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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—APRIL 22, 2019 2 had more than enough space for affordable housing units. He questioned what scared the City of Arden Hills from more affordable housing. Greg Strandmark, 5101 5701" Street in Pine City, provided the Council with a handout. He stated he was present to discuss the TCAAP site. He explained he feared Native American (Dakota) burials had occurred on the TCAAP property. He recommended an archeologist be brought in to survey the site. Chuck Kachel, 1520 Arden Place, stated he was also known as Ten Bears. He reported his friend Josie Wales tried to talk some sense into the City Council regarding the Tobacco 21 issue. He indicated 12 years ago the Council approved a smoke-free policy in its parks but with no Ordinance in place this issue could not be enforced. He commented on the Tobacco 21 Ordinance that was recently approved by the City of Arden Hills. He feared that the City had passed a "boiler plate" Ordinance and discussed further how this Ordinance would impact local business owners. He was of the opinion the Ordinance would not stop minors from using tobacco. He suggested that the City consider limiting the purchase of sugary sodas for youth in the community as this could reduce obesity and childhood diabetes. He recommended the City make its own mind up on issues and not follow what other communities are doing. He reported cigarette use among adults was down from 17%to 11%. He discussed how e-cigarette use was assisting adults to stop smoking conventional cigarettes. He believed that the only thing the Tobacco 21 Ordinance would do, would be to inconvenience Arden Hills' residents trying to legally purchase flavored tobacco. 3. RESPONSE TO PUBLIC INQUIRIES A. Public Inquiry Responses from March 25, 2019 City Council Meeting City Administrator Perrault provided the Council with a response to the inquiries addressed at the March 25 City Council meeting regarding the Lindey's Park backstop and fence as well as TCAAP questions. 4. PRESENTATION A. 35W MnPASS Project Update Mark Lindeberg, MnDOT, provided the Council with a presentation on the 35W MnPASS project. He explained this project would take three years to complete and would impact 35W from Highway 36 to Sunset Boulevard in Blaine. In addition, he noted five bridges would be replaced. He commented on the staging overview for the portion of the project that would be completed in 2019. He stated a great deal of work would be completed in the overnight hours. The traffic impacts that would occur in the coming year were reviewed with the Council. He reviewed the location of the noise walls in Arden Hills and noted these walls would be painted upon completion of the project. He encouraged the public to visit MnDOT's website to stay informed on this project. Mayor Grant asked if the closure of southbound Snelling Avenue to southbound Hamline Avenue was permanent or temporary.