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Minutes of Regular Council Meeting Page five March 17, 1975 Bauer indicated that there would not be a need for a Joint Powers Agreement - all school facilities, including the pools, are covered by School District Pol icy 1330, which covers the municipalities' use of the facilities, also. Bauer,explained that the municipality hires the instructors, collects the funds, uses the facility - no rent; liability is the same for ali the coordinated programs. Community Education stili has control of the faciiltles - permits must be obtained 48 hours prior to use of facility. . After discussion, Crichton Indicated that an evaluation of the recre- ation prqgrams has not been made by Arden Hills, and suggested that, before another activity is added to the program, The evaluation of the present programs be made - Parks and Recreation.Committee was requested to evaluate the programs, nQtlng .total participation, per- centage of Arden Hills' participation In each activity, total costs, etc. Resolution No. 75-15 - Archery Range Mr. Ken Simons, Ramsey Count.y Open Space System,dlspiayed a map of the proposed Marsden lake Archery Rang"a an.d'-ll.!!.!".k i ng a rea on 8.0 i acres (Parcel Cl west af lexington Avenue, approxima~ly I' miles north of Highway 96. Crichton moved, seconded by Feyereisen, that Council approve Resolu- tion No. 75-15, RESOLUTiON APPROVING PLAN AND AUTHORIllNG RAMSEY COUNTY TO IMPLEMENT INSTAllATION OF AN ARCHERY RANGE AT MARSDEN lAKE SITE. Motion carried unanimousiy. Case No. 74-17, McDonald's Corporation ~ Building Perml! Mr. Thomas Sexton reported that. since the last Counc il meet I ng, he contacted Mr. Kirkwold of the Ramsey County Highway Department, regard- Ing the need for a semaphore at the intersection of Connei Iy Avenue , and County Road E, advising that he had invited Attorney lynden to also' atte.nd this meeting, but he did not attend because of prior commitments,'. Sexton advised that he showed the McDonald's plans to Mr. Kirkwold, and rei ayed the 'Counc ii's concerns rega rd I ng the tra ff I c vo I umes, tu rns etc. In this area. Sexton reported Klrkwold's reaction, after review of the plans, as 1.0 I I ow s : . ~. Traffic voiumes at present are not sufficient to warrant study. 2. Even after McDonald's Is bui It, there would not be suffi- cient traffic to warrant lights; 3. In his Judgement, under the warrant standards, a semaphore installation would be possible, but not advisable; probably 25% of cost would be ~pprotione~ to municipai ity - affected property ownera could be.assesseO for COSTS. ~exTon saio that McDonald's would accepT this (Their s~arel. 4. Five hundred cars each hour for eight hours would be neces- sary traffic v&lume to warrant a semaphore at this Inter- section. Sexton requested Council to re-conslder former motion, in view of this report of Mr. KI~k~old's reaction to the semaphore request. Sexton a I so adv I sed CNlr.e II that McOona I d's Corporat i on w III not accept the condition In tho former motion restricting hours of operatl(Oro" He said McDonald's has no plan to operate during those hours - Ilkel~- hood Is quite remote that they would want to do so In the future, but they would not ~~nt to be so restricted. Wingert asked Mr. Sexton If he has a plan for alternate routing of traffic in and out of the McDonald's proposed site. Sexton said that, In dlscusl>lr.g thll tntfHc In this area with Klrkwold, the alter'nate plan was not consld~red to be an Improvement, therefore, a plan has not been developed. -5-