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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - SEPTEMBER 28, 1998 11 . Mayor Probst commented regarding the Healthy Youth Coalition, the Roseville School District is hosting a similar meeting on October 20, 1998. He stated he agrees with Councilmember Aplikowski that there have been some positive things going on, but the situation is frustrating. Councilmember Aplikowski noted there are good ideas but they are not getting down to where the needs are, The City needs to get out on the streets and figure out the needs ofthe youtb, There has been an increase in vandalism and she is concerned about the possibility of it , . mcreasmg. Mayor Probst indicated part of the problem may be due to the School District covering sevcn different communities, He feels this may be causing a communication problem and it will be a challenge for the Coalition to become more effective, Councilmember Aplikowski noted there is a need for volunteers to read to children as the ability to read is a large self-esteem issue. Councilmember Keirn reminded the Council there is a Northwest Youth and Family Services open house on October I, 1998 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.rn. She will try to attend a portion of the program, Councilmember Keirn noted she received a call from a citizen wanting to know if the City will be communicating with the community regarding the Bethel parcel. The caller indicated the . citizens want their voices heard and Councilmember Keirn informed her there will be an open forum, Mayor Probst wondered if there has been other feedback since he has not heard any, Councilmember Keim noted there has been a few other inquiries and she would like to be able to tell them there will be a public hearing before any decisions are made. Mr. Fritsinger felt it may not make sense to try to communicate with the citizens until the Council decides whether or not a project is feasible, He noted the Newsletter article made it clear that the City will be in contact with the residents before any decisions on the project design are made. Councilmember Keirn restated her desire to have some sort of communication with the residents, Mayor Probst stated he is not sure what would be communicated to the people, He feels the City has done a good job of updating the community on the status of this issue and suggested flyers could be distributed to the residents, Additionally, the City should encourage other newspapers to run an article when there is information available. Mayor Probst asked for an update on the Round Lake Road project. There had been discussion of trying to combine projects and the options of traffic controL . Mr. Ringwald stated Staff has had conversations with the developer and they have agreed with the City about the need for traffic control and it would initially be the developer's responsibility. The project will move forward with the items that can be started, Ifthe project goes beyond the spring deadline it will become the City's liability. Mayor Probst asked if Staff is still waiting for the timeline of the project release, Mr. Ringwald stated this is correct.