Joint Meeting Hopkins/Minnetonka Study Session
City Council Joint Study Session
Meeting of July 11, 2006
Brief Description:
Update on Shady Oak Road Reconstruction and
Redevelopment Study.
Introduction
The Hopkins and Minnetonka city councils are holding a joint study session to receive
an update on the reconstruction of Shady Oak Road, between Excelsior Boulevard and
Highway 7, scheduled in 2009 and 2010. This update will provide information on recent
neighborhood meetings held to resolve issues necessary to have addressed for the
preliminary design layout, which will come before the city councils in August.
Additionally, an introduction will be given about the upcoming redevelopment study to
be conducted by Hoisington Koegler Group, Inc.
Background
Last spring and summer several public meetings and several joint Hopkins-Minnetonka
City Council Meetings were held to review and discuss concept roadway plan options.
These meetings culminated in an August 23, 2005 approval by both City Councils for a
preferred concept roadway plan. At that meeting both City Councils passed resolutions
requesting Hennepin County prepare a preliminary layout based on the approved
concept plan alignment. This approval was based on the understanding that Hennepin
County and city staffs would continue to work out the neighborhood concerns during
preliminary design development.
Preliminary Design Layout
Since that time, Hennepin County and its consulting engineer, WSB, have been refining
the roadway plan in an effort to address neighborhood concerns, improve design
features and ultimately obtain preliminary layout approvals from both City Councils in
August 2006. This preliminary design layout (attached) is based on the preferred
concept identified in 2005. The key aspects of the preliminary design layout include:
. A four lane roadway design with a sidewalk on the west and a trail on the east.
. The southern portion of the roadway is shifted very slightly to the west in order to
provide better parking and circulation and minimize the partial take acquisitions
needed on the east side of Shady Oak Road.
. The Mainstreet intersection will be signalized, with a driveway leg extending to
the west. First Street North will be disconnected from Shady Oak Road, and the
two Oak Drive Lane intersections will be right-in, right-out only.
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. To the north, Lake Street Extension and 2nd Street North will be aligned by
shifting 2nd Street to the north. On the west side of Shady Oak Road, a new cul-
de-sac street will provide access to the homes remaining on the west side, north
of Lake Street Extension. Shady Oak Road and Highway 7 will have a realigned
intersection. North of Highway 7, the North Service Drive is rerouted to intersect
Shady Oak Road further north.
At the August 23, 2005 meeting there were several issues raised by neighbors and
businesses regarding access, specific intersection designs, buffering, drainage, and
landscaping that would need to be addressed during preliminary roadway design.
On June 21 and 29,2006 Hopkins staff and Hennepin County met with residential
neighborhoods to present the refined roadway layout. Comments and responses
received include:
North segment (West Park Road/21st Avenue neighborhoods):
. Bufferino from new roadway: Adjustments to the previous alignment have left
room for adequate buffering to include berms, plantings and/or fencing.
Illustrated cross sections were presented at the meetings showing the relative
elevation and distance from the proposed reconstructed roadway to the
remaining homes and the areas where a 4' - 6' high berm could be built. Staff
did not commit to fencing but stated the decision on extent of fence, if any, could
be made during final design phase.
. ShadY Oak Road/2nd Street North intersection function & safety: The consultant
completed a detailed traffic/safety analysis of the new 2nd Street North/Lake
Street Extension intersection. At the public meetings a traffic simulation was
shown depicting projected 2025 traffic levels and the length of Highway 7
approach queues and spacing of vehicles allowing reasonable access to Shady
Oak Road from 2nd Street North or Lake Street Extension. The proposed new
roadway will eliminate the hill on Shady Oak Road north of 2nd Street. This will
be a great improvement from the current situation regarding sight distance from
the intersection.
. Drainaoe improvements: The project will include a new pond outlet structure and
new drainage channel and/or pipes from the pond to the existing storm sewers at
the Excelsior Boulevard intersection - significant improvements are expected.
Work is continuing to better define the level of expected improvement given
existing drainage constraints.
. Future land use: Staff and consultants explained the previous City Council
decisions dictated the area between West Park Road and Shady Oak Road
would be dedicated to a landscaped buffer area only.
. Cut-throuoh traffic from Shady Oak Road to eastbound Hiohwav 7: Staff and
consultants stated the improved function of the Shady Oak Road/Highway 7
intersection should cut down on the amqunt of neighborhood cut-through traffic.
. Noise concern for hioher around properties (218. 226. 238 21st Avenue North):
Although these homes are 500+ feet from the realigned roadway, there is line-of-
sight visibility and there will also be road noise. Berming and planting or a fence
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will reduce, but not eliminate this noise. Currently, these homes are 600' - 650'
from the roadway and somewhat buffered by the existing homes along Shady
Oak Road.
