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. . . Minutes of the Arden Hills Special eormcil Meetim, 6/3/91 Page 3 HRING (Cont'd) Nancy Heruth, 1538 McCllm3" Drive, expressed concerned that vehicles from North Heights llltheran Olurch may be allowed to travel south on North Snellim, if the roadway is iltprOVErl. She indicated at the present t:iJne the Church has been a wonderful neighbor. Heruth indicated traffic should be reviewed prior to determining if it is reasonable to maintain the ''No Right TlIl:n" restriction from the Church parking lot. She favored maintaining the restriction for vehicles exitim the Olurch parking lot. Mayor Sather ffilPlained eormcil has not discussed nor detennined if the right turn restriction is to be removed. eormcilrnember Hansen questioned the number of residents in the area that attend the Church. Heruth indicated there are few residents attendim the Church. Megan Ricci, 1510 Arden vista Court, stated she favors the road inprovernent and advised iltprovim the road should also i.nprove safety =nditions. Ricci expressed =ncern relative to the parking at the end of the street, near the park. She suggested creatim a parkim area in =junction with the road inprovernent and stronger enforcement of speed limitations. Gary Hotbmn, 1496 Briarknoll Drive, stated the roadway is extremely unsafe and it is dangerous to pass oncoming vehicles on the roadway; favored the road :inprovement. Jim Miller, 4482 North Snellim, questioned when camments relative to the assessment would be heard. He stated the roadway improvement is ~"'=ry and favored the iltprovement, however, wished to be heard at the appropriate t:iJne regardim the "'''''9Ssment of the iltprovement. Miller asked if a study has been made relative to the drainage problems in this area. Mayor Sather advised there would be a public hearim scheduled to discuss the aSE"ei:sment of the roadway inprovement, in the event the iltprovernent is ordered by Council action this evening. He explained all residents would have an opportunity to be heard relative to the proposed assessment at that t:iJne. Engineer Maurer stated previous studies were completed relatim to the drainage problems and a survey crew has gathered field infonnation to verify the information outlined in the study. Maurer advised the drainage issues relatim to the =nstruction of the road have been adequately addressed. He ffilPlained the drainage issues relatim to the undeveloped property have not been studied at this t:iJne, however, there is a plan which outlines placement and sizes of pipes to handle the drainage. Miller discussed drainage issues specifically related to his property with the Engineer . Maurer suggested he meet with Miller on site to review the drainage issues relatim to his parcel of land. Pete Prestrud, 1497 Arden vista Court, favored the road :inprovement and stated the iltprovement is necessary. He advised the "'''='''<:11leI1t issue is a separate issue and indicated he would express views relative to the assessment at the hearim. Bob Zapolski, 1511 Arden vista Court, agrees with other residents that the road is extremely dangerous and favored the road improvement.