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. . . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - FEBRUARY 8,1999 5 Other questions which had been raised during this process by the City Staff and residents relate to the project specifics of the site. At this point, Staff had not invested a great deal of time analyzing these issues. The intent had been to meet with the Council first to determine if the concept and general uses being proposed make sense for the City prior to discussing the site specific items. Staff has continued to gather information which would be considered should the Council proceed with the review of the project. This information includes a traffic analysis of Old Snelling Avenue to the determine how the site would be affected. Staff has scheduled a meeting this week with Ramsey County to discuss the issue of the width of Snelling Avenue and determine if changes are needed to be made to the road. Changes may be needed in order to address speed and safety issues which have been raised by Bethel College and the community. A full detailed site survey had been completed and is now available. In addition, the City performed wetland delineation's of the various wetlands on the site. Other issues which had been raised by residents or Parks and Recreation Commission members had been: · There is no intent to light the soccer, softball or tennis courts. . The ownership of the fields is yet to be determined, and will need to be evaluated by attorneys. . There is no agreement for the joint use of the facilities and such an agreement will have to be developed and approved before the project proceeds. · The parties will need to determine who constructs the project. . Ramsey County is open to considering other options for the design of Old Snelling Avenue Mr. Fritsinger advised that the Parks and Recreation Commission has recommended that the City proceed with the exploration of the possibilities for a joint project with Bethel College, and that neighborhood meetings be held in order to obtain additional input. Should the City Council support this recommendation, the Council should move to direct the City Staff to proceed in this manner. Councilmember Aplikowski inquired regarding the location ofthe City's park land. Mr. Fritsinger stated that the City's park land is basically located west of the large wetland on the site and is shown in gray on the map. Mayor Probst requested confirmation that Bethel College currently uses some of the City facilities for their womens softball. Mr. Fritsinger stated that was correct. Mayor Probst asked, if the proposed facilities were built, would all of these activities move to the new location. Mr. Craig Hjelle, Bethel College, stated that the proposed project would become the College's primary activity location. Mayor Probst asked how Bethel College had determined the number of proposed tennis courts. Mr. Hjelle stated that six would be the minimum needed in order to run a varsity tennis program. The College currently has six and would want to maintain this number of courts.