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. . Minutes of the Arden Hills Special Council Meeting, 6/3/91 Page 5 fiRING (Cent'd) Mrs. Rydberg, 1486 Briarknoll Drive, stated the road needs repair and agreed the assessment issue is difficult to separate from the :i1nprovernent issue. She suggested Council consider an area assessment for all persons using the road. Mayor Sather reviewed the recently adopted asE:ocsment policy and noted that construction rates are set on an annual basis. He explained that any street reconstruction project, regardless of the roadway designation, is proposed to be assessed at 50 percent of the annual cost for that year; this year the annual cost is set at $55.00 per front foot, therefore, the assessment is proposed to be $27.50 per front foot to residents. He noted the C1lurch properties will be assessed at $55.00 per front foot, due to their tax-exempt status. The Mayor explained the monies received from state Aid are utilized for road ~ements and other items, such as the installation of signalization at Red Fox Road, Grey Fox Road and HaInline Avenue. Gene cafferty, 1556 Royal Hills Drive, supported the ~ement of the road. He questioned if there are optional plans for the road :i1nprovement. He suggested sufficient parking be provided by the park area. Councilmernber Malone advised there are plans and specifications for the road :i1nprovement at this time, as explained earlier by Engineer Maurer. Engineer Maurer explained the plans for the improvement are approximately 90% complete and the pathway/sidewalk mentioned earlier and parking situation at the park were issues discussed at a previous hearing. He advised sketch drawings were prepared for the neighborhood meeting last week and it appears there is no SUJ:POrt for the pathway. He explained parking is proposed from Royal Hills Drive to the south end of the park property; actually there is sufficient room for 26 parking stalls, however, the last half of the parking area would require excavation of the hill at the end of the street. Maurer advised area residents report approximately six to eight vehicles as the lOClSt they have seen parked for activities at Royal Hills park. He stated it was detemined that as many parking stalls as are feasible will be placed along the street between Royal Hills Drive and McClung Drive, stopping short of the hill area, and placing striped and signed pedestrian crossings at both intersections; it appears there may be ten to twelve stalls. Maurer stated the placement of stop signs has not been addressed at this time; nonnally signs are reviewed after completion of the road :i1nprovement. He explained a traffic study is authorized and a procedure is outlined by MN/OOI', with criteria to determine if a stop sign is warranted. Based on the discussion and public safety issues, Maurer carmnented that Council would consider such a study depending on complaints regarding public safety concerns. cafferty questioned if citizen input would be received relating to the amount of parking stalls, installation of stop signs and the design of the street. Maurer advised the road is proposed to be the same configuration as =ently exists, with a slight curve at the extreme north end; this is to align with the turn lanes onto Highway 96. . Councilmernber Hansen re::[Uested the Engineer explain why the road is scheduled for reconstruction versus bituminous overlay.