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I Ie f' I I I I I I. .. I I I I I I I. .. I ARDEN BILLS CITY COUNCll. - AUGUST 29, 1994 2 MOTION: Hicks moved and Malone seconded a motion to approve the Consent Calendar as amended, and authorize execution of all n~sary documents contained therein. The motion carried nnll1limonsly (3-0). Plmuc COMMRNTS Mr. Tom M1Jlcahy, 3530 Siems Court, requested an opportunity to read a resolution for Council consideration regarding the closing of Old Snelling Avenue crossOver on Trunk Highway 51. He read the resolution as follows: "The Council expresses its continuing and renewed opposition to the closing and requests that it be reopened. ~1J"" of the burden placed on residential streets in the city from. diverted traffic, particularly County Road E, Lydia Avenue and Lake Johanna Boulevard. ~'lse of the added danger of 50 mph rear-end accidents to northbound standing vehicles waiting for the left turn signal at Lydia-arguably a far higher risk than that to left-turning moving vehicles at the closed intersection. ~l1se the dRndm'li warrants for closing the crossover were never demonstrated or applied and were ignored in the decision making process. RPrlm.... the rationale adopted of avoiding any accident whatever at this site is unreasonable and lacking in due process. The impiOpei decisional basis for the closing should not be allowed to stand as a model for administrative action. It could again result, as it did in this case, in closing an intersection at lIdmitrimative whim and under political or personal pressure on a government official. lW-m."" the closing '-4l..,nb were not consistently applied and are, therefore, defaulted. If applied consistently on Highway 51, the southbound crossover at this same location and the crossover at Glenhill Road would both be closed. The identical traffic flow is involved. Because the ongoing repairs to the County Road E bridge over Highway 51 and the added traffic diverted to this exit again draw our attention to the iwpmJ>.iety of the closing of the crossover. Accordingly, we respectfully request the reopening of the northbound Snelling Avenue crossover on Highway 51 as soon as practicable.