigation and increased street construction costs. AMENDMENT Recognizing both the benefits and detriments of this street connection, the following items have been negotiated between the Cities to be included within a Comprehensive Plan amendment. The amendment attempts to ensure that the transportation benefits are achieved, while mitigating the detriments of adding traffic to Main Avenue. Pages 30-31 of the Albertville Comprehensive Plan will be amended to include the following text and attached map. The italicized text represents new language. Street Extensions The City should concentrate on the extension of streets in functional patterns. The future development of Albertville will have to move west and north due to the developed nature of the community east to the City limits. Street extensions should continue in an orderly manner, generally from east to west preceding actual development. Street construction accompanied by orderly utility extension will be economically more efficient and physically more practical, as opposed to following haphazard development. The City has recently completed a conceptual development plan for all remaining, developable land areas. Individual property owner's and developer's ideas and concept plans made up a large part of the plan and for the most part work well together. This database has already been and will continue to be extremely helpful in evaluating current development proposals to ensure their compatibility with the rest of the community. The City of Albertville has identified a potential street corridor for the extension of Main A venue, south of 50th Street, to connect with Edgewood Drive in Sf. Michael. The identification of this corridor and its future development shall be subject to the foJ/owing conditions: 1. The Comprehensive Plan's designated Main Avenue corridor does not obligate the City of Albertville to the actual acquisition of street right-of-way on any given w 3 schedule. Street right-of-way shaJ/ be acquired through the dedication of land when the private property owners pursue future subdivision. 2. The future street design shaJ/ be integrated with the City of Albertville's long range traffic and land use objectives for Main A venue related to traffic speed, on- street parking, safe pedestrian crossings, and lot access. This street is intended to function as a local coJ/ector street. 3. At this time, the extension of Main A venue into Sf. Michael may be premature without transportation system improvements that will improve traffic congestion and safety issues that exist on County Road 37 at the Main Avenue intersection. Existing traffic volumes on County Road 37 would be further compromised with additional traffic from Main Avenue. In this light, the Main Avenue/Edgewood connection would not take place prior to the foJ/owing events: a. Improvements to County Road 37/Main Avenue intersection which may include, but not be limited to, the widening of the roadway to accommodate growing traffic, provision of right and left turn lanes, and/or provision of signalized intersection at Main A venue. OR b. Not earlier than 2015, provided the right-of-way has been dedicated without cost to the City of Albertville. cc: Bridget Miller Adam Nafstad Mike Couri 4 Albertville City Council and Planning Commission January 22, 2007 Attendance Page 2 PRINT Name Address City !'riou 5,..cl ~,)Jt 5~ ' c/Vlt~ ( II ay- So ~ 66 rb /h/ ~ , t' I · -9Jlcj f'1~'vt p/ItL 703 L!t/JIJ 1frz (;' II)() 9 ~3rd Sf- M:\Public Data\City Council\2006 Public Hearing Attendance.doc Albertville City Council and Planning Commission January 22, 2007 Attendance Page 1 PRINT Name Address City Jane Doe 1325 Any Street N E Albertville ~NE (vIOJtJ n cELLO /v1~ S1 ~\""y~ 61bT "sT. 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I \ \ <.. r , A- h{?I'Tv/lle I r j/ <( VJt.L'i ft/6w+-vi (Ie. _ w A~" JJ-e M:\Public Data\City Council\2006 Public Hearing Attendance.doc January 10, 2007 Honorable Mayor Klecker and Albertville Councilmembers City of Albertville 975 Main Ave. NE Post Office Box 9 Albertville, MN 55301 Re: Resolution Supporting Connection of Main A venue in Albertville and Edgewood Drive in St. Michael Dear Honorable Mayor Klecker and Albertville Councilors, On January 22 you are conducting a Public Hearing on the matter of connection of Main A venue in Albertville and Edgewood Drive in St. Michael. We have written this to formally communicate our position on the Main A venuelEdgewood connection. That way, if residents have questions about our reasons, you will be able to accurately communicate them. Enclosed is a Resolution Supporting Connection of Main A venue in Albertville and Edgewood Drive in St. Michael. Additionally, Albertville is requesting St. Michael's approval of a storm water pond in St. Michael, to correct a flooding matter in your City. The City of St. Michael is supportive of this effort and is willing to assist in a full correction. It makes sense from an efficiency standpoint and the land in St. Michael appears in many ways to be the best alternative. However, from St. Michael's point of view there are some drawbacks: . This will take approximately 15 acres of prime development land, directly adjacent to two schools, and puts it in tax. exempt classification. . There will also be a loss of development (park dedication, utility and infrastructure) fees in excess of $200,000. St Michael has taken the position that we will support the City of Albertville's request to grade the land and create a storm water pond, if the City of Albertville is willing to facilitate a connection of Main A venue in Albertville to Edgewood Drive in St. Michael. It seems a suitable compromise and one that benefits both Cities. We hope this information helps. Please let us know if you have any questions or comments. Sincerely, Jerry Zachman Mayor Dean Eggert, City Council Joe Hagerty, City Council Kevin Kasel, City Council Joe Marx, City Council CITY OF ST. MICHAEL RESOLUTION NO. 01-09-07-16 A Resolution Supporting the Albertville Main Avenue Connection to Edgewood Drive in St. Michael WHEREAS, the City of Albertville is conducting a public hearing on January 22 to consider connecting Main A venue in Albertville and Edgewood Drive in St. Michael; and WHEREAS, the City of St. Michael has requested this connection; and WHEREAS, the City of St. Michael has secured the right-of-way for Edgewood Drive to the Albertville border; and WHEREAS, the City Council of St. Michael wanted to be on record as supporting the connection. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of St. Michael, Minnesota, hereby supports the Albertville Main Avenue connection to Edgewood Drive in St. Michael, for the following reasons: 1. Albertville's 1996 Comprehensive Plan (attached as exhibit A) showed an extension of Main Avenue south to St. Michael. 2. Traffic Engineers encourage collector road connections at approximately 1/2 mile spacing, which is the spacing between County Road 19, Main Avenue (Edgewood), and Barthel Industrial Drive (MacIver). 3. Main Avenue is a wide street with sidewalks on either side of the street. 4. It is a good connection for pedestrian access between the communities. 5. Alternative connections are important to relieve County Road 19 congestion. 6. This connection would primarily serve residents and students of the two communities, by providing a convenient alternate to County Road 19. 7. It is good for the schools and for busing; the STMA School Superintendent supports the connection and has asked the Albertville City Council to consider it. 8. It provides improved access to Albertville and St. Michael businesses along and adjacent to the route. 9. Traffic safety concerns can be addressed with traffic calming, and other engineering measures. 10. It is a logical connection for St Michaelto the 37/19 Collector-Distributor plan, for which Albertville has requested St. Michael's support Adopted by the St. Michael City Council this 9th day of January 2007. CITY OF ST. MICHAEL, MINNESOTA By: Mayor ATIEST: City Clerk CERTIFICATION I herby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of a resolution duly passed, adopted and approved by the City Council of said City on January 9,2007. City Clerk City of St. Michael (Seal) SRF No. 0075984 MEMORANDUM TO: Steve Bot, City Engineer/Public Works Director City of St. Michael FROM: Marie Cote, PE, Principal Carla Stueve, PE, PTOE, Associate DATE: January 22, 2007 SUBJECT: EDGEWOOD DRIVE EXTENSION As you requested, we have completed a review of the potential extension of Edgewood Drive in the City of St. Michael between TH 241 and 50th Street, to connect with Main Avenue in the City of Albertville. This memo provides an overall summary of the impacts that this roadway connection would have on the adjacent roadway system. Based on our review, the following comments and recommendations are offered for your consideration. . Edgewood Drive, in the City of St. Michael is a north-south, low-volume, residential roadway that extends approximately 1/2 mile south of TH 241. Main Avenue is a Municipal State Aid street that runs north-south in the City of Albertville, between 50th Street and County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 37. The connection of these two roadways would provide a parallel north-south collector roadway to CSAH 19, which the current transportation system is lacking. The connection of these two roadways would primarily serve to connect neighborhoods and adjacent land uses in Albertville and St. Michael without forcing these trips to CSAH 19. . As stated, Main Avenue is designed as a collector roadway. The function of a collector roadway is to connect neighborhoods and minor business concentrations. The recommended spacing for these types of roadways range from 1/4 to 3/4 mile for fully developed areas, and 1/2 to 1 mile for developing areas. Currently, the spacing between CSAH 19 and MacIver Avenue, a parallel north/south roadway to the east, is approximately one mile. As this area continues to develop, the extension of Edgewood Drive is recommended to provide 1/2-mile spacing for these collector roadways. Steve Bot, City Engineer/Public Works Director City of St. Michael January 22, 2007 Page 2 . Other general considerations for collector roadways include factors such as daily traffic volumes, traffic control at intersections and land access/driveway spacing. Currently, traffic volumes on Main Avenue average 4,850 vehicles per day. A preliminary analysis using the regional model was completed to estimate future traffic volumes on the extension of Edgewood Drive. It assumes the existing 1-94 interchange configurations and full development of the Town Center area. The results indicate that the extension of Edgewood Drive would likely increase traffic volumes on Main Avenue north of 50th Street by approximately 1,000 to 2,000 vehicles per day, which would be equally distributed in the north/south direction. The design capacity of a two-lane collector roadway is typically 8,000 to 9,000 vehicles per day. Therefore, with the extension of Edgewood Drive, Main Avenue would not exceed its design capacity. . A review of the regional model and daily traffic volumes indicate that with the Edgewood extension, only a small percentage of trips north of TH 241 and east of CSAH 19 would use Edgewood DriveIMain Avenue/CSAH 37 to 1-94. A majority of the traffic to 1-94 from St. Michael would continue to use TH 241 to the Twin Cities or