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ARDEN HILLS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES NOVEMBER 29,2004 6 . be locked into their decision. He noted if the bridge were replaced in the future, a walkway would probably be put on both sides at that time. Councilmember Holden stated she understood the City Engineer had recommended building on the north side of the street. Mr. Brown replied the north side of the street was preferable if money was not an object, and if some solution could be made for the garage that would be too close to the sidewalk. Mayor Aplikowski asked Council make a firn1 decision on this tonight and to look into the future before any final decision is made. Councilmember Holden asked if they could spend MSA money on a fire truck. Councilmember Larson replied he was not implying they could use MSA money for the purchase ofa fire truck. He was simply using it as an example of what $211,000 would buy. Lee Kern, 1400 West County Road E, asked how much of the money was the City responsible for. Councilmember Grant summarized what the State would be contributing and what the City would be contributing. He noted however, this was a grant application and there was no guarantee the City would receive this money. . Ms. Kern asked if they were putting the cart before the horse because they did not even know what the funding from the State was going to be. Mr. Brown stated the City had applied for the $266,000 for a sidewalk on the north side and depending on what happened tonight with the Council, they could amend their request. He stated they were asking for the full amount and the State might pay for everything, except for possibly five or ten percent of the total for engineering costs. Ms. Kern she understood the concern about the house on Pascal, but this driveway had a 40-foot parallel driveway, which would allow them to be off of tbe street. Troy Fields, 1404 County Road E, stated he had the only children that lived on the south side of County Road E and he would prefer the sidewalk be located on the north side of the street. He noted there were more children located on the north side of the street and he did not want to see all of those children cross County Road E to get to the sidewalk on the south side of the road. He stated he did not see any more children moving in on the south side of the road. He noted County Road E was a big detriment and parents would not want to raise children on this road. He indicated they needed to look forward and attract families with children and not make it so families would not move in this area because of safety issues. He stated the trail from Lake Johanna could only be put in on the north side of the road and so the only choice here was the north side of the road because this was the only place were it made sense for safety reasons, no matter what the cost. . Keith Gilbert, 1466 Skiles Lane, stated he did not believe either side of the road was safer than the other side. He noted in order to get to the other side of County Road E, a pedestrian would