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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - NOVEMBER 8, 1999 15 . Councilmember Malone asked ifreconstructing Hamline Avenue would be possible if the project were delayed. Mr. Brown stated that this option would become more reasonable if funds were borrowed or if other funding sources could be found. With regard to the requested action for this Resolution, Mayor Probst suggested that the City Council proceed with a public meeting to gain neighborhood input. He was not sure what sort of reaction the neighborhood will have other than the standard desire to not pay an assessment. He felt that the City must get beyond this issue in order to have other pertinent discussions. Councilmember Larson asked Mr. Brown for his opinion on changing the street widths. Mr. Brown stated that he was comfortable with the suggestions in the report. He understood the argument that the 32-foot width has been the standard and credibility may be lost with a suggestion to deviate from this standard. Considering the functionality of a road with no on- street parking, the suggested widths should be acceptable. He noted that the City of Minneapolis has many 24 and 28 foot wide roads. Most 24 foot wide roads do not allow parking. When parking is allowed on 28 foot roads, this results in a calming ofthe traffic, however, when cars are parked on both sides of the road, only one vehicle can usually travel down the street at a time. He felt that major through streets should remain 32 feet, even with a no parking restriction. Councilmember Larson asked how wide Dunlap Street is. Mr. Brown stated that Dunlap Street is 30-feet wide. . With regard to the cost to construct the proposed ponds, Councilmember Larson noted that the funding scenarios showed the Rice Creek Watershed District committing $75,000 to this project, which was less than half of the total cost. It had been his understanding that the Rice Creek Watershed District would normally fund 75 percent of this type of project. Mr. Brown stated that this was correct, however, the Rice Creek Watershed District also had an upper limit per project. He suggested that the ponds could be split into two separate projects so each pond would receive 75 percent funding from the District. Councilmember Larson stated that this would be worth pursuing with the Rice Creek Watershed District. With regard to the inlet of Lake Josephine and the possibility of having some water run through this inlet, Councilmember Larson asked what the benefit would be if this would be an intermittent flow. He understood that this could add to the amount of water flowing into Lake Josephine. However, with regard to the inlet itself, he wondered what would be gained or lost by not running any water through this inlet. Mr. Brown stated that little would be gained other than some flushing ofthe line. Councilmember Larson noted that the report included the cost of concrete curbs and gutters. He asked what it was about this area that made the construction of curbs and gutters essential. Mr. Brown stated that with the proximity of the housing to the street, he would recommend the streets be constructed with curbs and gutters. . Councilmember Larson confirmed that ifthe ponds were not constructed to N.U.R.P. standards, the consequence would be untreated water running out of them. Mr. Brown stated that this was correct. He noted that, being a developcd area within the watershed, the City does not --..-----