CSAH 19 to St. Cloud. Therefore, the extension of Edgewood Drive would not significantly increase the traffic volumes through the intersection of Main Avenue/CSAH 37 to 1-94. . Currently, the intersection of Main Avenue/50th Street is a T-intersection with all-way stop control. With the connection of Edgewood Drive to Main Avenue, the intersection may remain as all-way stop control or may be signalized, depending on the timeframe and coinciding traffic volumes. Based on historic crash data, there is not a significant difference in crash rates between a three-way stop and a four-way stop controlled intersection, since both are operating with all-way stop control and fairly low volumes. While conflicting movements are likely to increase with a four-way stop, which generally does lead to increased crash potential, adding the collector connection will reduce the circuitous pattern of trips in the area and will result in fewer crashes overall. . Driveway access spacing is also a consideration with various types of roadways. Collector roadways are designed to balance the movement of through traffic on a roadway and the use of the street for access, parking, etc. While we haven't seen specific layouts for this connection, the current and future access of this route would not be inconsistent with the intended function of the roadway. . There is currently a primary school located on Main Avenue, north of 50th Street. Based on information from the City of St. Michael, we understand that the students are predominately bussed to this school. However, school zone and traffic calming techniques could be implemented to address any potential safety issues. Traffic calming measures (i.e. bump- outs, etc.) could be used at other locations along Main Avenue as well to improve the walkability and increase safety along this roadway. January 22,2007 Attn: Albertville City Council Re: Extension of Main Street (Main Avenue NE) south from 50th St. NE into St. Michael Although we will be unable to attend the public hearing regarding the extension of Main Avenue we wanted to provide our feedback regarding this. We are opposed to the extension of Main Street for the following reasons: 1) We live at 5544 Main Avenue NE and it already is difficult during peak times ofth~o get out of our driveway. ~ 2) Increased traffic on Main Street would pose a safety hazard to children who walk to Albertville Primary. Many of the people who currently travel on Main Street are traveling at speeds higher than the posted limit of 30 mph. Increased traffic would make this street unsafe for the families that live here, especially those with small children. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Gary & Shelly Barthel Page 4 · North Crow River NeWII . Monday, . January 15, 2007 . WWW.pressnew8.com L PINIONS Your sopin Pres! LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Opposes extension oJ Main Avenue dent waiting to happen? 3. Trails/paths have been built for walkin&fJO~g along 50th St. The Trail-Xing is at the corner of Main Ave. and 50th St. Many people use the Trail all year round. Many high school kidsll.se the Trail to walk to The 3-way stop at Main school. When the higli school Avenue. and 50th St. is already becomes a middle school it will be a busy intersection. Why is St. younger school kids walking to . Michael persisting in trying to school. In the winter the kids are force' an extension of Main waIking when it is dark or early Avenue. into St. Michael. morning light. Increase in traffic Here are a few reasons why will increase the unsafe rondi- the extension of Main Avenue. tions for adults and children at should NOT take place: the crossing. Thanks to the 1. This connection would Wright County Sherift"s patrol increase traffic past . the nearby, most rolling stops have Albertville Primary School been prevented, but not all. Why filled with kindergartners. setup an accident waiting to hap- Thus making it dangerous for' pen? the children of both Albertville' 4. Building a toad to extend and St.Michael families. Many Main Ave. to St. Michael would of the ~dergartners walk to mean cutting down trees older school and many are driven than anyone living in this area. which already causes a traffic' This is virgin 181,1d, never cleared jam in front of the school at cer- for fanning. It has been trees tain hours of the day d\Uing the since time began. In Albertville, it school year. Why set up an acci- is now the only cluster of trees dent waiting to happen? still standing. It is a sanctuary for . 2. This connection is right deer, fox, turkeys and lots of through a residential area. squirrels in the woods. Does Drivers have to slow to 30 ~ progress have to cut and clear per hour. There are better ways every acre of land in Albertville? to get to 194. Why setup an acci- Can we not preserve some of the To the Editor: land as' is so we can enjoy watching the doe and her two fawns eat pears on the hill, as we did this summer? There are alternative access- es to 1-94 for citizens of St. Michael: 1. County Rd. 18 runs north out of St. Michael to a frontage road for access to 1-94. 2. Hwy. 241 (east) is now an express-way from St. Michael to 1-94. 3. 50th Street (east) serves as a frontage road to Hwy. 241 and ends near 1-94. 4. MacIver Ave. (north) from Hwy. 241 can access 1-94 through Barthel Industrial Road. . How many accesses to 1-94 does St. Michael need? Get to the Albertville City Council public hearing on Jan. 22, at 7 p.m., to discuss the extension of Main Avenue. We need to voiCe our objections to this unsafe proposal for our community. . Marlene Zachman St. Michael (Editor's note: Marlene Zachman resides at 50th Street and Main Avenue in St. MichaeL) CAPITOL NEWS: Peppin joins Seifert calling for no state funding for U of M golden. parachutes House Republicans request legislative hearings into buyouts of .Ul coaches Diat. 32A Rep. Joyce Peppin football and men's basketball . (R-Rogers) and House coaches at the University of Republican Leader Marty Minnesota. According to media Seifett introduced legislation to sources, football coach Glen ........ .... :prevent ~t~~.f.un.dB~~ ?~~ Masonwalkedawaywitha$2.2 ~~&::~.d~~"Jo~.~:jo.JJ.~a~QQlbt~i.to.l~con-. :'7'W'll.;nin'n. .."'.........~..,.. _t....._ ~.. 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Fax (763) 497-5306 January 10,2007 Honorable Mayor Klecker and Albertville Councilmembers City of Albertville 975 Main Ave. NE Post Office Box 9 Albertville, MN 55301 Re: Resolution Supporting Connection of Main Avenue in Albertville and Edgewood Drive in St. Michael " Dear Honorable Mayor Klecker and Albertville Councilors, On January 22 you are conducting a Public Hearing on the matter of connection of Main Avenue in Albertville and Edgewood Drive in St. Michael. We have written this to formally communicate our position on the Main A venue/Edgewood connection. That way, ifresidents have questions about our reasons, you will be able to accurately communicate them. Enclosed is a Resolution Supporting Connection of Main Avenue in Albertville and Edgewood Drive in St. Michael. Additionally, Albertville is requesting St. Michael's approval of a storm water pond in St. Michael, to correct a flooding matter in your City. The City of St. Michael is supportive of this effort and is willing to assist in a full correction. It makes sense from an efficiency standpoint and the land in St. Michael appears in many ways to be the best alternative. However, from St. Michael's point of view there are some drawbacks: · This will take approximately 15 acres of prime development land, directly adjacent to two schools, and puts it in tax exempt classification. . There will also be a loss of development (park dedication, utility and infrastructure) fees in excess of $200,000. St Michael has taken the position that we will support the City of Albertville's request to grade the land and create a storm water pond, if the City of Albertville is willing to facilitate a connection of Main A venue in Albertville to Edgewood Drive in St. Michael. It seems a suitable compromise and one that benefits both Cities. We hope this information helps. Please let us know if you have any questions or comments. . ncerely, . dl ~cr- ~ert,;e{ty Council ..~~.;Ze- ;Joe H~erty, ~ Coundll . It. ~/~ Kevin Kasel, CHi Council , 1r1. Joe Marx, City Council fi?/7~~ Copy: Mayor and City Council CITY OF ST. MICHAEL RESOLUTION NO. 01-09-07-16 A Resolution Supporting the Albertville Main Avenue Connection to Edgewood Drive in St. Michael WHEREAS, the City of Albertville is conducting a public hearing on January 22 to consider connecting Main Avenue in Albertville and Edgewood Drive in St. Michael; and WHEREAS, the City of St. Michael has requested this connection; and WHEREAS, the City of St. Michael has secured the right-of-way for Edgewood Drive to the Albertville border; and WHEREAS, the City Council of St. Michael wanted to be on record as supporting the connection. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of St. Michael, Minnesota, hereby supports the Albertville Main Avenue connection to Edgewood Drive in St. Michael, for the following reasons: 1. Albertville's 1996 Comprehensive Plan (attached as exhibit A) showed an extension of Main Avenue south to St. Michael. 2. Traffic Engineers encourage collector road connections at approximately 1/2 mile spacing, which is the spacing between County Road 19, Main Avenue (Edgewood), and Barthel Industrial Drive (MacIver). 3. Main Avenue is a wide street with sidewalks on either side of the street. 4. It is a good connection for pedestrian access between the communities. 5. Alternative connections are important to relieve County Road 19 congestion. 6. This connection would primarily serve residents and students of the two communities, by providing a convenient alternate to County Road 19. 7. It is good for the schools and for busing; the SThIA School Superintendent supports the connection and has asked the Albertville City Council to consider it. _ 8. It provides improved access to Albertville and St. Michael businesses along and adjacent to the route. 9. Traffic safety concerns can be addressed with traffic calming, and other engineering measures. 10. It is a logical connection for St. Michael to the 37/19 Collector-Distributor plan, for which Albertville has requested St. Michael's support Adopted by the St. Michael City Council this 9th day of January 2007. A~ By: tZu~' Car Beall, City Clerk CITY OF ST. MICHAEL, MINNESOTA By: MayUo JJJw~~ EHHIBIT' A RESOIDTION NO. 01-09-07-16 ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PLANS & EXISTING SURFACING .. CSAH's 19 & 37 Intersection Improvement . 