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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL – JANUARY 10, 2022 5 Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen reported the ADA ped ramps were changed within the 100% design plans. Councilmember Scott noted the Council received a comment from a resident this afternoon who stated the vast majority of students were not using the current crosswalk. He stated this was an enforcement issue that would have to be addressed by the City. Councilmember Holden indicated there has been a lot of complaints about parents doing u-turns. She asked if the school district could be required to post a “No U-Turn” sign where parents are exiting the property. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen commented this wasn’t something he had considered in the signage plan but he could work with the design team on this. Councilmember Holmes indicated a lot of the parents were making u-turns on Lake Valentine Road going west. She stated the safety of the students at Mounds View High School was not as tight as it could be and she understood not all students were crossing at the crosswalk. Councilmember Holden stated the Council liked to make conditions for approval versus making recommendations to staff or the design team to ensure all concerns from the City were being addressed. She asked if staff had any concerns that should be included in the conditions for approval. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen reported the school district needs to look at illuminating the northern part of the ped crossing. He explained the school district would be meeting with Xcel to discuss how to add this feature. He stated one more condition could be included to state: The applicant shall enhance lighting at the norther portion of the crosswalk and at the intersections of the driveways. Further discussion ensued regarding the location of the handicap parking stalls. Mayor Grant commented on the size of the parking islands and discussed the number of parking stalls that had been lost due to their size. He anticipated 20 parking stalls could be gained if the size of the islands were adjusted. Mr. Tierney reported this was the case. He stated he had tried to find a balance between the number of parking stalls and the proper amount of green space. Mayor Grant indicated the Council would have to decide if they wanted to have big islands or small islands within this parking lot because this was impacting the number of parking spaces. Councilmember Holden asked what the percentage of parking space was occupied by the parking islands within the plan that accommodated 381 parking stalls. Planning Consultant Kansier stated this was approximately 6%.