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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - OCTOBER 9, 2001 3 Mr. Tolaas indicated most of the city's cost would be in the shoulder work. He stated there was a . minor amount of storm sewer work and some ponding required. Mayor Probst asked if this was a commitment to funding or just approval of a concept. Mr. Tolaas responded it was just approval of a concept for the RFP. He stated the cost sharing agreement would come later. He noted this was a low cost solution to the problems there. He added they had cropped things back to the real problem. He stated once the arsenal site was developed, this project could come back into the County's program at any time to change the work. Mayor Probst asked about the long-term plan for Lexington Avenue. Mr. Tolaas responded it would be alternative three in the report. He stated there was strong opposition to the environmental impact of a straight on alignment. He noted state law requires them to safeguard the wetlands at all costs. He added when the project comes back under consideration there might be room to talk about it again. He stated this was a good solution to buy the County those years. He noted that in the scheme of things it was a low cost solution to a significant problem. He stated when the arsenal site was developed the environmental arguments would not be as strong. He noted a land bridge option could work. He added it could still allow the passage of water and turtles. He stated there was also the issue of a relative high cost to cross the marsh now when there was no need for it. MOTION: Councilmember Grant moved and Councilmember Larson seconded a motion to . approve Alternative 3 in the Ramsey County Project Development Report for County Road I from Hamlin A venue to Lexington A venue. The motion carried unanimously (4-0). B. Pavement Management Plan (PMP) Standards 1. Definition of "Neighborhood" Street Width 2. Standards Map Mr. Lynch explained the Pavement Management Plan and the Standards Map. He noted there was no agreement yet on the designation of width for a neighborhood street. He added three options had been proposed. Councilmember Larson suggested the following changes: l. On page 2 of recommendation, in Additional Considerations for Street Width Determination, add "presence or absence of sidewalk" after "Existing trees". 2. On page 3, in the first large paragraph, in the last sentence, change the "options provided for selection would include" to "options provided for selection could include". 3. On page 3, under Process, in the first paragraph, replace the first sentence with "The City . of Arden Hills would use a variety of media sources to notify the neighborhood about the intended roadway project".