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Jackson, MinnesotaJanuary 6, 2015

The Jackson City Council met in regular session in theCity Council Chambers of City Hall at 6:0 !"M" on Tues#ay,January 6, 2015 $ith the meeting calle# to or#er by Mayor%ayne %alter" &n the roll call, the follo$ing 'ersons $ere'resent: Mayor %ayne %alter, (l#ermen )ern, Han#e*i#t,+inck, Tem'le an# Cushman, City (#ministrator Jennifer)romelan#, City (ttorney te*e Han#e*i#t an# Councilecretary-City Clerk .a*e Mascho/" (lso 'resent $ereJackson conomic .e*elo'ment Coor#inator ue !irsig,

reg Mitchell $ith )olton an# Menk, Chris )o$er an#cott Thom'son from the Minnesota .e'artment ofTrans'ortation, Jackson County Commissioners )ill Tusaan# im Hummel, !astor 3ance 4saacson of &ur a*iors3utheran Church in Jackson, Michelle )ratru#, ich och,te*e ral, usan eiter, 3arry Hanson, Mary ilmore,)arb )ern, .a*e chmi#t of &J-(7 a#io an# Marie8immerman of the Jackson County !ilot" 9( uorum of theCity Council $as 'resent"; 9(l#erman .onnie choenrock$as absent";

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City Administrator Jennifer Bromeland administered the Oathof Oce to Wayne Walter as Mayor for a term commencing in2015.

Mayor Wayne Walter then administered the Oath of Oce toMike ande!idt and Brandon "inck as "irst Ward Aldermen and

#en $em%le and &a!e C'shman as (econd Ward Aldermen forterms also commencing in 2015. )Oaths of Oce attached*

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Bo+er informed the Co'ncil that he +anted to %ro!ide morereg'lar '%dates a,o't the '%coming igh+ay -1 %roect. e said


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n addition to the sched'le for the ,ridge re%lacement/ Bo+ersaid Mn&O$ also +anted to ask the Co'ncil3s tho'ghts regardingthe ro'nda,o't. Bo+er said %rior to the Co'ncil meeting/ Mn&O$met +ith local ,'sinesses to ans+er 9'estions a,o't the

%ro%osed %lans for the ,ridge re%lacement and ro'nda,o't.Bern asked if the cost has changed for the installation of thero'nda,o't.

Bo+er res%onded that the cost +o'ld ,e less than the original$:& %ro%osal that incl'ded installing a second interchange on thenterstate. e said the cost +o'ld ,e less for ,oth the City and(tate3s share.

Bern asked if Jackson Co'nty +o'ld %artici%ate in the cost.

2 Bo+er said the Co'nty +o'ld share in the cost 'st as they+o'ld ha!e in the %ro%osed second interchange.

C'shman said a co'%le s'mmers ago at a meeting inMankato/ ,oth a ro'nda,o't and trac light +ere disc'ssed forthe intersection/ ,'t no+ nothing has ,een mentioned a,o't atrac light other than it has ,ecome more e8%ensi!e.

Bo+er e8%lained as %art of the trac st'dy that looked atalternati!es/ a ro'nda,o't and trac signal +ere ro'ghly the

same in cost. e said e8%lained the %a!ement at the intersectionof igh+ay -1 and nd'strial oad is +orn o't. Bo+er said if ne+t'rn lanes +ant to ,e installed to facilitate additionalde!elo%ment in that area/ the road+ay has to ,e reconstr'cted.e said once yo' ,egin reconstr'cting a road+ay/ the costdi7erence ,et+een a trac signal and a ro'nda,o't is not thatm'ch di7erent ,eca'se it3s all ne+ %a!ement +hether in a circleor straight lines. Bo+er e8%lained the reason Mn&O$ is %ro%osinga ro'nda,o't at that location is ,eca'se a ro'nda,o't +ill ha!eless delay than a signal. e ela,orated that a trac st'dy fo'nd+ith f't're 20 to ;5 year %roected trac !ol'mes/ a ro'nda,o't+o'ld ha!e t+o min'tes less delay d'ring the %eak ho'r than atrac signal. Bo+er said e!eryone tra!elling thro'gh thatintersection in a %eak ho'r +ill sa!e t+o min'tes on a!erage +iththe %roected f't're trac !ol'me. e said the other reasonMn&O$ +o'ld like to install a ro'nda,o't are the safety ,ene


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Bo+er +ent on to say ro'nda,o'ts/ on a!erage/ ha!e a red'ctionof serio's in'ries crashes of a,o't =5> +hen com%ared to a fo'rleg traditional intersection. e reiterated that a ro'nda,o't +illcost ro'ghly the same as a trac signal/ it3s going to ,e safer and

ha!e fe+er delays. As far as Mn&O$ is concerned/ Bo+er said aro'nda,o't is really the only good sol'tion for that intersection.e said it3s the +ay to mo!e for+ard if im%ro!ements are going to,e made to the intersection.