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Also the flow of traffic after large events at the present high school would be helpful. We feel with the school zone in front of Albertville Primary that building will not be effected negatively. Sincerely, St. Michael-Albertville School Board and Dr. Marcia Ziegler, Superintendent ~CONSULTING GROUP, I N c. Transportation · Civil · Structural · Environmental · Planning. Truffic. Landscape Architecture. Parking. Right of Way SRF No. 0075984 MEMORANDUM TO: Steve Bot, City EngineerlPublic Works Director City of St. Michael FROM: Marie Cote, PE, Principal Carla Stueve, PE, PTOE, Associate DATE: January 22, 2007 SUBJECT: EDGEWOOD DRIVE EXTENSION As you requested, we have completed a review of the potential extension of Edgewood Drive in the City of St. Michael between TH 241 and 50th Street, to connect with Main Avenue in the City of Albertville. This memo provides an overall summary of the impacts that this roadway connection would have on the adjacent roadway system. Based on our review, the following comments and recommendations are offered for your consideration. · Edgewood Drive, in the City of St. Michael is a north-south, low-volume, residential roadway that extends approximately 1/2 mile south ofTH 241. Main Avenue is a Municipal State Aid street that runs north-south in the City of Albertville, between 50th Street and County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 37. The connection of these two roadways would provide a parallel north-south collector roadway to CSAH 19, which the current transportation system is lacking. The connection of these two roadways would primarily serve to connect neighborhoods and adjacent land uses in Albertville and St. Michael without forcing these trips to CSAH 19. · As stated, Main Avenue is designed as a collector roadway. The function of a collector roadway is to connect neighborhoods and minor business concentrations. The recommended spacing for these types of roadways range from 1/4 to 3/4 mile for fully developed areas, and 1/2 to 1 mile for developing areas. Currently, the spacing between CSAH 19 and MacIver Avenue, a parallel north/south roadway to the east, is approximately one mile. As this area continues to develop, the extension of Edgewood Drive is recommended to provide 1/2-mile spacing for these collector roadways. One Carlson Parkway North. Suite 150 Ml!1neapolis. Minnesotil 55447-4443 Tel 763.475-0010 · fax: 763-475-2429 Case Plazil, One North Second Street Fargo. North Dakota 58102.4607 Tel: 701-237-0010. Fax: 701.237-0017 srfconsulting.com .In r~flwl trp,n(n-!lwif1f EW1-'f'H.'.>t Steve Bot, City Engineer/Public Works Director City of St. Michael January 22, 2007 Page 2 · Other general considerations for collector roadways include factors such. as daily traffic volumes, traffic control at intersections and land access/driveway spacing. Currently, traffic volumes on Main Avenue average 4,850 vehicles per day. A preliminary analysis using the regional model was completed to estimate future traffic volumes on the extension of Edgewood Drive. It assumes the existing 1-94 interchange configurations and full development of the Town Center area. The results indicate that the extension of Edgewood Drive would likely increase traffic volumes on Main Avenue north of 50th Street by approximately 1,000 to 2,000 vehicles per day, which would be equally distributed in the north/south direction. The design capacity of a two-lane collector roadway is typically 8,000 to 9,000 vehicles per day. Therefore, with the extension of Edgewood Drive, Main Avenue would not exceed its design capacity. · A review of the regional model and daily traffic volumes indicate that with the Edgewood extension, only a small percentage of trips north of TH 241 and east of CSAH 19 would use Edgewood DriveIMain Avenue/CSAH 37 to 1-94. A majority of the traffic to 1-94 from St. Michael would continue to use TH 241 to the Twin Cities or CSAH 19 to St. Cloud. Therefore, the extension of Edgewood Drive would not significantly increase the traffic volumes through the intersection of Main Avenue/CSAH 37 to 1-94. · Currently, the intersection of Main Avenue/50th Street is aT-intersection with all-way stop control. With the connection of Edgewood Drive to Main Avenue, the intersection may remain as all-way stop control or may be signalized, depending on the timeframe and coinciding traffic volumes. Based on historic crash data, there is not a significant difference in crash rates between a three-way stop and a four-way stop controlled intersection, since both are operating with all-way stop control and fairly low volumes. While conflicting movements are likely to increase with a four-way stop, which generally does lead to increased crash potential, adding the collector connection will reduce the circuitous pattern of trips in the area and will result in fewer crashes overall. · Driveway access spacing is also a consideration with various types of roadways. Collector roadways are designed to balance the movement of through traffic on a roadway and the use of the street for access, parking, etc. While we haven't seen specific layouts for this connection, the current and future access of this route would not be inconsistent with the intended function of the roadway. · There is currently a primary school located on Main Avenue, north of 50th Street. Based on information from the City of St. Michael, we understand that the students are predominately bussed to this school. However, school zone and traffic calming techniques could be implemented to address any potential safety issues. Traffic calming measures (i.e. bump- outs, etc,) could be used at other locations along Main Avenue as well to improve the walkability and increase safety along this roadway. Steve Bot, City Engineer/Public Works Director City of St. Michael January 22, 2007 Page 3 Based on the above findings, it is strongly recommended that Edgewood Drive be connected to Main A venue in the future. This would provide connectivity of neighborhoods between the Cities of Albertville and St. Michael and good spacing for north-south collector roadways, which would meet the overall transportation system needs in the area. The increase in daily traffic on Main A venue due to the connection would not be significant and the traffic volumes would remain in the acceptable range for a collector roadway. Any potential safety issues could be mitigated with roadway design features and traffic-calming measures. In addition, the extension of Edgewood Drive would have a minimal impact on traffic volumes through the intersection of Main Avenue/CSAH 37 to 1-94. H:\ProjectsI5984\EdgewoodMemo _Draft011907. doc Pavement Markinl!s : Using paint to narrow the travel lanes can have a calming effect and provide extra room for bicycles and parked cars. Some communities feel that this type of treatment gives the road a more urban look and is less appealing. 13 Page 1 of 1 ~ http://www.betterbloominton.com/traffic/im eslFairviewNoParkL 1/18/2007 http://ci.alexandria. va. us/tes/td/imageslMonroeBO-after .jpg Page 1 of 1 1/22/2007 ~J..24.04 .- PROPOSED .. J..AND .U.SE PLAN ~'.. ,-- -- - - --- - - - iQfIIIIIi o ~/.Rurat El1aIi 08mIil1 R~Wht .Mfdkm~ RMidtMlat . ..~~ .Commetdll ...;~ . . PLtiIr a SeriPIitIc .. ~&ap.ta~ .'ube Pol Open Spaee R. ......& w... ...... .Prinraaty &rHt Mon~ .~ Pd;atI 0ri'Iu .. 1- NItS CITY OF Al..BERTVIL.LE..WRIGHT COUNTY -MINNESOTA 19 Albertville Main Avenue Corridor 2,000 1,000 {) ... ... 2.000 Feet N A Albertville Main Avenue Corridor 1.900 950 C .. ... ~ 1,900 Feet N A Albertville 5476 & 5494 Main Ave. Albertville Minnesota 55301 Albertville Mayor, Rob Klecker, Council Members, LeRoy Berning, Tom Fay, John Vetsch, Dan Wagner, & Administrator Larry Kruse Our family owns the properties at 5476 & 5494 Main Ave. Albertville, in CBCF LLC partnership, we feel very strongly that for the safety of our tenants, two of whom are our Grandchildren, and for the overall good ofthe community the decision to create another connecting road between Albertville and St Michael is a must. I know it will be a difficult and possibly unpopular decision, but one that is good long range planning. To have only one road that connects these fme communities is short sighted, and very inconvenient, for students, teachers, parents and local citizens, on both sides of the present barrier. We need strong leadership to make this work. Because when an accident happens that could have been prevented by having an alternate access to the accident, which could be an incident at the school, a fire, a car accident, or a serious medical problem, then it is too late. Best of luck with this big decision. 1/19/07 Chuck and Barb Christian 763 360 0438 ~ ~~~~- Albertville City Clerk PO Box 9 Albertville, MN 55301 January 22, 2007 Dear Planning Commission Members City Council Members, Citizens of Albertville We are voicing Qur concern via written document about the Main Avenue Connection. Weare a community thatis growing by leaps and bounds. We have so many new young, families that we must add on and construct new schools. Let's now STOP and consider their safety. We require our younger and older children to walk to school if they live within a specific radius of the primary or high school. If we connect the two cities we can hazard a pretty healthy guess of seeing more than 700 to 1000 vehicles or more driving by our schools each day, We can also hazard a guess that approximately 100 to 150 vehicles would use the new connection to actually visit one of the schools. That leaves a vast majority that wm simply be using this connection as a short cut to the freeway, We should have all seen what an increased traffic flow would do while the 24] construction was in process. We had non-stop, speeding, loud traffic through our normally quiet community. Did anyone else notice the increased, traffic, noise, garbage pollution? It would be a matter of time before the wear and tear of the increased traffic flow would require major repairs and right hand turn lanes, as well as increased traffic delays in traffic signs and lights. Our suggestion is to continue with the county road] 9 planning and add lanes to accommodate a rising population. Please do not use this connection as a tool to barter with. This connection would have absolutely no value to us as a community. It would be constructed for the sole use of the St MichaeJ'community to access the freeway. We were under the impression that was why highway 24] was put under a multi million dollar construction project. Sincerely, William & Darcie Miller 5200 Lansing Circle 'Albertville, MN 5530] January 9, 2007 To the Editor: Main Ave. and 50th Street 3-way stop is already a busy intersection. Why is St. Michael persisting in trying to force an extension of Main Ave. into St. Michael. Here are a few reasons why the extension of Main Ave. should NOT take place: 1. This connection would increase traffic past the Albertville Primary School filled with Kindergartners. Thus making it dangerous for the children of both Albertville and St. Michael families. Many of the Kindergartners walk to school and many are driven which already causes a traffic jam in front of the school at certain hours of the day during the school year. Why set up an accident waiting to happen? 2. This connection is right through a residential area. Drivers have to slow to 30 miles per hour. There are better ways to get to 194. Why setup an accident waiting to happen? 3. Trails/paths have been built for walkingljogginglbiking along 50th Street. The Trail-Xing is at the comer of Main Ave. and 50th Street. Many people use the Trail all year round. Many high school kids use the Trail to walk to school. When the high school becomes a middle school it will be younger school kids walking to school. In the winter the kids are walking when it is dark or early morning light. Increase in traffic will increase the un-safe conditions for adults and children at the crossing. Thanks to the Wright County Sheriff's patrol nearby, most rolling stops have been prevented, but not all. Why set up an accident waiting to happen? 