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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—NOVEMBER 8, 2021 3 Council consensus was to support the contract with HR Green. C. Snelling Avenue North PMP—Design Decision Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen stated on September 20, 2021, at the Work Session, Council was presented 3 different design options for the Snelling Avenue North Improvements project. Within the presentation was the project background and information about how each option was designed and the associated costs. Council then directed staff to consider all available design options and host a Public Open House to receive feedback from Arden Hills' residents. The Public Open House was held on October 20, 2021. Staff also had a virtual opportunity for feedback on the project page on the City website from October 15 to October 24. The comments that were received have been compiled. Staff requested the Council provide staff with feedback on what option to proceed with. Councilmember Holden reported she supported Option 3. Mayor Grant believed Option 3 was the logical choice. Councilmember Scott and Councilmember Holmes supported Option 3 as well. Councilmember McClung explained he also supported Option 3 and recommended the trail be located on the west side. Councilmember Holden indicated she supported the trail being located on the west side as well because this would provide a better connection to the regional trail. Councilmember Holmes questioned if it made a difference which side the trail was on when considering grant funding. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen discussed the trail along Lexington Avenue and commented on how the connectivity was considered when this trail was put in place. Councilmember Holmes stated she believed this portion of trail should be located on the east side because traffic was limited. In addition, the Bethel trail was to the east. She explained she was not convinced the trail had to be on the west side for connectivity purposes. Councilmember Scott indicated the east side was more favorable from an engineering standpoint, but he understood the west side provided a better regional layout. For this reason, he preferred the new trail be located on the west side. Mayor Grant commented he understood there were benefits to having the trail on the east side, however, he recommended the trail be located on the west side. Councilmember Holden stated the County may want to put a roundabout in this area and this was a concern to her given the level of pedestrian traffic in this area.