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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION – FEBRUARY 16, 2016 2 Mayor Pro-Tem Holden was concerned with Arden Hills’ residents and business owners being able to get in and out in a timely manner. Mr. Lux stated the business owners that are developing now were willing to contribute to intersection improvements. Due to the fact there were no obvious solutions, in the interim options would continue to be considered by the County. Councilmember McClung questioned how long the County would wait given the fact status quo was no longer acceptable. He stated the City was not comfortable with waiting and wanted to understand the County’s plans. Mr. Lux believed if the County was able to gather several more opinions regarding the concerns at this intersection he would have a better understanding on how to proceed. He did not anticipate the County would want to wait much longer than a few weeks after the construction was completed. Councilmember McClung understood the County was proposing both some short-term and long- term solutions for the intersection. He asked when the County’s project would be completed. Mr. Lux hoped the Lexington Avenue project would be completed by the second week of August. He commented further on the short-term and long-term solutions for the intersection. He anticipated that the short-term fixes could be in place by October 1. Councilmember Holden stated she was tired of receiving phone calls from local businesses complaining about this intersection. She wanted to see a solution from the County that would address the City’s concerns prior to October 1. Mr. Lux commented the County could continue to adjust the signal light timing. Mayor Grant indicated the signal light tweaking led to only fractional improvements. It was his hope a second signal could be added to the south end of Target. He believed this would improve the traffic in the area. Mr. Lux explained Target was not agreeable to participating financially in an additional light, but noted the Lexington Station developer was. He reported he could contact these businesses again. He provided further comment on how to address the Red Fox Road/Lexington Avenue intersection and indicated it would be difficult to prohibit right turns on red at this intersection. He stated he could speak with the sheriff about patrolling this intersection to reduce the number of vehicles running red lights. Mayor Grant supported the County exploring the addition of another light on the south side of Target. Further discussion ensued regarding the flow of traffic in and around the Red Fox Road and Lexington Avenue intersection.