$em%le noted one of his concerns +as large !ehicles ,einga,le to 'se the ro'nda,o't/ ,'t said Bo+er demonstrated that alarge !ehicle can negotiate thro'gh a ro'nda,o't.

Bo+er noted Mn&O$ has a lot of e8%erience accommodatinglarge !ehicles thro'gh ro'nda,o'ts. e said igh+ay -1 isact'ally a (tate o!ersi?e/ o!er+eight ro'te so this is one of the

ro'tes in Minnesota +here Mn&O$ +ants o!ersi?e !ehicles totra!el.

;Bo+er e8%lained that Mn&O$ can design the ro'nda,o't so

any si?e !ehicle can tra!el thro'gh it. e said o,!io'sly ifsomething is going to ,e ,'ilt to facilitate ind'strial de!elo%ment/a key com%onent +ill ,e to design the ro'nda,o't to

accommodate large !ehicles like tr'cks. Bo+er said Mn&O$+o'ld not ,e %ro%osing a ro'nda,o't for that intersection if they+ere not con


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Bern noted if the goal from the ,eginning has ,een to kee%trac @o+ing and tr'cks mo!ing thro'gh igh+ay -1 thro'gh

Jackson and onto the nterstate/ he +o'ld s'%%ort mo!ing for+ard+ith the installation of a ro'nda,o't. e said the +hole %'r%ose

of the trac st'dy +as to kee% trac @o+ing from the nd'strialark and do+n igh+ay -1.Bo+er said +hen the trac n'm,ers and f't're trac

!ol'mes +ere calc'lated in the trac st'dy model ,ased onf't're de!elo%ment of the area/ the le!el ser!ice6 for aro'nda,o't +as either a B6 or C6 in a %eak morning orafternoon trac ho'r and for a trac signal it +as le!el ser!ice"6/ +hich is the +orst it gets. Bo+er said for a t+o +ay sto%control sit'ation/ it3s so ,ad the trac model ,reaks do+n andco'ld not %ro!ide a le!el of ser!ice. e said there +o'ld ,e +ell

o!er a three min'te delay on each leg of trac +ith a t+o+aysto% control. Bo+er said if the ind'strial area is de!elo%ed andthe f't're trac needs for the ne8t 20 years are considered/doing nothing at the intersection of igh+ay -1 and nd'strialark+ay is going to lead to se!ere congestion and additionalcrash risks as +ell. Bo+er said the trac st'dy is indicating thata ro'nda,o't is the only +ay to get good o%eration and anim%ro!ement in safety at the intersection. e said a trac signal+o'ld ,e le!el ser!ice "6/ creating/ on a!erage/ a,o't three

min'tes in delay d'ring %eak trac ho'rs on each trac leg.Bo+er added it +o'ld lead to an increase in serio's and fatalin'ry crashes com%ared to a ro'nda,o't.

C'shman asked ho+ many ro'nda,o'ts there +ere in the(tate of Minnesota.

(cott $hom%son noted there are more than 100 ro'nda,o'tsin the (tate.

C'shman asked ho+ many trac signals in the (tate.$hom%son estimated the n'm,er of trac signals in the

(tate +o'ld ,e in the tho'sands. C'shman noted the disc'ssion has ,een a,o't the ease ofcon!enience of getting trac in and o't of the area. e saidthere are nine ,'sinesses on the +est side of igh+ay -1 +ho areconcerned a,o't trac @o+ in and o't of their ,'sinesses. easked if the ro'nda,o't +o'ld enhance access to their


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,'sinesses/ or does it 'st make it easy to slo+ trac do+n.C'shman asked +hat the %lan +as regarding trac access to,'sinesses.

