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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Approved: April 11, 2016 <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />MARCH 14, 2016 <br />8:00 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS <br /> <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br /> <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Grant called to order the City Council work <br />session at 8:00 p.m. <br /> <br />Present: Mayor David Grant; Councilmembers Brenda Holden, Fran Holmes, and <br />Dave McClung <br /> <br /> Absent: Councilmember Jonathan Wicklund (excused) <br /> <br /> Also present: Interim City Administrator/Director of Finance and Administrative Services <br />Sue Iverson; Community Development Director Jill Hutmacher; Acting Public Works <br />Director John Anderson; and City Clerk Amy Dietl <br /> <br />1. AGENDA ITEMS <br /> <br />A. County Road E Bridge Pedestrian Lighting <br /> <br />Acting Public Works Director Anderson stated that MnDOT reconstructed the bridge over TH <br />51 at County Road E in 2015. During construction, conduit was put in the bridge structure to <br />route a power supply to two locations on the ends of the bridge for light poles if the City wished <br />to someday install lighting. Also at that time, the City of Arden Hills and Ramsey County had a <br />joint improvement project along County Road E, and part of that project was the addition of <br />pedestrian lighting along both sides of the street. The lights that were added are owned and <br />maintained by Xcel Energy. <br /> <br />Acting Public Works Director Anderson explained that Xcel will not install and maintain <br />lighting on a bridge. MnDOT and Ramsey County are the two road authorities involved in the <br />bridge over TH 51 at County Road E. The City is responsible for improvements on the bridge <br />above and beyond the basic installation. The City Council expressed an interest in the addition of <br />pedestrian lighting along the bridge. Staff obtained two quotes for the installation of lighting with <br />two fixture options (HPS and LED). The quotes include placing a power supply cabinet on the <br />west end of the bridge and directional boring a conduit to the bridge and installing all wiring and <br />fixtures on the bridge. A power drop would be required from Xcel Energy. To date, staff has not