4. Building a road to extend Main Ave. to St. Michael would mean cutting down trees older than anyone living in this area. This is virgin land, never cleared for farming. It has been trees since time began. In Albertville, it is now the only cluster of trees still standing. It is a sanctuary for deer, fox, turkeys and lotza squirrels in the woods. Does progress have to cut and clear every acre of land in Albertville? Can we not preserve some of the land as is? So we can enjoy watching the doe and her two fawns eat pears on the hill, as we did this summer. There are alternative accesses to 194 for citizens of St. Michael: 1. County Road 18 runs North out ofSt. Michael to a frontage road for access to 194. 2. Hwy 241 (East) is now an express-way from St. Michael to 194. 3. 50th Street (East) serves as a frontage road to Hwy 241 and ends near 194. 4. MacIver Ave. (North) from Hwy 241 can access 194 through Barthel Industrial Rd. How many accesses to 194 does St. Michael need? Get to the Albertville City Council public hearing on lan, 22nd, at 7PM, to discuss the extension of Main Ave. We need to voice our objections to this un-safe proposal for our community. Marlene Zachman A resident on 50th Street and Main Ave. 11459 - 50th Street NE, Albertville, MN 55301 January 22,2007 Attn: Albertville City Council Re: Extension of Main Street (Main Avenue NE) south from 50th St. NE into St. Michael Although we will be unable to attend the public hearing regarding the extension of Main Avenue we wanted to provide our feedback regarding this. We are opposed to the extension of Main Street for the following reasons: 1) We live at 5544 Main Avenue NE and it already is difficult during peak times of th~o get out of our driveway. ~ 2) Increased traffic on Main Street would pose a safety hazard to children who walk to Albertville Primary. Many of the people who currently travel on Main Street are traveling at speeds higher than the posted limit of30 mph. Increased traffic would make this street unsafe for the families that live here, especially those with small children. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Gary & Shelly Barthel Page 4 · North Crow River New. . Monday, 'January 15,2007. www.preunew8.com Ii PINIONS Your sopin Pres! LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: opposes extension of Main Avenue dent waiting to happen? 3. Trails/paths have been built for w~ogging/biking along 50th St. The Trail-Xing is at the corner of Main Ave. and 50th St. Many people use the Trail all year round. Many high school kidsu,se the Trail to walk to The 3-way stop at Main school. When the higli school Avenue, and 50th St. is already becomes a middle sehool it will be a bus.Y intersection. Why is St. younger school kids walking to . Michael persisting in trying to school. In the winter the kids are force' an extension of Main walking when it is dark or early Avenue. into St. Michael. mo'rning light. Increase in traffic Here are a few reasons why will increase the unsafe eondi- the extension of Main Avenue. tions for adults and children at should NOT take place: the crossing. Thanks to the 1. This connection would Wright County Sheriff's patrol increase traffic past . the nearby, most rolling stops have Albertville Primary School been prevented, but not all. Why filled with kindergartners. set. up an accident waiting to hap- Thus making it dangerous for - pen? the children of both Albertville - 4. BuildiDg a road to extend and St. Michael families. Many Main Ave. to St. Michael would of the lWldergartners walk to mean cutting down trees older school and many are driven than anyone living in this area. which already causes a traffic - This is virgin land, never cleared jam in front of the school at cer- for fanning. It has been trees tain hours of the day during the since time began. In Albertville, it school year. Why set up art acci- is now the only cluster of trees dent waiting to happen? still standing. It is a sanctuary for . 2. This connection is right deer, fox, turkeys and lots of through a residential area. squirrels in the woods. Does Drivers have to slow to 30 m,iles progress have to cut and clear pel" hour. There are better ways every acre of land in Albertville? to get to 194. Wh.Y setup an acci- Can we not preserve some of the To the Editor: land as - is so we can enjoy watching the doe and her two fawns eat pears on the hill, as we did this swnmer? There are alternative access- es to 1-94 for citizens of St. Michael: 1. COlUlty Rd. 18 runs north out of St. Michael to a frontage road for access to 1-94. 2. Hwy. 241 (east) is now an express-way from St. Michael to 1-94. 3. 50th Street (east) serves as a frontage road to Hwy. 241 and ends near 1-94. 4. MacIver Ave. (north) from Hwy. 241 can aCCeBS 1-94 through Barthel Industrial Road. How many accesses to 1-94 does St. Michael need? Get to the Albertville City Council public hearing on Jan. 22, at 7 p.m., to discuss the extension of Main Avenue. We need to voice our objections to this lUlsafe proposal for our community. Marlene Zachman St. Michael (Editor's note: Marlene Zachman resides at 50th Street and Main Avenue in St. Michael.) CAPITOL NEWS: Peppin joins Seifert -calling for no state funding for U of M golden- parachutes House RepUblicans request legislative hearings into buyouts of 'U' coaches Dist. 32A Rep. Joyce Peppin . (R-Rogers) and House Rep}lblican Leader Marty Seifert intr<lc:luced legislation to \~:;~..;~,~-...;,..~~:~:f~~~~~~~:t~ . football and men's basketball coaches at the University of Minnesota. According to media sources. football coach Glen Mason Walked away with a $2.2 -:......nH^,". .......,......:".~..,... _1......_ d!.. A _~1' dangerous trend our college students cannot afford," said House Republican Leader Marty Seifert. Seifert said University of "/~____ ___-L_ T"to . , . _... RIGHT COMMIS Several business iten by John D. "Jack" Russek, 8rd Dis At our first meeting of the in C1 year, I was elected chairnian ~d grou Elmer "!ke" Eikelbergwas elected area vice chair. In further action, all baili committee appointments will SOIUl remain the same. W We named the Howard Lake mim Herald as the official county tal newspaper for 2007. They were perst the lowest of three bids. - A- We approved two MCIT insur- bow ance -premiums for 2007, had $503,987 property/casualty and ning $506,531 Workers Compensation. Lakl We awarded the audit contract to Ft'an the finn of Larsen & Allen. The W board passed a resolution revok- wan ing CSAH 54 in the city of Delano one-. to the city. Mid! Jerry Dunst was reappointed lettb to the parks commission. for tJ We received two quotes to W remove the house ~he county mim owns west of the courthouse and from the award went to Phiefin tee c Construction of -Buffalo. The the] space will be used for our parking to SI: lot expansion. . dolle We referred to the building cros! committee redesign workspace Dela for clerks in courtrooms 1 and 5, ed b secure and properly. design ToWl appearance area for defendants fund COURT NE1 The path t( by Lucy Wieland A young man I'll call James latio first came to juvenile court when blad he was 5 years old.' He was man removed from his mother's care the) due to neglect, When he was 7, I ume U1:AJt t.hA- inAO'o urhn +,a...........no....:vl rl-dl, Albertville Millo Avenue Extension Concern: . St. Michael Council is pushing to connect Albertville to St. Michael by extending Main Avenue southward to St. Michael. Why this extension is unsafe: · Unsafe - it would bring increased traffic past the Albertville Primary School filled with Kindergartners from Albertville and St. Michael. . Unsafe - it would bring increased traffic through a residential area. . Unsafe - it would bring increased traffic at a Trail-Xing intersection (Main Ave. & 50th St.). A lot of people use this Trail, including school children walking to school. The extension of Main Avenue into St. Michael is UNNECESARY!! So what is the REAL reason for insisting on the extension of Main Avenue to St. Michael. Albertville Citizens Against the Main Avenue Extension Comprehensive Plan Amendment meeting The Albertville City Council has set Monday, January 22 at 7:00 p.m. to hold a joint meeting of the City Council and Planning Commission that will be held in the Albertville City Council Chamber. This will be a public hearing, which public comments will be heard pertaining to amending the City Comp Plan to include the extension of Main Street (Main Ave. NE) south of 50th Street NE into St. Michael. Typically, at public hearings like this, staff gives an overview of what is being proposed and the public is asked to comment. The purpose of the public hearing is both to share information on what is being considered and gather public input on the matter. This interchange of information assists the City Council and Planning Commission in making their decisions. 3 CITY OF ALBERTVILLE COUNTY OF WRIGHT STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO. 2007-xx RESOLUTION ADOPTING AN INTERIM ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A MORATORIUM ON THE HEIGHT OF SIGNAGE ON PROPERTY AND A MORATORIUM ON THE GRANTING OF BUILDING PERMITS FOR SIGNAGE ON PROPERTY WITHIN 250 FT OF INTERSTATE 94 WITHIN THE CITY OF ALBERTVILLE WHEREAS, the Albertville City Council believes that changes may be warranted in the height of signage, including proposed property located along the Interstate-94 corridor; and WHEREAS, the Albertville City Council has determined that in order to protect the planning process and insure the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Albertville that the presently existing ordinances and controls need to be reevaluated to determine what, ifany, changes should be made to the height of signage permitted for property located along the Interstate-94 corridor; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires that the City Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council study the City's current permissible signage height and potential property along the mterstate-94 and report to the City Council regarding any proposals for change in local controls that the Planning and Zoning Commission might arrive at with regard to the land located along the Interstate-94 corridor that runs east and west through the Albertville city limits; and WHEREAS, the City needs a period of time within which to conduct these studies and to implement any needed changes; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALBERTVILLE: 1. The attached Interim Ordinance Establishing a Moratorium on the Height of Signage on Property and a Moratorium on the Granting of Building Permits for Signage on Property within 250 feet of Interstate-94 within the City of Albertville is hereby adopted. