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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL – A PRIL 22 , 2019 2 <br /> <br />had more than enough space for affordable housing units. He questioned what scared the City of <br />Arden Hills from more affordable housing. <br /> <br />Greg Strandmark, 5101 570th Street in Pine City, provided the Council with a handout. He <br />stated he was present to discuss the TCAAP site. He explained he feared Native American <br />(Dakota) burials had occurred on the TCAAP property. He recommended an archeologist be <br />brought in to survey the site. <br /> <br />Chuck Kachel, 1520 Arden Place, stated he was also known as Ten Bears. He reported his friend <br />Josie Wales tried to talk some sense into the City Council regarding the Tobacco 21 issue. He <br />indicated 12 years ago the Council approved a smoke-free policy in its parks but with no <br />Ordinance in place this issue could not be enforced. He commented on the Tobacco 21 Ordinance <br />that was recently approved by the City of Arden Hills. He feared that the City had passed a <br />“boiler plate” Ordinance and discussed further how this Ordinance would impact local business <br />owners. He was of the opinion the Ordinance would not stop minors from using tobacco. He <br />suggested that the City consider limiting the purchase of sugary sodas for youth in the community <br />as this could reduce obesity and childhood diabetes. He recommended the City make its own <br />mind up on issues and not follow what other communities are doing. He reported cigarette use <br />among adults was down from 17% to 11%. He discussed how e-cigarette use was assisting adults <br />to stop smoking conventional cigarettes. He believed that the only thing the Tobacco 21 <br />Ordinance would do, would be to inconvenience Arden Hills’ residents trying to legally purchase <br />flavored tobacco. <br /> <br />3. RESPONSE TO PUBLIC INQUIRIES <br /> <br />A. Public Inquiry Responses from March 25, 2019 City Council Meeting <br /> <br />City Administrator Perrault provided the Council with a response to the inquiries addressed at <br />the March 25 City Council meeting regarding the Lindey’s Park backstop and fence as well as <br />TCAAP questions. <br /> <br />4. PRESENTATION <br /> <br />A. 35W MnPASS Project Update <br /> <br />Mark Lindeberg, MnDOT, provided the Council with a presentation on the 35W MnPASS <br />project. He explained this project would take three years to complete and would impact 35W <br />from Highway 36 to Sunset Boulevard in Blaine. In addition, he noted five bridges would be <br />replaced. He commented on the staging overview for the portion of the project that would be <br />completed in 2019. He stated a great deal of work would be completed in the overnight hours. <br />The traffic impacts that would occur in the coming year were reviewed with the Council. He <br />reviewed the location of the noise walls in Arden Hills and noted these walls would be painted <br />upon completion of the project. He encouraged the public to visit MnDOT’s website to stay <br />informed on this project. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant asked if the closure of southbound Snelling Avenue to southbound Hamline <br />Avenue was permanent or temporary.