. Concern reaardina school children safety: Staff will have to follow-up with the
School District Transportation personnel to ensure that school bus drop-off/pick-
up locations preclude children having to cross Shady Oak Road.
. Property acauisition concerns: Residents whose homes are projected as "total-
takes" had questions regarding appraisal process (fair market value
determination) and flexibility on the timing of the takings. Hennepin County
personnel explained the appraisal process and that individual negotiations can
allow for some flexibility of when owners must vacate their properties. It was
stated that after both City Councils approve the preliminary layout more detailed
information would be provided to those property owners whose homes are being
taken due to the road project.
South segment (Avenues north of Mainstreet and just east of Shady Oak Road):
. Buffer from roadway: The current roadway alignment improves upon the current
situation by providing about 15' of space to buffer the nearby single family homes
from the edge of the proposed trail and road.
. Cut-throuoh traffic on 18th - 20th Avenues between Mainstreet and 1 st Street
North: The consultant used traffic counts to show the impact (expected traffic
redistribution) of terminating 1st Street North at 21st Avenue. The expected
increases are on the order of an additional 18 vehicles per avenue during the PM
peak traffic hour.
. Future land use between Shady Oak Road and 21st Avenue North: Determined
by previous City Council action to be landscaped buffer area only. The upcoming
redevelopment study (see below) will address resident concerns regarding short-
term and long-term land use changes adjacent to residential areas.
On June 28, 2006, Hennepin County and Minnetonka staff met with two neighborhood
groups to discuss the preliminary roadway design and the issues they raised during the
concept layout approval process.
Oak Drive Lane Neighborhood:
. Access points: Oak Drive Lane has two access points onto Shady Oak Road,
but with the reconstruction a new median will be built and both access points will
be right-in, right-out only. During the concept layout approval, the neighborhood
was divided on if an access to an extended Mainstreet should be provided. The
neighborhood continues to remain divided on whether this connection should be
made.
North of Highway 7:
. North Service Drive: The north service drive is shown to be rerouted to intersect
Shady Oak Road further north. Rerouting the service drive necessitates taking
two houses for the right of way necessary to make the connections. Those in
attendance at the meeting, with the exception of a few of the property owners
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who would be impacted by the rerouting, agreed that if the location of the north
service drive could not stay where it is today they would rather have it rerouted
than no service drive at all.
On June 29, 2006 affected business and commercial property owners met with city staff
and consultants.
. Property acauisition and how tenant business owners are treated: Hennepin
County staff explained that the law includes provisions for government payment
of relocation costs of current businesses and that this is figured uniquely for each
business. It was also stated the redevelopment study will include a relocation
specialist that will be available to consult with every business regarding their
particular situation and the relocation law.
Redevelopment Study
Hoisington Koegler Group Inc. (HKGi), who conducted the land-use analysis done
during the concept layout process in 2005, has been hired by Hennepin County to work
on a redevelopment study. This study will take the information collected and the
direction given by the city councils in the land-use analysis, and along with additional
information collection and public input create a redevelopment plan for the Shady Oak
Road corridor from Excelsior Boulevard to Highway 7.
The project area boundaries for the redevelopment study will include a primary and
secondary study area. The primary study area will focus on areas that have
redevelopment potential because of the reconstruction of Shady Oak Road. The
secondary study area is comprised of parcels that may redevelop in the long-term.
Throughout the redevelopment study there will be community meetings and joint study
sessions with the city councils to review the work completed. Additionally, a relocation
consultant will be a part of the redevelopment study to meet with local businesses to
address relocation concerns and identify potential relocation alternatives.
Schedule and Next Steps
The attached preliminary schedule combines both the schedule for the roadway
approvals, roadway reconstruction and the redevelopment study work. For the roadway
approvals and reconstruction work, the public hearing on the preliminary roadway
design approval is tentatively scheduled for August 2006. If the city councils approve
the roadway design, the detail roadway design and acquisition of right of way will begin,
with construction scheduled for 2009 and 2010.
The redevelopment study has already begun with some information collection. It is
scheduled to continue through the remainder of 2006, with a redevelopment plan to be
completed at the end. A series of community meetings and joint study sessions with the
city councils will be held as part of the redevelopment study process. Dates, times and
locations of these meetings will be announced as they approach.
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Discussion Questions
. Do the councils agree that neighborhood concerns have been addressed to
an extent that preliminary design layout work can continue?
. Do the councils agree that the scope and process for the redevelopment
study are appropriate?
Submitted through:
Rick Getschow, Hopkins City Manager
John Gunyou, Minnetonka City Manager
Originated by:
Jim Kerrigan, Hopkins Director of Economic Development & Planning
Steve Stadler, Hopkins Public Works Director
Lee Gustafson, Minnetonka City Engineer
Ron Rankin, Minnetonka Community Development Director
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