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Albertville this 22nd day of January, 2007. Ron Klecker, Mayor Bridget Miller, City Clerk 5 j . .. " January 10, 2007 Honorable Mayor Klecker and Albertville Councilmembers City of Albertville 975 Main Ave. NE Post Office Box 9 Albertville, MN 55301 Re: Resolution Supporting Connection of Main A venue in Albertville and Edgewood Drive in St. Michael Dear Honorable Mayor Klecker and Albertville Councilors, On January 22 you are conducting a Public Hearing on the matter of connection of . Main Avenue in Albertville and Edgewood Drive in St. Michael. We have written this to formally communicate our position on the Main A venue/Edgewood connection. That way, if residents have questions about our reasons, you will be able to accurately communicate them. Enclosed is a Resolution Supporting Connection of Main A venue in Albertville and Edgewood Drive in St. Michael. Additionally, Albertville is requesting St. Michael's approval of a storm water pond in St. Michael, to correct a flooding matter in your City. The City of St. Michael is supportive of this effort and is willing to assist in a full correction. It makes sense from an efficiency standpoint and the land in St. Michael appears in many ways to be the best alternative. However, from St. Michael's point of view there are some drawbacks: · This will take approximately 15 acres of prime development land, directly adjacent to two schools, and puts it in tax exempt classification. · There will also be a loss of development (park dedication, utility and infrastructure) fees in excess of $200,000. St Michael has taken the position that we will support the City of Albertville's request to grade the land and create a storm water pond, if the City of Albertville is willing to facilitate a connection of Main A venue in Albertville to Edgewood Drive in St. Michael. It seems a suitable compromise and one that benefits both Cities. We hope this information helps. Please let us know if you have any questions or comments. Sincerely, Jerry Zachman Mayor Dean Eggert, City Council Joe Hagerty, City Council Kevin Kasel, City Council Joe Marx, City Council CITY OF ST. MICHAEL RESOLUTION NO. 01-09-07-16 A Resolution Supporting the Albertville Main A venue Connection to Edgewood Drive in St. Michael WHEREAS, the City of Albertville is conducting a public hearing on January 22 to consider connecting Main A venue in Albertville and Edgewood Drive in St. Michael; and WHEREAS, the City of St. Michael has requested this connection; and WHEREAS, the City of St. Michael has secured the right-of-way for Edgewood Drive to the Albertville border; and WHEREAS, the City Council of St. Michael wanted to be on record as supporting the connection. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of St. Michael, Minnesota, hereby supports the Albertville Main Avenue connection to Edgewood Drive in St. Michael, for the following reasons: 1. Albertville's 1996 Comprehensive Plan (attached as exhibit A) showed an extension of Main A venue south to St. Michael. 2. Traffic Engineers encourage collector road connections at approximately 1/2 mile spacing, which is the spacing between County Road 19, Main Avenue (Edgewood), and Barthel Industrial Drive (MacIver). 3. Main A venue is a wide street with sidewalks on either side of the street. 4. It is a good connection for pedestrian access between the communities. 5. Alternative connections are important to relieve County Road 19 congestion. 6. This connection would primarily serve residents and students of the two communities, by providing a convenient alternate to County Road 19. 7. It is good for the schools and for busing; the STMA School Superintendent supports the connection and has asked the Albertville City Council to consider it. 8. It provides improved access to Albertville and St. Michael businesses along and adjacent to the route. 9. Traffic safety concerns can be addressed with traffic calming, and other engineering measures. 10. It is a logical connection for St Michaelto the 37/19 Collector-Distributor plan, for which Albertville has requested St. Michael's support Adopted by the St. Michael City Council this 9th day of January 2007. CITY OF ST. MICHAEL, MINNESOTA By: Mayor AITEST: City Clerk CERTIFICATION I herby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of a resolution duly passed, adopted and approved by the City Council of said City on January 9, 2007. City Clerk City of St. Michael (Seal) .CONSULTING G ROU.P, INC. 'l'ral'lsponab ...CiviI'StructlJrar'Bn~ta1.. Planning- 'l)if:!ie .LartdscapeArclU~e~PtU'king.'.BightofWay SRF No. 0075984 MEMORANDUM TO: Steve Bot, City Engineer/Public Works Director City of St. Michael FROM: Marie Cote, PE, Principal Carla Stueve, PE, PTOE, Associate DATE: January 22, 2007 SUBJECT: EDGEWOOD DRIVE EXTENSION As you requested, we have completed a review of the potential extension of Edgewood Drive in the City of St. Michael between TH 241 and 50th Street, to connect with Main Avenue in the City of Albertville. This memo provides an overall summary of the impacts that this roadway connection would have on the adjacent roadway system. Based on our review, the following comments and recommendations are offered for your consideration. · Edgewood Drive, in the City of St. Michael is a north-south, low-volume, residential roadway that extends approximately 112 mile south of TH 241. Main Avenue is a Municipal State Aid street that runs north-south in the City of Albertville, between 50th Street and County State Aid Highway (CSAR) 37. The connection of these two roadways would provide a parallel north-south collector roadway to CSAR 19, which the current transportation system is lacking. The connection of these two roadways would primarily serve to connect neighborhoods and adjacent land uses in Albertville and St. Michael without forcing these trips to CSAH 19. · As stated, Main Avenue is designed as a collector roadway. The function of a collector roadway is to connect neighborhoods and minor business concentrations. The recommended spacing for these types of roadways range from 1/4 to 3/4 mile for fully developed areas, and 1/2 to 1 mile for developing areas. Currently, the spacing between CSAR 19 and MacIver Avenue, a parallel north/south roadway to the east, is approximately one mile. As this area continues to develop, the extension of Edgewood Drive is recommended to provide I12-mile spacingJor these collector roadways. stfcQ r'l$Q It i r'l9. (;:9111 .4B:ll'~.Opp~~ Steve Bot, City Engineer/Public Works Director City of St. Michael January 22, 2007 Page 2 · Other general considerations for collector roadways include factors such as daily traffic volumes, traffic control at intersections and land access/driveway spacing. Currently, traffic volumes on Main Avenue average 4,850 vehicles per day. A preliminary analysis using the regional model was completed to estimate future traffic volumes on the extension of Edgewood Drive. It assumes the existing 1-94 interchange configurations and full development of the Town Center area. The results indicate that the extension of Edgewood Drive would likely increase traffic volumes on Main Avenue north of 50th Street by approximately 1,000 to 2,000 vehicles per day, which would be equally distributed in the north/south direction. The design capacity of a two-lane collector roadway is typically 8,000 to 9,000 vehicles per day. Therefore, with the extension of Edgewood Drive, Main Avenue would not exceed its design capacity. · A review of the. regional model and daily traffic volumes indicate that with the Edgewood extension, only a small percentage of trips north of TH 241 and east of CSAH 19 would use Edgewood Drive/Main Avenue/CSAH 37 to 1-94. A majority of the traffic to 1-94 from St. Michael would continue to use TH 241 to the Twin Cities or CSAH 19 to St. Cloud. Therefore, the extension of Edgewood Drive would not significantly increase the traffic volumes through the intersection of Main Avenue/CSAH 37 to 1-94. · Currently, the intersection of Main Avenue/50th Street is a T-intersection with all-way stop control. With the connection of Edgewood Drive to Main A venue, the intersection may remain as all-way stop control or may be signalized, depending on the timefrarne and coinciding traffic volumes. Based on historic crash data, there is not a significant difference in crash rates between a three-way stop and a four-way stop controlled intersection, since both are operating with all-way stop control and fairly low volumes. While conflicting movements are likely to increase with a four-way stop, which generally does lead to increased crash potential, adding the collector connection will reduce the circuitous pattern of trips in the area and will result in fewer crashes overall. · Driveway access spacing is also a consideration with various types of roadways. Collector roadways are designed to balance the movement of through traffic on a roadway and the use of the street for access, parking, etc, While we haven't seen specific layouts for this connection, the current and future access of this route would not be inconsistent with the intended function of the roadway. · There is currently a primary school located on Main Avenue, north of 50th Street. 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Landscape Buffer Proposed Roads N W+E S 185 0 370 Feet 370 4800 Olson Memorial Highway, Suite 202, Golden V~lIey. MN 66422 Telephone: 763.231.2555 FeeslmUe: 763.231.2581 plannere@necplannmg.com ".n..wln ~U.c'~n. t....Uu~..n. ,..C, Wetland Protection Albertville CR19 Corridor land Use Option Three o Low Density r.,. J Medium Density _ High Density _ Commercial _ Public/Institutional _ Planned Unit Development Lakes Wetlands ....-..-..-: L.._..-i Albertville City Limits . Landscape Buffer Proposed Roads N W+E S 420 210 o 420 Feet MOln..W'" ..noc,..no COMIV"'''''''. ,..c. 4800 Ol$On Memorial Highway. Suit. 202, Golden Valley, MN 56422 Telephone: 783_231,2555 Facslm11e: 74>>.231.2561 plannere@neepfanning.com ',o'Y1_-i,;;.",-, ',1. Il Northeast Albertville Existing Land Use o Parcels _ Industrial o Residential _ Public/Institutional _ Commercial r:::::J Albertville City Limits Wetlands N W+E S 1,300 650 0 1,300 Feet NOlnNW", A'lOlC'AnD COlNlvn.....'., "IC. 4800 Olson Memorial Highway, Suite 202. Golden Valley. MN 55422 Telephone: 763.231,2555 Facsimile: 7e3.231,,2581 pJ8"lnllfs(gmac::planning.com . Northeast Albertville Proposed landuse _ Commercial _ Industrial _ Public/Institutional D Residential Wetlands ,-..-..-.., L._.._..j Albertville City Limits e Landscape Buffer Proposed Roads N W+E S 1,500 750 0 1,500 Feet l!4U'fl!WUl AUOC:IAua C:Ol!$IlUAItU. UIC:. 4800 Olson Memorial Highway. SURe 202. Golden Vallev. MN 155422 Telephone, 783.231.255& Fac&imlle: 783.231.2561 pI.vlnet"s@naoplal"l",il"g_OOM , . Clerk's Posted Notice ASSESSMENT NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the Local Board of Appeal and Equalization of the City of Albertville of Wright County, Minnesota, will meet at the Office of the Clerk in said City, at 5:30pm, on Tuesday, the 8th day of May, 2007 for the purpose of reviewing and correcting the assessment of said City for the year, 2007. All persons considering themselves aggrieved by said assessment, or who wish to complain that the property of another is assessed too low, are hereby notified to appear at said meeting, and show cause of having such assessment corrected. No complaint that another person is assessed too low will be acted upon until the person so assessed, or his agent, shall have been notified of such complaint. ~ Given under my hand this -1 S dayof ~~, ~()f) Year ~,~ Clerk of the ~ Of~_ *Applies only in Cities whose charters provide for a Board of Equalization. Notice to Clerk of Meeting of Local Board of Appeal and Equalization OFFICE OF COUNTY ASSESSOR TO THE CLERK OF THE CITY OF ALBERTVILLE OF WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the 8th day of May, 2007 at 5:30pm, has been fixed as the date for the meeting of the Local Board of Appeal and *Equalization in your City for said year. This meeting should be held in your office as provided by law. Pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes Section 274.03, you are required to give notice of said meeting by publication and posting, no later than ten days prior to the date of said meeting. Gregory A. Kramber Wright County Assessor Wright County, Minnesota *Applies only in Cities whose charters provide for a Board of Equalization. Filed in my office this 15~ day of ~ .JJr~a f i ,2007 ~~Q~) C erk ~ AJ~~.!.'