MEMORANDUM. Nathan Arnold. Kristin Petersen DATE: 11/15/2017. RE: Summary of Open House 1: October 12, 2017

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1 MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: Nathan Arnold Kristin Petersen DATE: 11/15/2017 RE: Summary of Open House 1: October 12, 2017 This memo documents summary information regarding the public open house held for the Woodbury Drive and Local Roads Improvement Project in the City of Woodbury. Basic Meeting Information Public open house for the greater community surrounding the project area Date: October 12, 2017 Time: 6:00 pm 8:00 pm Location: Woodbury City Hall (Ash and Birch Conference Rooms) 8301 Valley Creek Road Meeting Notifications Advertised in City of Woodbury September Newsletter Posted on Washington County Project Website Invitation postcards were mailed directly to 485 properties surrounding the project area Targeted Ad on Facebook reached a total of 1,470 impressions Attendance Attendance: Approximately 25 individuals signed in o See Attachments for digital scans of the sign-in sheets 8 staff present o 4 Washington County (Nathan, Joe, Allie, Mindy) o 1 City of Woodbury (Tony) o 3 SEH (Sue, Mike, Kristin) Meeting Description The open house began with a brief presentation that introduced the project objectives, existing conditions, and preliminary traffic analysis results. Attendees were then encouraged to review presentation boards with detailed project information and ask questions one-on-one. The presentation boards provided information on project goals, location, schedule, ADT forecasts, crash data, LOS, queue lengths, and regional and city trails. Attendees were also asked to place a small dot (red for businesses, yellow for residences) on their properties for a visual record of which properties were represented at the meeting. Comment cards were distributed and collected. Engineers Architects Planners Scientists Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc., 3535 Vadnais Center Drive, St. Paul, MN SEH is 100% employee-owned sehinc.com fax

2 Summary of Open House 1: October 12, 2017 Page 2 Comments: Comments were received in variety of methods, including written comment cards collected at the meeting, verbal comments captured by staff on comment cards, and comments that were ed. Sixteen comment cards were collected from attendees during the meeting, and three additional comments were submitted by . See appendix for scanned originals of all submitted comments. The following is a summary of the general themes of all submitted comments to date: 2 comments requesting signal at Tamarack Road and Tamarack Cove near Brookview Gardens 4 comments re: EB Tamarack, crossing Woodbury Dr into Marksgraf Dr, blocks right/request thru 2 comments noting concern for Pedestrian safety while crossing Woodbury Dr, esp. at Commerce 1 comment requesting pedestrian facilities along Rivertown to connect youth activities in area 1 request for crosswalks or pedestrian refuge on Tamarack, between Interlachen and Woodbury 2 comments re: Flashing left turn at Fox Run perceived as dangerous, prefer/request green arrow 1 comment supportive of improved bus/transit service in the area 1 comment concerned about high speeds on Woodbury Dr 2 requests to preserve the berm along Co Rd 19 between Marksgraf and Commerce 2 comments about Hudson Road, in front of Walmart, hard to get on Hudson by Lake View Dr 1 request for a right turn lane from EB Tamarack to SB Woodbury Dr 1 request for a crosswalk on Tamarack, between Tamarack Cove and Target 2 comments re: NB Rivertown to WB Hudson Rd is challenging/dangerous stop sign 2 comments supportive of additional lanes/turn lanes on Co Rd 19 1 comment supportive of more turn lanes on Tamarack Rd 1 comment suggesting actual crash rate/issue at Woodbury and Tamarack is greater than shown 1 comment noting trees obscuring signs on Rivertown 1 comment noting traffic on Hudson will increase with City Place development Photos of Event: Attachments: Sign in Sheets Comment Cards S:\UZ\W\Washc\142180\1-genl\16-meet\Open House 1- October 2017\Recap

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11 Nathan Arnold From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Roger Swigart Sunday, October 15, :20 PM Nathan Arnold Mike Gomez Hwy 19 & Tamarack Hello Mr. Arnold. I am a homeowner in the Spinnaker Cove Club Home Association and currently serve as the Association Board President. We have 89 Homes in our Association along Markgrafs Lake Drive and the private streets connecting to the Drive. I have had concerns as I travel east on Tamarack Road approaching Markgrafs Lake Drive. I have heard many others in our Association have similar concerns. I believe improvements could be made to assist traffic flow at this intersection. Ideally a right turn lane would alleviate much of the concern. Another option may be to have the right lane be right turn only and have the left land for left turns and for those going straight through the intersection. It would also be helpful to have a flashing yellow arrow to allow turns for all directions. If you have any questions or need further clarification please feel free to contact me. Thank you for your consideration of this request. I would appreciate hearing back from you if there are any planned improvements for this intersection so that I might report to our Association. Thanks! Roger Swigart 519 Markgrafs Lake Alcove 1

12 Nathan Arnold From: Sent: To: Subject: David Johnson Thursday, October 12, :23 PM Nathan Arnold Follow-up to Woodbury Dr Local Roads Project Nathan: Thanks again for the opportunity to weigh in on the improvements that are being planning for the roadways in this area. Our comments on the project would include the following: 1. Consider an acceleration lane for traffic coming off of I 94 onto Co 19 to replace the two lane turning that is taking place in red light situations. 2. Continue the three lane arrangement on Commerce Dr. as it works well to allow truck traffic to enter and leave the Crossroads Commerce Center project at Commerce Dr. 3. Consider a roundabout or traffic light at Rivertown Dr. and Hudson Rd. 4. Change the traffic markings on Commerce Dr. for traffic coming from the east to allow two lane traffic to go beyond Sam s Club before they have to merge into one lane. 5. We like flashing yellow arrows to facilitate traffic movement. 6. Sidewalk additions on Commerce Dr. as shown on your drawing would be a welcomed addition for residents seeking bike or foot access to our tenants and to allow similar movement of our tenants to the dining and shopping choices just down the street from our project. 7. The current timing on the turn arrow for traffic east bound on Hudson Rd to North bound 19 and on to I 94 is too short and often takes two light changes to empty the dual turn lanes. 8. Landing areas are needed for public transit to accept and discharge passengers on all roads with public transit so they don t stop a lane of thru traffic. 9. Pavement conditions on several of the project roads need improvement before the scheduled start date. David Johnson Crossroads Properties, Inc Hudson Blvd, Suite 210 Oakdale, MN Direct Cell 1

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