Bo+er commented that in terms of getting into those

,'sinesses/ really nothing +ill change +ith a ro'nda,o't. e%ointed to the conce%t dra+ing on dis%lay for the Mayor/ Co'nciland a'dience. Bo+er said one o%tion +o'ld ,e a right t'rn +ith asli% ram% in and o't making access e!en easier than it is today.e said as far as making a left hand t'rn/ according to f't're 25to ;0 year %roected trac !ol'mes/ there +ill ,e so m'ch tracon igh+ay -1/ it +ill ,e dic'lt to


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$hom%son said the s%eed limit so'th of the ro'nda,o't isreally o%en6. e said Mn&O$ is changing the character ofigh+ay -1 so'th of the ro'nda,o't s',stantially. $hom%sonsaid Mn&O$ is looking to see +hat motorists think the a%%ro%riate

s%eed sho'ld ,e. e said after the %roect is com%leted/ st'diesof the s%eed and trac !ol'mes +ill ,e cond'cted to determine+hat the a%%ro%riate s%eed limit really sho'ld ,e.

Bo+er said a red'ction in s%eed +o'ld ,e e8%ected from+hat the c'rrent s%eeds are ,eca'se of the change in the nat'reof the road.

$hom%son said the ro'nda,o't is going to facilitate slo+ingtrac do+n ,eca'se trac is coming o't of the intersection 15 to20 miles %er ho'r.

C'shman asked if a similar design of the ro'nda,o't

%ro%osed for the intersection of igh+ay -1 and nd'strialark+ay has e!er ,een ,'ilt ,efore/ or if each ro'nda,o't has itso+n design. Bo+er e8%lained the ro'nda,o'ts are not a cookie c'tter6sol'tion. e said each ro'nda,o't needs to ,e tailored to eachs%eci


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Mayor Walter thanked Bo+er and Mn&O$ ocials forattending the meeting.

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('san eiter said she has had her ,'siness/ Co7ee Choices/for e8actly

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eiter said +hat she thinks +e are doing is telling c'stomersthat if they come do+nto+n/ get yo'r st'7 and get o't6. (hesaid she thinks it3s time to change that. eiter %ointed o't thatWalMart or the Malls don3t ha!e %arking limits/ so +hy is Jacksondoing that. (he said +e3re not in!iting %eo%le to come do+n andsho% and go to more than one %lace. eiter %ointed o't that if a%erson comes do+nto+n to get their hair styled/ they co'ld easily,e %arked do+nto+n for t+o or three ho'rs already. (he said shereali?ed there has ,een some friction ,et+een a co'%le of the

,'siness o+ners/ some of it %retty intense/ ,'t she said that issomething they are going to ha!e to +ork o't amongstthemsel!es and foc's on something di7erent than +hat other,'sinesses are doing. eiter said she thinks the %arking needs to,e o%ened '% and kno+s there +ill ,e a lot of disc'ssion that +illneed to ha%%en/ ,'t +o'ld like to get that con!ersation started.

C'shman asked eiter if she +as looking for any sort of%arking limit.

eiter said no/ she +ants the %arking +ide o%en.

C'shman asked a,o't +hat if a renter a,o!e one of thedo+nto+n ,'sinesses %arks their !ehicle on Main (treet and itstays there taking '% !al'a,le %arking s%ace.

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+ill ,e some that a,'se it occasionally/ ,'t she thinks themaority of %eo%le are going to ,e reasona,le. (he said +hen theiss'es are addressed ,eca'se of a fe+ %eo%le/ it h'rts themaority and +hat are +e gainingD6. eiter said +e are not

,eing +elcoming as a ,'siness comm'nity do+n there ,y limitingo'r %arking time6. (he said she co'ld 'nderstand if the City+ants to limit %arking in certain areas o!ernight and there co'ld,e +ays to address that. o+e!er/ eiter said ha!ing a t+o ho'r/or e!en fo'r ho'r %arking limit is not in!iting someone to %arkdo+nto+n and !isit di7erent ,'sinesses. (he said %arking +asalso iss'e on the morning of Jan'ary 4/ 2015 ,eca'se of a sno+remo!al iss'e. eiter e8%lained she and her sta7 arri!e at her,'siness at 5E;0 a.m. and %ark directly in front or ne8t to it in themorning for safety reasons. (he said their !ehicles are then

mo!ed ,efore the other ,'sinesses start o%ening.