!iJL€ ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA FEBRUARY 26, 2007 7:00 PM 1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 2. CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL - ADOPT AGENDA 3. ADJOURN WORKSHOP TO A CLOSED SESSION REGARDING A LITIGATION - GOLD KEY vs. CITY OF ALBERTVILLE 4. RECONVENE TO REGULAR WORKSHOP 5. ADJOURNMENT ~ AJ~~t!'!tlL€ JOINT ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL and PLANNING and WNING COMMISSION AGENDA MARCH 26, 2007 7:00 PM 1. CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL - ADOPT AGENDA 2. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN and LAND USE MAPS 3. FREEWAY SIGNAGE - HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS 4. BILLBOARD SIGNAGE - ELECTRONIC RESTRICTIONS 5. HOURS OF OPERATING EQmPMENT 6. ADJOURNMENT '4 ""M.~"""""'!'< ~j. .",~ ~t , ',,"-:-"Y"''':'- -".. (',;: '" ,.-.._....(..~ ~ ~ , .'- :~< ...,~. ,,:' ," ......\.. .. ~ AJ~~.!.'!.iJ]~ ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MARCH 26, 2007 6:45 PM 1. CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL - ADOPT AGENDA 2. RECONVENE MONDAY, MARCH 19,2007 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING 3. APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 2007-15 entitled A RESOLUTION MAKING APPOINTMENTS TO CORPORATE AUTHORINED SIGNERS FOR THE CITY OF ALBERTVILLE FOR THE YEAR 2007 4. ADJOURNMENT ":':"'ii " ~ .~. . . . CITY OF ALBERTVILLE COUNTY OF WRIGHT STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO. 2007-15 A RESOLUTION MAKING APPOINTMENTS TO CORPORATE AUTHORIZED SIGNERS FOR THE CITY OF ALBERTVILLE FOR THE YEAR 2007 WHEREAS, it is the policy of the Albertville City Council to make annual appointments to assign individuals as corporate authorized signers for the city government at the beginning of each year. WHEREAS, these individuals are authorized to invest for the city during the year in the best interest of the city. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Albertville, County of Wright, State of Minnesota, establishes the following: i. That the following persons are appointed by the City Council to serve as the corporate authorized signers for the year 2007: MAYOR: ACTING MAYOR: CITY ADMINISTRATOR: FINANCE DIRECTOR: CITY CLERK: Ron Klecker LeRoy Berning Larry Kruse Tina Lannes Bridget Miller 2. That such appointment shall take effect on the date thereof and shall continue for the remainder of the year or until such time as a successor is appointed by the City Council. Adopted this 26th day of March 2007 by the City Council of the City of Albertville. Ron Klecker, Mayor Bridget Miller, City Clerk M:\Public Data \Resolutions\2007 Resolutions\R 2007-15 (Appointments of Corporate Signers ).doc . ~ AJ~~!!ilL€ JOINT ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL and PLANNING and ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA MARCH 26, 2007 7:00 PM 1. CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL - ADOPT AGENDA 2. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN and LAND USE MAPS 3. FREEWAY SIGNAGE - HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS . 4. BILLBOARD SIGNAGE - ELECTRONIC RESTRICTIONS 5. HOURS OF OPERATING EQUIPMENT 6. ADJOURNMENT . REVISED 3-24-04 PROPOSED LAND USE PLAN o Agricultural I Rural m Low Density Residential Medium Density Residential . High Density Residential . Commercial . Industrial . Public & Semi-Public . Park & Open Space . Future Park & Open Space . Lakes & WeUands .... 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CD en Q).., Q. ;0 0 Q) o ;:::;.: Q) '< g. c: 3 ;:::;.: en (j) o o 'T1 CD CD ...... ~ AJ~~.!!YiJL€ ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA May 8, 2007 5:30 PM 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER 2. BOARD OF REVIEW 3. ADJOURNMENT Gregory A. Kramber Wright County Assessor Wright County Government Center 10 2nd Street NW, Room 240 Buffalo, MN 55313-1183 Phone: (763) 682-7367/ (763) 682-7368 J (800) 362-3667 FAX: (763) 684-4553 www.co.wright.mn.us To: Albertville City From: Randy DesMarais, Wright County Date: January 4, 2007 Re: 2007 Local Board of Appeal and Equalization Dates Tuesday Day of the Week May 8, 2007 Date Minnesota Law requires that the County Assessor set the date for your Local Board of Appeal and Equalization Meeting, The 2007 Albertville City Local Board of Review and Equalization Meeting has been tentatively set for May 8, 2007 at 6:30pm, If this date is agreeable or must be changed please contact Randy at 763-682-7366 or 1- 800-362-3667 ext. 7366 prior to February 8, 2007. Minnesota Statues require that in order to hold a Local Board of Appeal and Equalization meeting in 2007 there must be a quorum and at least one of the voting members must have attended the approved training. If your board has any questions or needs any information please contact Randy. Currently some of the Cities and Townships in Wright County held their meetings with a starting time of 9:00AM, 1:00PM & 3:00PM. If your members are interested in starting the meeting earlier than your tentatively scheduled time please contact Randy. As there must be a quorum please notifY your board members with a request that they mark their calendars. More information, including a summary of the duties and responsibilities of the Local Board of Appeal and Equalization will be provided at a later date. Your early completion and return of the attached tear off slip will be appreciated and we will send your official notice for posting as required by law, Please return to Randy DesMarais, Wright County Assessor Office, at the above address or fax to our office at 763-684-4553. -.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONFIRMATION Municipality: Q \ \~}e{'+\\ \ \ \e Date: McA.~ $'S \ dOC r} Time: S', 2) 0 ~,'lY) t> Place: A \ ~\+-O~ \\e. e..~ ~ ~ \ \ - 5~ 5~ Ma. i l\ ~ ~€.. fJ8- For selecting meeting dates in future years, the following information will be helpful. P \ ea '::,L h01- ~ w ~ \-'0. ~ VI\. 0 \J ~ l 'f\ko 'r\ e-u.) bl-L \ tJ.l ~ \ oc~.h~ ~~'\ O",S '-\h \m- . ~ ~~{\Z\~ Gregory A. Kramber Wright County Assessor Wright County Government Center 10 2nd Street NW, Room 240 Buffalo, MN 55313-1183 Phone: (763) 682-7367/(763) 682-7368 1 (800) 362-3667 FAX (763) 684-4553 www.co.wright.mn.us April 9, 2007 Dear Bridget: Here are copies of the changes made at the Board of Review held on May 8th Sincerely, Wally Peterson Wright County Property Appraiser Gregory A. Kramber Wright County Assessor Wright County Government Center 10 2nd Street NW, Room 240 Buffalo, MN 55313-1183 Phone: (763) 682-7367/(763) 682-7368 1 (800) 362-3667 FAX: (763) 684-4553 www.co.wright.mn.us April 9, 2007 LEUER-MUNSTERTEIGER PROP INC 100 CENTRAL A VB E PO BOX 340 ST MICHAEL MN 55376-0340 Dear Property Owner: This letter is to acknowledge an appeal to Marysville Local Board of Appeal and Equalization regarding the value or classification of parcel number 101-079-000010. The local board considered the appeal and any information presented (or supplied in the case of written appeals). As a result of its review, the local board voted to: Make no change to the 2007 value or classification _X_ Change the 2007 classification from _Commercial to _Agricultural Reduce the 2007 value from to Increase the 2007 value from $ to $ If you are not satisfied with the outcome of the Local Board of Appeal and Equalization, you may appeal to the County Board of Appeal and Equalization. You must call 763-682-7578 and schedule an appointment to attend the County Board of Appeal and Equalization that will be held Monday, June 11,2007. You may also appeal to Tax Court. For more information on the Tax Court, go to ttp:/Iwww.taxcourt.state.mn.us. stJrelY, ~ Wall~On Wright County Property Appraiser Gregory A. Kramber Wright County Assessor Wright County Government Center 10 2nd Street NW, Room 240 Buffalo, MN 55313-1183 Phone: (763) 682-7367/(763) 682~7368 1 (800) 362-3667 FAX: (763) 684-4553 www.co.wright.mn.us April 9, 2007 DAVID & JULIANNE M ALSTAD 5046 KAHLER CT NE ALBERTVILLE MN 55301 Dear Property Owner: This letter is to acknowledge an appeal to Marysville Local Board of Appeal and Equalization regarding the value or classification of parcel number 101-081-002210. The local board considered the appeal and any information presented (or supplied in the case of written appeals). As a result of its review, the local board voted to: Make no change to the 2007 value or classification Change the 2007 classification from to _X_ Reduce the 2007 value from $378,800 to $365,000 Increase the 2007 value from $ to $ If you are not satisfied with"the outcome ofthe Local Board of Appeal and Equalization, you may appeal to the County Board of Appeal and Equalization. You must call 763-682-7578 and schedule an appointment to attend the County Board of Appeal and Equalization that will be held Monday, June 11, 2007. You may also appeal to Tax Court. For more information on the Tax Court, go to tip:/ /www.taxcourt.state.mn.us. Sw; fk- Wally Peterson Wright County Property Appraiser Gregory A. Kramber Wright County Assessor Wright County Government Center 10 2nd Street NW, Room 240 Buffalo, MN 55313-1183 Phone: (763) 682-7367/(763) 682-7368 1 (800) 362-3667 FAX: (763) 684-4553 www.co.wright.mn.us April 9, 2007 TERRANCE P & SANDRA L DOLS 12261 58TH STNE ALBERTVILLE MN 55301 Dear Property Owner: This letter is to acknowledge an appeal to Marysville Local Board of Appeal and Equalization regarding the value or classification of parcel number 101~124-002010. The local board considered the appeal and any information presented (or supplied in the case of written appeals). As a result of its review, the local board voted to: Make no change to the 2007 value or classification Change the 2007 classification from to _X_ Reduce the 2007 value from $205,900 to $197,000 Increase the 2007 value from $ to $ If you are not satisfied with-the outcome of the Local Board of Appeal and Equalization, you may appeal to the County Board of Appeal and Equalization. You must call 763-682-7578 and schedule an appointment to attend the County Board of Appeal and Equalization that will be held Monday, June 11,2007. You may also appeal to Tax Court. For more information on the Tax Court, go to ttp://www.taxcourt.state.mn.us. Sincerely, A WaL /~ WiilyVP~~rson . Wright County Property Appraiser Gregory A. Kramber Wright County Assessor Wright County Government Center 10 2nd Street NW, Room 240 Buffalo, MN 55313-1183 Phone: (763) 682-7367/(763) 682-7368 J (800) 362-3667 FAX: (763) 684-4553 www.co.wright.mn.us April 9, 2007 MICHAEL J & HEIDI B POTTER 11650 57TH ST NE ALBERTVILLE MN 55301 Dear Property Owner: This letter is to acknowledge an appeal to Marysville Local Board of Appeal and Equalization regarding the value or classification of parcel number 101-800-062200. The local board considered the appeal and any information presented (or supplied in the case of written appeals). As a result ofits review, the local board voted to: _X_ Make no change to the 2007 value or classification Change the 2007 classification from to Reduce the 2007 value from to Increase the 2007 value from $ to $ If you are not satisfied with-the outcome of the Local Board of Appeal and Equalization, you may appeal to the County Board of Appeal and Equalization. You must call 763-682-7578 and schedule an appointment to attend the County Board of Appeal and Equalization that will be held Monday, June 11,2007. You may also appeal to Tax Court. For more information on the Tax Court, go to ttp://www.taxcourt.state.mn.us. smw~ ~ Wally Peterson Wright County Property Appraiser ~ AJ~~.!.'