HomeMy WebLinkAbout20181022 CC Workshop Minutes - Hwy 316Hastings, Minnesota
City Council Workshop
October 22, 2018
The City Council of the City of Hastings, Minnesota met in a workshop on Monday, October 22, 2018
at 6pm in the Community Room at the Hastings City Hall, 101 East 4th Street, Hastings, Minnesota to
discuss the recommended project scope and design layout for the upcoming MnDOT Highway 316
project, scheduled for 2021 construction.
Members Present: Mayor Hicks, Councilmembers Balsanek, Braucks, Folch, Lund, and Vaughan
Members Absent: Councilmember Leifeld
City Staff Present: City Administrator Melanie Mesko Lee
Public Works Director Nick Egger
Community Development Director John Hinzman
City Engineer Ryan Stempski
Police Commander Bryan Schowalter
MnDOT Staff: MnDOT Metro South Area Acting Manager Amber Blanchard
& Consultants MnDOT Metro South Area Engineer Molly Kline
Brandi Popenhagen – HDR, Inc.
Audience/Guests: State Representative Tony Jurgens
State Senator Karla Bigham
Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce President Kristy Barse
Todd Akins – Owner – Innovative Services
Mayor Hicks called the workshop to order at 6pm.
Egger provided a brief summary of actions to date, and introduced MnDOT and HDR staff to make a
presentation.
Brandi Popenhagen of HDR provide a presentation of the recommended design layout concept for
Highway 316, including details on how the design and proposed roundabouts will function given short-
term and long-term traffic demands. Also included in the presentation was project schedule and
indication of need for City decision on whether or not to support the recommendation prior to January
2019 such that all remaining project planning steps can be completed in time for project letting in early
2021, and to allow time for legislative work to be pursued related to filling project funding gap.
Several questions and comments from Councilmembers regarding proposed design characteristics,
particularly regarding functionality at Spiral Boulevard intersection. Concerns noted with truck
maneuverability over mini roundabouts, snow and ice control, security of fragile freight loads, access to
residential properties on the middle part of the Highway 316 corridor, and interplay between intersection
of Highway 316 with Highway 61.
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Staff and MnDOT committed to providing follow-up to questions raised, and to provide additional direct
engagement with concerned businesses before a follow-up workshop would be conducted in early
December.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Hicks adjourned the meeting at 7:35pm.
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Paul Hicks, Mayor Melanie Mesko Lee, City Administrator