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ARDEN HILLS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES APRIL 29, 2002 11 • the wider street, he would vote for a 28 foot street. He stated the residents in attendance tonight were only a small representation of all of the residents in the neighborhood. He stated he was in agreement with a surmountable curb. Council Member Grant stated this was a difficult decision. He stated he would have to agree with the 28-foot road because of the cost. He also agreed with the surmountable curb. Council Member Rem stated she understood at the last meeting, the residents were in favor of a 28-foot street and due to the cost difference, she would recommend it staying as it was. However, she stated if the resident's wanted the wider street, she would agree to this, and she did not believe the cost difference would be that great. Council Member Grant asked how many residents preferred the 28-foot versus the 32-foot road. He indicated given the nature of the show of hands, he changed his preference to 32 feet. He stated there was a clear majority for the additional street width. He stated he was not convinced it was that much more cost for the City to go with the 32-foot street. Council Member Larson stated he was not comfortable with the resident's voting on this type of an issue. He did not believe the vote was representative of all 16 residents living on the cul-de- sacs. He stated he believed they had an obligation to represent the City as a whole and not just certain residents. He stated the 32-foot street was extra money coming from other residents. � Mayor Probst stated he believed the appropriate approach was to go with the 28-foot street. He stated the sub-base was not adequate right now and if they did a mill and overlay, they could not guarantee how long it would last. He believed the reconstruct was the appropriate approach. He did support the surmountable curb. MOTION: Council Member Aplikowski moved and Council Member Rem seconded a motion to authorize a reconstruct of Hunters Court and Walden Place with a 32- foot wide road and surmountable curb. Council Member Aplikowski stated she was prepared to go with the 28-foot, but if the resident's wanted this, then the City should listen. She stated at this time, there is no drastic reason not to give the residents what they wanted. Council Member Larson the 28-foot width would reduce the cost and reiterated that there was not a representative view of the residents tonight. He also stated less street coverage would create less runoff into the ponds. He stated these were good reasons to reduce the size of the street. Motion carried (3-2 Larson and Probst). E. TCAAP Developer Discussion � Mayor Probst asked Council how they wanted to handle this discussion.