!iJL€ ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP AGENDA JUNE 25, 2007 7:00 PM 1. CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL - ADOPT AGENDA 2. SIGN CONCERNS AND ISSUES (share feedback with Planning Commission) A. FREEWAY SIGNAGE HEIGHT B. NUMBER OF FREESTANDING SIGNS ALLOWABLE C. LED OR ELECTRONIC SIGNAGE 3. WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT A. STABILIZATION OF POND NO.2 B. UPDATE ON REED BEDS - ODOR 4. P ARKSIDE COMMERCIAL PARK 5. GOLF CARTS - DISCUSSION WITH WRIGHT COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT. - CONSIDER ADOPTION OF MN STATE STATUTE 6. NOISE ORDINANCE REVIEW 7. ADJOURNMENT . 3. , , . 4., 5. 6. 7. . ~ AJ~~!'!UJ~ ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL and WRIGHT COUNTY SHERIFF DEPT. WORKSHOP AGENDA JULY 23, 2007 7:00 PM 1. CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL - ADOPT AGENDA 2. SPEED CONTROL A. CSAH 19 NORTH and SOUTH UPDATE ON POTENTIAL OF CROSSROADS - ANIMAL CONTROL GOLF CARTS - DISCUSSION WITH WRIGHT COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT. - CONSIDER ADOPTION OF MN STATE STATUTE NOISE - LOCAL LIQUOR ESTABLISHMENT ALCOHOL COMPLIANCE CHECKS ADJOURNMENT . . . Couri, MacArthur & Ruppe, P.L.L.P. Memo To: Lany Kruse, City Administrator; Albertville City Council From: Kyle Hartnett Date: July 16, 2007 Re: Golf Carts on City Streets This memo is in response to the City's request for information on allowing golf carts on public roads. State law gives cities the authority to regulate motorized golf carts. Such regulations must be consistent with state law requirements and must be enacted by ordinance. Minn. Stat. S 169.045 gives cities the power to authorize the operation of golf carts. Authorization to operate a golf cart is by permit only. A broad ordinance authorizing golf cart use is not allowed. A golf cart ordinance must contain the following provisions: o Designate the roadways to be used. o Prescribe the fonn of the application for the permit. o Require evidence of insurance. o Limit use to between sunrise and sunset. o Require the display of the slow moving vehicle emblem. o Prohibit operation in inclement weather or when visibility is impaired. o As well as any other conditions the City may wish to add. Permits can only be valid for one year, and may be annually renewed. The permit can be revoked at any time if there is evidence that the permittee cannot safely operate the golf cart. The City may require the applicant 2 . . . submit a certificate signed by a physician that the applicant is able to safely operate a motorized golf cart on the roadways designated. Although golf carts are required to follow applicable traffic laws, there appears to be the possibility of safety concerns if they were to be allowed throughout the City. I recommend that golf cart use be limited to areas close to a golf course, for the purpose of travel to and from the golf course, perhaps measured in a certain amount of feet from the golf course property. I also recommend that permitted golf cart drivers be required to have a state-issued driver's license. , ,I. 3 . . . 169.045 SPECIAL VEHICLE USE ON ROADWAY. Subdivision 1. Designation of roadway, permit. The governing body of any county, home rule charter or statutory city, or town may by ordinance authorize the operation of motorized golf carts, or four-wheel all-terrain vehicles, on designated roadways or portions thereof under its jurisdiction. Authorization to operate a motorized golf cart or four-wheel all-terrain vehicle is by permit only. For purposes of this section, a four-wheel all-terrain vehicle is a motorized flotation-tired vehicle with four Jow-pressure tires that is limited in engine displacement of less than 800 cubic centimeters and total dry weight Jess than 600 pounds, Subd. 2. Ordinance. The ordinance shall designate the roadways, prescribe the form of the application for the permit, require evidence of insurance complying with the provisions of section 65B.48. subdivision 5 and may prescribe conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this section, under which a permit may be granted. Permits may be granted for a period of not to- exceed one year, and may be annually renewed, A permit may be revoked at any time if there is evidence that the permittee cannot safely operate the motorized golf cart or four-wheel all-terrain vehicle on the designated roadways, The ordinance may require, as a condition to obtaining a permit, that the applicant submit a certificate signed by a physician that the applicant is able to safely operate a motorized golf cart or four-wheel all-terrain vehicle on the roadways designated. Subd. 3. Times of operation. Motorized golf carts and four-wheel all-terrain vehicles may only be operated on designated roadways from sunrise to sunset. They shall not be operated in inclement weather or when visibility is impaired by weather, smoke, fog or other conditions, or at any time when there is insufficient light to clearly see persons and vehicles on the roadway at a distance of 500 feet. Subd, 4, Slow-moving vehicle emblem. Motorized golf carts shall display the slow-moving vehicle emblem provided for in section 169,522, when operated on designated roadways. Subd. 5, Crossing intersecting highways. The operator, under permit, of a motorized golf cart or four-wheel all-terrain vehicle may cross any street or highway intersecting a designated roadway, Subd, 6. Application oftraffic laws. Every person operating a motorized golf cart or four-wheel all-terrain vehicle under permit on designated roadways has all the rights arid duties applicable to the driver of any other vehicle under the provisions of this chapter, except when those provisions cannot reasonably be applied to motorized golf carts or four-wheel all-terrain vehicles and except as otherwise specifically provided in subdivision 7. Subd. 7, Nonapplication of certain laws. The provisions of chapter 171, are not applicable to persons operating motorized golf carts or four-wheel all-terrain vehicles under permit on designated roadways pursuant to this section. Except for the requirements of section 169.70, the provisions of this chapter relating to equipment on vehicles is not applicable to motorized golf carts or four-wheel all-terrain vehicles operating, under permit, on designated roadways. Subd, 8. Insurance. In the event persons operating a motorized golf cart or four-wheel, all-terrain vehicle under this section cannot obtain liability insurance in the private market, that person may purchase automobile insurance, including no-fault coverage, from the Minnesota Automobile Assigned Risk Plan at a rate to be determined by the commissioner of commerce, History: 1982 c 549 s 2,' 1986 c 452 s 19; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 2 s 12; 1987 c 337 s 121,122; 1997 c 159 art 2 s 18 . . . 65B.48 REPARATION SECURITY Co.MPULSORY. Subd, 5. Motorcycle coverage. (a) Every owner of a motorcycle registered or required to be registered in this state or operated in this state by the owner or with the owner's permission shall provide and maintain security for the payment of tort liabilities arising out of the maintenance or use of the motorcycle in this state, Security may be provided by a contract of liability insurance complying with section 65B.49. subdivision 3, or by qualifying as a self insurer in the manner provided in subdivision 3. (b) At the time an application for motorcycle insurance without personal injury protection coverage is completed, there must be attached to the application a separate form containing a written notice in at least lO-point bold type, if printed, or in capital letters, if typewritten that states: "Under Minnesota law, a policy of motorcycle coverage issued in the State of Minnesota must provide liability coverage only, and there is no requirement that the policy provide personal injury protection (PIP) coverage in the case of injury sustained by the insured. No PIP coverage provided by an automobile insurance policy you may have in force will extend to provide coverage in the event of a motorcycle accident." 169.70 REAR VIEW MIRROR. " Every motor vehicle which is so constructed, loaded or connected with another vehicle as . to obstruct the driver's view to the rear thereof from the driver's position shall be equipped with a mirror so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway for a distance of at least 200 feet to the rear of such vehicle. History: (2720-259) 1937 c 464 s 109 . . . ORDINANCE NO. 115 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE USE OF MOTORIZED GOLF CARTS AND ALL TERRAIN VEHICLES (ATV'S) ON CITY STREETS The City Council of the City of Stewart, Minnesota approves the regulating of all motorized golf carts and all terrain vehicles (ATVs) on City streets. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STEWART, MINNESOTA, ORDAINS: SECTION 1: ELIGIBILITY FOR A PERMIT To be eligible for a golf cart or ATV permit, the applicant must have a valid driver's license or a physician's statement deeming the applicant capable of operating a golf cart or ATV prior to issuance of a permit, No permit may be issued to an individual whose driver's license at the time of application has been suspended or revoked, pursuant to the provisions ofM,S. 169. The City Council shall authorize the issuing of all permits by the City Clerk. The City Council has determined that all city streets excluding Highway 212 or otherwise known as South Street are permissible roadways for the operation of golf carts or A TV s. The hours of operation shall be more restrictive than State Statute and deemed necessary for public safety reasons and the City Council may recommend the denial of a permit if the : applicant's driving status is revoked, suspended or cancelled for prior violations. The City of Stewart's law enforcement agency may revoke a permit at any time upon finding that the holder has violated any of the provisions of this Ordinance or Chapter 169 of MN Statutes, or if there is any evidence that the permit holder cannot safely operate the motorized golf cart or A TV. SECTION 2: REQUIREMENTS Every application for a permit shall be made on a form supplied by the City and shall contain the information listed below. All permits shall be issued for a specific golf cart or A TV and a specific owner, who must be 18 year of age or older. A permit sticker shall be placed on the rear left fender of the vehicle, indicating the number and year for which issued. The cost of each sticker is $15.00. A. All motorized golf carts or A TV s owners must carry liability insurance at all times when operating on a public street or roadway. A certificate of insurance must be provided at the time of permit application. B. Name and address of applicant, and current driver's license or reason for not having a current license is required. C, lfthe Applicant does not possess a valid Driver's License, as a condition of obtaining a permit, the applicant may be required to