HomeMy WebLinkAbout03.03.14 Work Session Minutes City Council/Dakota County Work Session Minutes
March 3,2014
Mayor Larson called the work session to order at 6:00 p.m.
Present: Larson,Bonar, Donnelly, Fogarty
Dakota County—Mark Krebsbach, Brian Sorenson
Also Present: David McKnight, City Administrator;Kevin Schorzman, City Engineer; Cynthia
Muller,Executive Assistant
Mike Slavik,Dakota County Commissioner; Melissa Sauser Farmington School
Board
MOTION by Donnelly, second by Bonar to approve the agenda. APIF,MOTION CARRIED.
195th Street Proiect Discussion
A public open house on this project will be held on March 6,2014.
The condition of 195th Street especially west of Pilot Knob is in poor shape. There are traffic
delays at certain times, especially at Pilot Knob and Akin Road. The intersection at 195th Street
and Flagstaff handles traffic going to the high school. These three intersections will be
addressed with this project. A traffic study was performed in 2009, before the high school was
open. For the most part, 195th Street will be a three-lane undivided road.
The long term roadway vision shows there are a lot of road connections needed. The vision
includes many connections to Cedar Avenue. In the future, 179th Street will be extended to
Highway 3,and Dodd Road will revert back to Lakeville. This could provide some relief to
195th Street.
At this point,the county is recommending roundabouts at Flagstaff, Pilot Knob, and Akin Road.
Currently,Flagstaff is an all-way stop with a delay of 11 - 15 seconds; a roundabout delay would
be 3-4 seconds. A roundabout will have a reduction in injury crashes. There would be a median
on 195th Street and Flagstaff leading up to the roundabout. The cost for a single lane roundabout
is approximately$1.2 million. There is a plan for the future to connect 195th Street to the west to
Cedar and eventually to 185th Street in Lakeville. The roundabout will give preference to the
westbound approach. This may cause a delay on Flagstaff during events. Concerns were
expressed about the amount of inexperienced drivers coming from the high school. However,
injuries are reduced with a roundabout.
Two through lanes will be needed on Pilot Knob. Therefore, Pilot Knob will have two lanes
added from 190th Street to south of 195th Street. Some right-of-way will be required from Akin
Elementary fields for the approaches. The delay time with a signal would be 21 —34 seconds; a
roundabout delay would be 3.5—4.5 seconds.
9
Council Workshop Minutes
March 3,2014
Page 2
The cost for the roundabout at Akin will be approximately$2.22 million because of
reconstructing the road. The grade of the intersection will be lowered and will have full curb and
gutter. The average delay with a stop sign is 10.8— 13.5 seconds; a roundabout delay would be
3.4—4.8 seconds.
The speed limit on 195th Street west of Pilot Knob and east of Akin is 50 mph;the segment in
between is 40 mph. A speed study will be done after construction. A big part of the study is
kids crossing the roadway. This has to do with traffic getting in and out of Meadowview because
there is only one driveway to the school.
Some people have expressed concern about not having gaps in traffic with roundabouts. All-way
stops are worse for traffic gaps.
There is a challenge for those living on the north side of 195th Street trying to get to
Meadowview Elementary. The topography allows for an underpass to be constructed.
There is a good right-of-way corridor already in place at 120 feet. Temporary right-of-way will
be needed to match existing grades. The area of Pilot Knob to be widened is tight with fences
right up to the trails. Right-of-way will be needed from these parcels. The amount will be
determined in final design. Right-of-way will also be needed in the corners of the intersections
for the roundabouts.
The main entrance to Akin Elementary will be affected by the project. The median will be
extended through the intersection. It needs to be determined if there is a way to make a
connection off of Akin Road.
Eureka Avenue,west of Pilot Knob Road, does not meet spacing guidelines for a 50 mph road.
That access will also be restricted. The developer was made aware of this when development
occurred.
An issue for summer and fall will be parking along 195th Street. There will not be room for
parking along the road in the future.
A second open house will be held in September with the final design. This will be before offers
go out for any acquisition of right-of-way. Council requested a summary of comments received
at the open house. The county is financially committed to three roundabouts.
MOTION by Donnelly, second by Bonar to adjourn at 6:54 p.m. APIF,MOTION CARRIED.
Respectfully submitted,
Cynthia Muller
Executive Assistant
10