= eiter said +hen one of her em%loyees +ent to mo!e her carto the City %arking lot after = a.m./ the City lot +as not com%letelycleared of sno+. (he said the em%loyee had to 'se her fo'r+heeldri!e %ick'% to tra!el thro'gh the lot to


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Mayor Walter said eiter ,ro'ght '% a do+nto+n %ro,lemthat needs to ,e o%enly disc'ssed. e said he didn3t think theCo'ncil co'ld make a decision on anything at this time.

eiter said she did not e8%ect a decision and 'st +anted to

,ring the iss'e '% for the con!ersation to start.Mayor Walter asked if she had ,ro'ght the iss'e to theCham,er of Commerce to go aro'nd and talk +ith the ,'sinesses. eiter said a co'%le of the ,'sinesses that are ha!ing iss'es+ith each other are not mem,ers of the Cham,er. (he added shedidn3t think that +as the Cham,er3s o, to do that. Mayor Walter s'ggested it may ,e a %lace to start.

eiter said the t+o ho'r %arking limit is an iss'e that%eriodically comes '% in con!ersation at times among other,'siness o+ners or her c'stomers. (he said the iss'e a%%ears to

come '% more in the +inter.Bern said he +as glad eiter ,ro'ght the iss'e to the Co'ncil/

,'t as Co'ncil re%resentati!es it3s dic'lt for the Co'ncil to makea good legitimate decision on +hat3s ,est for Jackson ,ased onhearing from only one ,'siness. e said it3s an iss'e that sho'ldgo ,efore the Cham,er of Commerce.

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Bern said he +o'ld like to see more ,'sinesses come to theCity Co'ncil meeting to o'tline +hat they +o'ld like to see. esaid he +o'ld like to rather see the maority tell the Co'ncil +hatthey +ant and need for the City of Jackson than 'st one ,'siness. eiter agreed +ith Bern and said her intentions +ere to getthe disc'ssion started and did not e8%ect the City Co'ncil to makean immediate decision.

Mayor Walter asked eiter if she +o'ld ,e +illing to chair acommittee on the iss'e.

eiter said she did not +ant to chair a committee ,'t +o'ld,e ha%%y to disc'ss the iss'e +ith any,ody/ or to host adisc'ssion on the iss'e.

Mayor Walter s'ggested that some,ody needs to organi?e agro'% and ,ring +hat the do+nto+n ,'sinesses +o'ld like to theCity Co'ncil at a f't're meeting.


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eiter asked e8actly +hat the Co'ncil is looking for/ or +hat+o'ld hel% them.

Bern res%onded saying if there are 1; ,'sinesses do+nto+nand 10 of them come ,efore the Co'ncil and say they +o'ld like

to ha!e the t+o ho'r %arking limit remo!ed ,eca'se they feel ithinders their ,'siness and %ossi,le sale of merchandise. e saidthat +o'ld tell the Co'ncil that they ha!e the s'%%ort ofdo+nto+n ,'sinesses 'nited together that +ant that done. Bernsaid a decision cannot ,e made on 'st one re9'est from a single,'siness. "inck s'ggested a %etition or getting +hat the consens's is ofthe ,'siness comm'nity on Main (treet. e said Main (treet isthe only restricted area +ith the t+o ho'r %arking limit and'nderstands eiter3s concerns.

eiter thanked the Mayor and Co'ncil for hearing herconcerns.

Mayor Walter thanked eiter for attending the meeting.

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City Administrator Bromeland said City Attorney ande!idthad recommended changing the +ording on Consent Agenda item4)*)B* regarding the ann'al charge of H1.00 %er foot forcom%anies to %ertain to not only installing


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TM!3-)= mo*e# an# it $as unanimously carrie#to mo*e the January 20thregular City Council meeting toJanuary 2@th, 2015 at 6:0 !"M"

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City Administrator Bromeland said after a disc'ssion +ithCity Attorney ande!idt/ it +as re9'ested to strike the +ordingregarding the H1.00 %er foot ann'al fee for installing 'tilityinfrastr'ct're not o+ned ,y the City since it +as not incl'ded inthe introd'ction of the Ordinance on &ecem,er 14/ 201. (hesaid it co'ld ,e added to the fee sched'le as an amendment at alater time.

C'shman also asked if the +ording regarding the side+alk

dis%lay %ermit fee of H15 %er year +o'ld also ,e str'ck fromOrdinance Io. =;.

Bromeland said it +o'ld.)=-H(=.>4.T mo*e# an# it $as unanimously

carrie# to a#o't &r#inance =o" A B fees, rates an#charges for 2015"

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%ith no further business, )=-H(=.>4.T mo*e#an# it $as unanimously carrie# to a#ourn the meeting"

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