submit a physician's certificate stating the applicant is able to safely operate a motorized golf cart or ATV on designated streets or roadways. D. Annual permit fee shall be determined by the Stewart City Council and must be paid prior to issuance of permit. The permit fee may be adjusted upon anriual review by the Council. E, Other pertinent information as may be required, Page 1 of3 . . . ORDINANCE NO. 115 SECTION 5: VIOLATION AND PENALTIES Any person violating any provision of this ordinance shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not to exceed $300,00, and may have his or her permit to operate a golf cart or A TV revoked, SECTION 6: PASSAGE AND PUBLICATION This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passing and publication. Adopted by the City Council of Stewart this day of 2006. By Kevin Klucas, Mayor Attest: By Ronda Huls, City Clerk/Treasurer Page 3 of3 . . . CITY OF STEWART GENERAL AUTHORIZATION AND RELEASE FORM To: City of Stewart I, , hereby authorize and grant my informed consent to permit the McLeod County Sheriff s Office to release to and make available to the City of Stewart, Minnesota, and/or its agents and/or representatives data classified as private which concerns me and which may be in your possession, The data which I authorize to be released consists of my Minnesota Drivers License number for the purpose of verifying that I have a valid Minnesota Drivers License. This data is required to comply with the City of Stewart's Golf Cart / ATV Ordinance No, 115, I understand that the purpose of permitting the City of Stewart to have access to this information is to determine my eligibility to obtain a permit for my golf cart / A TV. By signing this authorization, I hereby release the City of Stewart, Minnesota and the McLeod County Sheriff s Office from any and all liability which otherwise mayor does accrue as a result of the release of any and all data, regardless of its accuracy. I also release the City of Stewart and the McLeod County Sheriff s Office from any and all , liability for its receipt and use of data received pursuant to this consent. This authorization shall be valid for a period of one year, but I reserve the right to, at any time prior to that expiration, cancel the written authorization by providing written notice to the City of Stewart, Minnesota of that fact. Signature Date Full Name - Printed Date of Birth C:\Documents and Settings\brniller\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLKll \Release Form.doc ----- --- ------- ----- ---- - ----------- ----- I CITY OF STEW ART . GOLF CART OR ATV OPERATORS PERMIT APPLICATION ALL PERMITS EXPIRE DECEMBER 31sT OF EACH YEAR PERMIT NO. SECTION A - PERSONAL INFORMATION Last Name First Middle Date of Birth Street Address City State Zip Code Are you a licensed driver? Yes No - - Ifno, please have a physician or chiropractor complete Section B. Telephone Number LicensellD Number Do you have proof ofliability insurance? Yes_ No - Please attach a copy of the certificate of insurance SECTION B - PHYSICIAN/CHIROPRACTOR SECTION . ap~lilcant qualified, in all medical respects to exercise reasonable and ordinary control over a golf cart or ATV? _ No, please specify I certify, by my signature as a licensed physiCian or chiropractor that, in my professional opinion that this applicant is able to operate a golf cart or ATV. Signature & Title Date Printed Physician's/Chiropractor's Name Telephone Number Address, City, State, Zip Code AS AN APPLICANT FOR A GOLF CART OR ATV PERMIT I AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING: 1. I agree to operate only on designated routes from Y2 before sunrise to Y:z hour after sunset. I shall not operate in inclement weather or when visibility is impaired by weather, smoke, fog or other conditions or at any time wherein there is insufficient light to clearly see persons and vehicles on the street or roadway at a distance of 500 feet. 2. 1 will display a slow moving vehicle emblem on my golf cart and/or my ATV will be equipped with front and rear lights per state statutes and as approved by the city, and my golf cart or ATV will be equipped with a rear view mirror. 3. 1 understand that 1 have aU of the same rights, duties, and responsibilities as any other vehicle operated on city streets and 1 will abide by all state and local statutes, and that 1 understand that I can be charged or filled for violation of these statutes. 4. 1 understand that my permit can be revoked by tbe city if 1 have operated the golf cart or A TV in an unsafe manner. 5. 1 understand that tbe city assumes no liability for any injuries to persons or property which may result from my operation of a .. motorized golf cart or ATV. I have received a copy of Ordinance No. 115. Applicants Signature Date Signature of City Clerk Date ~.- .- - .- -- . - - .<- - - - - .. Page] of2 . Bridget Miller .-.--~-~-~....-_----......__._--...,.......,-...._.---,._-_."'--.........._............................__......._._.. From: Sent: To: Kristi Luger [cityadmin@hcpdcom] Thursday, July 19,20071116 AM Clerk Administrators Subject: RE [clerk-admins] golf carts Attachments: Golf Cart Permit doc Ronda- We adopted a golf cart ordinance last year. We decided to allow everyone to drive a golf cart and to not distinguish between medical necessity and merely traveling. MN law does address golf cart use; I am not sure of that State Statute but you may want to look at the State regulations. We had a couple residents claim that we could not legally allow golf carts to drive on City streets, which is incorrect. All golf cait operators must have their golf cart insured and have to agree to certain policies that are outlined in the application. Golf carts are licensed annually; our permit fee is $15.00. They are given a sticker to place on their golf cart as proof of purchase. I have attached a copy of our permit application to this e-mail. Our golf cart ordinance can be located at ~.::w_,D~L~rgQyotfi.~~.,.~Qm it is under Chapter 5 page 7. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate . contact me. Kristi Luger, City Clerk! Administrator City of Tyler 230 North Tyler Street Tyler, MN 56178 507-247-5556 From: Ronda Allis [mailto:RAllis@cityofwells.net] Sent:Thursday, July 19, 2007 10:49 AM To: Clerk Administrators Subject: [c1erk-admins] golf carts The City of Wells is currently in the process of adopting an ordinace regulating the use of golf carts inside city limits The city has a 9-hole golf course. We also have a number of residents that are beginning to use golf carts as a mode of transportation to and from area businesses. Therefore, we will have some garts on city streets that are merely traveling to and from the golf course However, we will also have some that are "medically" necessary . How do other cities differentiate between the two types of uses? Do you license golf carts annually? Do you issue any type of "sticker" that indicates that they are currently licensed? Any information you can provide would be greatly appreciated Ronda C. Allis ety Administrator, City of Wells 5 South Broadway Wells, MN 56097 507 -553-63 71, ext. 1 507 -553-5126 (fax) 507-525-0526 (cell) rail is@cityofvvells.net Page 1 of 1 . Bridget Miller ---"........_'_....,..........._._--...-...~...,.,.,...,."_......._----..........~~..._,~...,...........-..-...-................~------_.-------...------................ From: Ronda Allis [RAllis@cityofwells.net] Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 11 :01 AM To: Clerk Administrators Subject: [clerk-admins] golf carts The City of Wells is currently in the process of adopting an ordinace regulating the use of golf carts inside city limits The city has a 9-hole golf course. We also have a number of residents that are beginning to use golf carts as a mode of transportation to and from area businesses. Therefore, we will have some garts on city streets that are merely traveling to and from the golf course. However, we will also have some that are "medically" necessary . How do other cities differentiate between the two types of uses? Do you license golf carts annually? Do you issue any type of "sticker" that indicates that they are currently licensed? Any information you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Ronda C. Allis City Administrator, City of Wells 125 South Broadway Wells, MN 56097 507-553~6371, ext. 1 .7-553-5126 (fax) 7 -525-0526 (cell) rallis@cityofwellsnet You are currently subscribed to clerk-admins as: unknown lmsubst tag argument: " To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-98486-10894B@listserv.lmnc.org . Wright County Sheriff's Office Sheriff Gary L. Miller Joe Hagerty Chief Deputy Dave Miller Captain of Operations Gary Torfin Captain Jail Administrator 1-800-362-3667 Fax: 763-682-7610 Dispatch Records Civil Warrants Investigations Jail Admin. Victim Assistant 763-682-1162 763-682-7622 763-682c7646 763-682-7688 763-682-7637 763-682-7662 763-684-4537 10 2nd St. NW Room 170 Buffalo, MN 55313 July 18, 2007 Dear City Administrator/City Clerk, . Enclosed you will find the Wright County Sheriff's Office Calls for Service (CFS) report for law enforcement activity and also a report of crimes in your city for June 2007. Please make this information available to the mayor, council members, or other interested citizens. Please direct any questions to Deputy Mitch Flemming at (763) 682-7647. Sincerely, ~.~~~ Gary L. Miller . MEF264 . City of Albertville - June 2007 Sheriff Gary L. Miller Number of Calls Type of Call 1 8 911 Hang Up 3 Agency Assist 40 Alarm 1 Allow Illegal Operation of MV 2 Animal Abuse Complaint 1 Area Check 3 Check Welfare 4 Citizen Aid 10 Civil Complaint . 1 Dirt Bike Complaint 2 Disorderly Conduct 7 Disturb Public Peace 1 Disturbing the Peace [Pending] 10 Dog Complaint 9 Domestic 6 Drive Wright Citation 4 Equipment Violation 3 Expired Registration 6 Fail to Wear Seat Belt 5 Fight 5 Fire Call . 1 Firearm Discharge Wednesday, July 18,2007 Page 1 of 3 . Number of Calls Type of Call 5 Fireworks Complaint 1 Funeral Escort 5 Harassment 1 Hit & Run Accident 2 Injury MV/MV Accident 15 Juvenile Complaint 1 Juvenile/Alcohol 8 LarcenylTheft [Pending] 10 Liquor Violation 8 Lost Animal 4 Lost Property 18 Medical . 10 Misc Information 2 Missing Person 1 Motorist Aid 7 MV Accident (Non-Reportable) 1 MVlAnimal Accident 1 MV /Bicycle Accident 2 MV/Fixed Object Accident 6 MV /MV Accident 1 Neighborhood Dispute 1 No D.L. in Possession 4 No Proof Insurance 1 Open Bottle 1 Pedestrian Violation . 5 Property DamagelTrespass [Pending] Wednesday, July 18, 2007 Page 2 of 3 . Number of Calls Type of Call 1 Right of Way Violation 1 Road Hazzard 1 Seatbelt Violation - Child 2 Semaphore Violation 1 Signaling Violation 1 Simple Assault [Pending] 5 Soliciting 7 Speed 1 Stalled Vehicle 1 Suicide Attempt (Female) 2 Suicide Attempt (Male) 10 Suspicious Circumstance . 9 Suspicious Person Suspicious Vehicle 3 16 Towed Vehicle 17 Traffic/Parking 1 Turning Violation 1 Unfounded Assault 4 Unfounded Theft 2 Violation of Court Order 2 Warrant Arrest (Other Agency) 3 Warrant Arrest (Wright County) 345 Total . Wednesday, July 18, 2007 Page 3 of 3 . City of Albertville - June 2007 Sheriff Gary L. Miller Number of Crimes Part I or II Crime 2 Burglary 20 Larceny 1 Motor Vehicle Theft 2 Other Assaults 3 FraudlTheft by Check 1 Stolen Property Crimes 5 Crim. Damage Property 1 Narcotics 10 DUI 2 Liquor Law Violations . 1 Other 48 Total . Wednesday, July 18, 2007 Page 1 of 1