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. . . Minutes of the Arden Hills Regular Council Meeting, 8-12-91 Page 4 RES. #91-47; S'IDWE AVENUE, PElTI'ION FOR IMPROVEMENI' Council was referred to a memorandum fran the Clerk Administrator and attached materials, dated 8-7-91, relative to a petition received fran residents requesting street in1provements. Administrat= Berger advised the Deputy Clerk and Engineer have reviewed the signatures on the petition to detennine the adequacy of the petition. He advised the signatures represent 42 percent of frontage on stowe Avenue, between New Brighton Road and lake Johanna Boulevard and 35 percent is required for adequacy. Berger explained he has contacted the city of New Brighton to determine if any improvements are sdJ.eduled for the New Brighton P=tion of stowe Avenue and was advised there are no inprovements scheduled f= the New Brighton portion of stowe Avenue. The New Brighton City Engineer requested notification if Arden Hills pr~'" with the improvement of stowe Avenue. Engineer Maurer explained the petition is valid f= one half of the length of stowe Avenue. He reconunended review of the entire length of the street, if the feasibility study is ordered, and advised that if the project is reviewed for the entire length of the street, the petition may not be adequate. Councilmember Mahowald asked residents in attendance if the 42 percent signatures is indicative of the support of all residents along stowe Avenue. Char Wilmar, stowe Avenue resident, advised several younger families have recently moved into the neighborhood and did not favor the financial aspect of the proposed improvement. Ron Wilmar explained several residents were not willing to sign the petition without SOIIle knoIvledge of the costs of the improvement. He stated the maj=ity favored improvement of the street. Councilmember Mahowald asked if the residents were advised the costs would be assessed 100 percent to arotting properties. Ron Wilmar stated residents were advised of the 100 percent assessment. He expressed concern that the feasibility study may include the additional block of stowe Avenue, since the petition was not circulated in that area. Engineer Maurer stated he was attenpting to advise Council that a four-fifths vote in the affinnative may te nece~~~ry to proceed with improvement of the entire length of stowe Avenue, since the petition would not be adequate. Councilmember Mahowald advised it would be more practical to include the entire street in the improvement, rather than a one block portion of stowe Avenue. Ron Wilmar stated SOIIle of the residents strongly feel the County should be responsible f= the in1provement costs, rather than the city or residents. Councilmember Growe requested a cost estimate for preparation of the feasibility report. Engineer Maurer estimated the cost between $1,500.00 and $2,000.00. Mahowald moved, seconded by Growe, to adopt Resolution No. 91-47, Declaring the Adequacy of the Petition for Improvement and Ordering the Preliminary Feasibility Report in the Matter of the 1991 stowe Avenue IlTprovements. Motion carried unani.Jrously. (3-0)