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// r9j.~ c" 0 , . Minutes of Regular Public Safety/Works Committee Meeting Village of Arden Hills . April 16, 1987 Village Hall Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 7:32 p.m. by Chairman Schultek. Roll Call Present: Dick Schu1tek, Roy Ambli, Bob Carley, Duane Long, Paul Malone, David McClung, Bud Steg1ich, Ed Tro1ander Absent: Bill Gillies, Jerry Timm, Don Zehm Also Present: Public Works Supervisor Robert Raddatz, Clerk Administrator Patricia J. Morrison, Fire Chief Dan Winkel, Deputy Frank Herbst Approval of Minutes The minutes of March 19, 1987 were approved as submitted. o~/ReQuest for Parkinlt Restrictions, South Side of County Road E, From Lake v Johanna Blvd. to the Hilth Vo1talte Power Lines Committee was referred to minutes of Council meeting of April 13, referring this request to this committee, and to letters from Stephen Gericke and the Poe1zer family, residents along this road. Clark Adair, 3491 Lake Johanna Blvd. presented the neighborhood's rationale for this request, intended to eliminate parking by Tony Schmidt Park visitors in this area. He stated that (1) parking there constitutes a safety hazard; the . cars tend to park on the jogging trail which borders County Road E, and a~so close to the intersection, so visibility at the intersection becomes a problem; (2) parking there has caused problems with maintenance of the curbing and erosion of the banks, and (3) persons using the park illegally, after it closes at 10:00 p.m., tend to use this area for parking so their presence in the park is less easy for deputies to detect. Deputy Herbst added his support to the neighborhood request; however, he recommended the no parking rule extend to New Brighton Road. He stated that four years ago, at the request of the Sheriff's Department, both sides of Johanna Boulevard bordering the beach area were posted, and three years ago, County Road E was posted on the north side because of the number of accidents occurring at the intersection of County Road E and Johanna Blvd. Fire Chief Winkel concurred with the recommendations as well; County Road E is used by the fire vehicles and the narrowness of the road, plus lack of visibility at the corner if cars are parked along the road, creates a safety hazard. Schu1tek expressed concern that imposing a parking ban such as this would merely be "putting a bandaid on a much bigger problem", that of overuse of the park. The park itself contains 128 parking spaces, the recommended number for a lake and park of this size; he feels the park is overused, and steps should be taken by Arden Hills to protect this natural resource. Deputy Herbst added that Lake Johanna incurred more calls for lake rules violations than any other lake in Ramsey County. More than half of the users of the lake are from . outside Ramsey County, apparently because Hennepin County charges fees for lake usage and Ramsey County does not. --- ---------..-