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GOIDEN VALLfY PL8INNINC COMMTSSION
Golden Valley '��mporary City Offic�s
7'dil �Country Club Drive
MondaY� December li, 1989
7:OOF.M.
AG�NDA
I. APPROVAL OF MINIiTES - NOVEMBER Z�-� �.989
II . I-394 CONSTRUCTIQN UPDATE
III. REPORTS ON MfETINGS OF THE ��iOUSING AND REDEV�LOPMENT
AUTHORITY, CITY GOUNCIL, ANT�- BOARtI OF ZONING APPEALS
IV. OTHER BUSINESS
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y MINUTES OF THE GOLDEN VALLEY
� PLANNING COMMISSION
November 27, 1989
A regular meeting of the Planning Commission was held in the conference
room of the City Manager's Office at 7711 Country Club Drive, Golden
Valley, Minnesota. The Meeting was called to order by Chair Prazak at
7:12P.M.
Those present were Commissioners Prazak, Leppik, McCracken-Hunt, Russell ,
Kapsner, Lewis and McAleese. Also present were Mark Grimes, Director of
Planning and Development, Beth Knoblauch, City Planner and Mary K. Dold,
Secretary.
I . APPROVAL OF MINUTES - September 11, 1989, October 23, 1989.
It was moved by Commissioner Lewis, seconded by Commissioner Kapsner
and carried unanimously to approve the minutes of the regular September ll
and October 23, 1989, Planning Commission Meetings.
II . REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF I-394 CORRIDOR STUDY OUTLINE.
Staff presented an outline for review and approval of Suggested I-394
� Corridor Study Tasks. Beth Knoblauch presented maps showing soil condi -
tions along the I-394 Corridor. Mark Grimes discussed designing urban
corridors and asked the commissioners to respond at a later meeting on what
our goals and standards on corridors should be and what do we want located
in the corridor: business, high density, residential , office, etc.
III . REPORTS ON MEETINGS OF THE HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY CITY
COUNCIL, AND BOARD OF ZONING PPEALS.
No reports were presented.
IV. OTHER BUSINESS.
Mark Grimes stated to the Planning Commission that the Park Board
would like to meet with them to go over Park Board plans for Brookview Park
at the Park Board's January 22, 1989 meeting.
Until further notice, Mark Grimes recommended that there be only one
Planning Commission meeting per month, on the fourth Monday.
Beth Knoblauch told the Plannfng Commission that Pizza Hut has
decided not to locate there business at 723 Winnetka Avenue No. , Golden
Valley.
� The meeting was adjourned at 9:05P.M.
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MAJOR TRAFFIC S�iITCHBS SET OI�1 I-394
MINNEAPOLIS (December 1, 1989)--I-394 mainline traffic uill be switched
in tWO noves onto newly built three-lane frontage roads between Turners
Crossroad and Winnetka Ave. next week, the Minnesota Department of
Transportation announced.
These frontage roads will provide turn lanes at intersections and
driveways, allowing motorists better access to many businesses and residential
areas along the I-394 corridor .
The switches will allow construction to begin on new mainline I-394
� between Turners Crossroad and Winnetka Ave. , and will remain in effect at
least until next summer.
Highway officials uarned that severe weather in the next few days could
delav the traffic switches.
The first switch will occur after morning rush hour Wednesday, December
6. Traffic uill switch from mainline I-394 onto the north and south frontage
roads between Pennsylvania and Winnetka Aves. Motorists will have a new,
signali2ed intersection at Pennsylvania Ave. and Will still be able to cross
I-394 at Turners Crossroad, Florida Ave. and General Mi11s Blvd.
Traffic signals at Winnetka Ave. will be removed, but motorists will be
still be able to enter and exit westbound I-39a at that intersection.
Eastbound motorists will be able to enter and exit at Texas Ave. , �ust east
� of Wfnnetka Ave. Motorists will not, however, be able to cross the highway at
Winnetka Ave.
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Traffic signals at Louisiana Ave. will also be removed, but motorists
will still be able to enter and exit westbound I-394 at Louisiana Ave.
Eastbound motorists will be able to enter and exit I-394 at a new,
unsignalized location just west of Louisiana Ave. Motorists will not,
however, be able to cross I-394 at Louisiana Ave.
On Saturdav. December 9, westbound traffic will switch onto the north
frontage road, between Turners Crossroad and Colorado Ave. Eastbound traffic
will remain in place. Traffic signals will remain at Turners Crossroad.
allowing motorists to cross I-394 at that location. The Sane Lane will also
switch to the north frontage road. Access to and from the Sane Lane will move
� from the Soo Line railroad bridge to Louisiana Ave.
Access to and from I-394 will remain possible at all other existing
intersections, but motorists will only be able to cross the highway at Turners
Crossroad, Florida Ave. , Pennsylvania Ave. and General Mills Blvd.
Department officials encourage motorists to observe and follow
directional signs through the construction zone and to drive safelv.
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Gary Thompson Allan Pint Mark Bintzler
I-394 Construction Engineer I-394 Corridor Manager Pro�ect Engineer
341-7427 593-8520 591-9502
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