1995-10-10 Parks and Rec Comm Agenda Packet (2)CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, bIINNESOTA
REVISED - AGENDA - REVISED
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
October 10, 1995 - 6:30 p.m.
** 6:30 o'clock p.m. **
1. Call to Order.
2. Roll Call.
3. Approval of September 12, 1995 Minutes.
4. Review of Recreation Programs
* Shelli Heinsch, Recreation Programmer
5. Dodd Road Trail Improvements
* Guy Kullander, Parks Project Manager
6. Updates
* Police and Parks Department Reports for September
* Trail Segment - Dodd/110
* Old Tennis Courts at Sibley High School
* Bid Awards for Landscaping at N. Kensington and Ivy Falls Parks
* Status of North Urban Regional Trail and Big Rivers Trail
* Roofing Bids for Shelters in Valley and Roger's Park
7. Adjourn.
Auxiliary aids for disabled persons are available upon request at least 120 hours in
advance. If a notice of less than 120 hours is received, the City of Mendota Heights
will make every attempt to provide the aids, however, this may not be possible on
short notice. Please contact City Administration at 4524850 with requests.
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
September 28, 1995
TO: Mayor, City Council and City Administr
FROM: Guy Kullander, Engineering Technician/Park Project Manager
SUBJECT: Dodd Road Improvement
Improved Pedestrian Walkwasy along Dodd Road at Highway 110
In response to a residents request for a safer pedestrian crossing at Dodd Road and
Trunk Highway 110, a preliminary feasibility study was prepared and presented to Council for
discussion on September 19. Council raised several issues that required further study and
requested this item to be further discussed at the next regular Council meeting.
Scope of Study
Mendota Heights is divided north and south by.Highway 110 and those halves further
divided by Interstate 35E and Dodd Road (T.H. 149). The intersection of Dodd Road and
Highway 110 is the only crossing that provides north/south access for the majority of Mendota
Heights residents. Both Dodd Road and Highway 110 carry a substantial number of vehicle
trips per day which contributes to the pedestrian crossing concerns at this vital intersection
(1993 traffic volume map attached).
Staff reviewed the existing Dodd Road traffic patterns, traffic control measures
including signals, paint markings, striping, signage, and existing efforts to enable pedestrian
and cyclists to more safely travel Dodd Road from Wagon Wheel Trail north to Marie
Avenue. The limits of the study area were chosen because, six to eight foot wide shoulders
already exist on both sides of Dodd Road north of Marie Avenue and south of Wagon Wheel
Trail.
Pedestrians and cyclists can reasonably navigate a paved six to eight foot wide shoulder
unless the shoulder "disappears" into a turn lane and no additional paved area or off street
walk is provided. This "disappearing shoulder" occurs on Dodd Road , north of Mendakota
Drive and continues north of Highway 110 beyond the Oasis Market where the paved
shoulders reappear. The same condition reoccurs north and south of Marie Avenue.
Mn/DOT has eliminated the shoulders in these areas by striping Dodd Road (T.H. 149)
fo provide a second lane of traffic or as a right turn lane at intersections. These restriping
techniques, over several years has resulted in the "disappearing shoulders" that have raised
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September 14, 1995
TO: Mayor, City Council and City Adminis
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SUBJECT: Dodd Road Trail Improvement
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ACTIVITY REPORT" - MENDOTA HGTS PARKS
Reporting Period: 09/Oi/95 tc 09/30/95
INCIDENT:
DATE TIML" t_OC;-�TION
22 MENDAKOTA PARK
DESCRIPTION: IHEF1 $200 LESS MS FRM MOTOR VEHICLE OTH PROP
C)AYE TIME LOCAfION
�9/10/95 12:44 VALLEY PARK
DESCRIPTION: PROPERTY DAMAW, M6 DAM TO PROP RRI'V' OTHER
DATE TIME LOCATION)
>9/261/9S 20:46 MENDOTA PARK
DESCRIPTION' THEFT $200 LESS MS FRMI MOTOR VEHICLE OTH PROP
DATE: MIME LOCATION
9/10i 95 L : EI IVY HILL_ PARK
DESCRIPTION: DOB -NEIGHBORHOOD
DATE TIME LOCATION
)9/29/95 15.34 FRIENDLY HILLS PARK
DESCRIPTION: PROPERTY DAMAGE f9S DAM TO PROP PRIV OTHER
PATE TIh1E LOCATION
)9/29/95 15:34 FRIENDLY HILLS PARK
DESCRIPTION: PROPERTY DAMAGE MS DAM TO PROP PRIV OTHER
DATE TIME LOCATION
)9/30/95 9:10 VALLEY PARK
DESCRIPTION: PROPERTY DAMAGE MS DAM TO PROP PRIV OTHER