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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - FEBRUARY 14,2000 19 . Mr. Kunkel noted that neither the City nor Bethel College can dictate the layout of the intersection or roadway. However, recommendations to Ramsey County can be made. Mayor Probst concurred. Mr. Kunkel stated that Bethel College has responded to the concerns of the neighborhood rcgarding the visual affects of the project and was accepting ofthc recommendations to change the landscaping. Additionally, he was willing to offer an additional $10,000 worth of landscaping in any form to be determined by City staff. He stated that if the City Council felt this was appropriate, Bethel College would be willing to work with the City staff illld residents to determine what additional screening is needed. Councilmember Grant suggested the addition of condition number 16 as follows: 16. Up to $l 0,000 in additional landscaping, to be deternlined at a later date, be added in order to meet the screening needs of the adjacent residents. Councilmember Aplikowski did not fcel that the exact dollar amount to be spent on the additionallillldscaping should be stated in thc motion. . Council member Grant stated that he was not sure he could support the motion with the requirement that Ramsey County be asked to install illl island in the road. Additionally, he was not certain that he could support the proposed striping. He indicated that he livcs on Chatham Avenue and he felt that it might be best to leave the striping as is. Councilmember Aplikowski concurred. Mayor Probst stated that there was no doubt that reducing the road from four lillles to two will reduce the speed of traffic and will be a byproduct of the proposal. He indicated that the City has received requests from residents to reduce the speed limit on Old Snelling Avenue. The City has not pursued this since, once the survey is done, there was a good chance that the speed limit would increase. Mayor Probst stated that the proposed changes to the roadway would be an improvcment over the existing situation. Councilmember Aplikowski stated that slower traffic could also be achieved with a three lane road with no island. She suggested that the City simply ask Ramsey County to provide the safest possible roadway. She reiterated that she could not support the motion if it ineluded a requirement for an islillld. Mayor Probst noted that the condition was to make a recommendation to Ramsey County illld the City Cilllnot control whether or not they choose to follow this recommendation. Since Ramsey County has used the island method at Tony Schmidt Park to slow down the traffic, they may be willing to consider using the same method in this case. Mr. Kunkel asked that the project not be halted because the Council cannot agree on whether or not an island would be a good choice since Ramsey County would ultimately make this decision. . Mayor Probst asked that the Recording Secretary restate the conditions of the motion. With regard to condition number 16, Mr. Kunkel stated that he would prefer to negotiate with the City staff rather than the residents about the additional landscaping.