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. . . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - JANUARY 10,2000 12 Mr. Jack Lindberg, 1136 Carlton Drive, presented a letter for consideration, speaking against the project's process to-date. Mr. Jim Cox, 1287 Ingerson Avenue, spoke against the project, related to possible conflict of interest concerns by Mayor Probst. Mayor Probst brought the meeting back to order and asked that the comments be limited to the proposed street improvement project. Councilmember Larson addressed comments regarding any alleged conflict of interest concerns by the City Council and the City's consulting engineering firnl. Mr. Nathan Kathir, 1148 Carlton Drive, stated that he was a licensed practicing Civil Engineer. He indicated that most residents would feel better if one engineering firm performed the assessment analysis and another perfomled the design work of the project. There is often a great deal of subjective thought that goes into the process and two minds are better than one. An unidentified audience member noted that the presentation had suggested that the major problem with this neighborhood was the drainage. However, the majority of the project cost would go towards road reconstruction. He felt that the majority ofthe money should be spent on repairing the primary problem,. An unidentified audience member stated that he moved to this neighborhood nine years and eight months ago. He chose the City of Arden Hills because it was a smaller community. When asked how thc traffic is in his neighborhood, he responds by saying that only the people who live the neighborhood and those who are lost use the streets. Given the volume of traffic in the neighborhood, he felt that the ratings may not warrant reconstruction at this time. An unidentified audience membcr statcd that, with the exception ofIngerson Avenue, most of the streets in his neighborhood do not have a speeding problem. The speeding problem on Ingerson A venuc could be dealt with by posting speed limit signs and enforcing them. He stated that his neighborhood does not need sidcwalks or curbs and gutters. What the neighborhood needs is speed limit signs that are enforced. An unidentified audience member stated that he was not opposed to the proposed improvements. However, the City and the neighborhood needed more time to consider the improvements and present a better solution. He added that there was only two to three houses affected by the ponding in the street. Ms. Ally Biggs, 1135 Ingerson Road, presented the City Council with a petition from the neighborhood that was taken after the November 29, 1999 meeting. The residents put together a core group of representatives that petitioned all ofthe 92 affected lots in the neighborhood. Of the 92 residents petitioned, 69 stated that they were opposed to the proposed plan. Two of the residents were in favor of the proposed plans. One was willing to support the proposal to avoid a fight with the City. Nine of the residents were undecided and wanted more information. Twelve of the residents could not be reached.