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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION November 15, 2004 9 . City Administrator Wolfe reiterated that the owner of the Super 8 was not sure how the tax dollars would be allocated or used. Once the Super 8 owner understood how the money would be allocated, he was agreeable to implementing the tax. Mayor Aplikowski noted that the convention and visitors bureau offers its participants additional advertising opportunities. Mr. Bob Musil stated that the Super 8 has sent a letter of support of the Minneapolis Metro North Convention and Visitors Bureau and that the North Metro Mayor's Association has also wrote a letter of recommendation for his organization. This item will be brought forward to the City Council at the November 29th meeting. County Road E Update City Administrator Wolfe provided a brief overview of the proposed County Road E bridge enhancement and sidewalk project for members of the City Council. In previous meetings, the City Council requested a report from URS with additional information regarding the costs, pros, and cons of building on the north side of County Road E. City staff also requested a report from the Ramsey County Sheriffs Department regarding accident data for the intersection at County Road E and Connelly. The Ramsey County Sheriffs Department reported that there were 12 accidents at the intersection . of County Road E and Connelly since 1999. Ten of the accidents at this intersection were traffic light violations. The twelve accidents at this location did not involve any pedestrians. City Engineer Greg Brown noted that the intersection layout at County Road E is not deficient. Councilmember Grant asked if a railing would be required if the sidewalk was installed on the north side. City Engineer Brown stated that there were more grading concerns on the north sidc, but a railing would not bc required. In his opinion, the north side would be the safest option for locating the sidewalk. Although there are other factors such as funding that must be considered in making this decision Councilmember Holden noted that the additional cost is worth it to improve the safety along County Road E. She mentioned that the Twin Lakes traffic is expected to increase along Fairview Avenue in the future. Tbis may result in more traffic along County Road E. City Engineer Brown stated that a "No-Right Turn on Red" sign off of Snelling Avenue may be an option at this intersection in the future. Councilmembcr Larson indicated that the cost factor and the number of residents that are being affected by this project does not justify placing the sidewalk on the north side. He stated that he . has a hard time coming up with the rationale to spend $200,000 or more for a north side sidewalk.