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Minutes of the Arden Hills Regular Council Meeting, 5-28-91 Page 4 . FOB. HRG. (Cont'd) Council1nember Malone recalled the original petition presented by residents favored the street closure and now a mnnber of residents have expressed opposition to closing the street. He stated he does not favor closing the street as there does not appear to be overwhelming evidence that all residents support closure. Councilmember Hansen referred to the letter fram residents which stated two rronths have passed since this matter was brought before Council. She explained Council prefers not to make a hasty decision regarding closing the street and recalled the Public Safety/Works Coromittee reviewed the traffic problem on Valentine Avenue a few years ago. Hansen did not favor closing the roadway and suggested placement of signs which prohibit turning onto the roadway fram Old Highway 10 and County Road F. She favored con:iucting a traffic survey on the roadway. O:luncilmember Growe advised the Public Safety/Works Coromittee agrees the traffic problems in this area create a safety hazard and have ni"",lSsed extra enforcement in the area; favored conducting a traffic study. Growe in:licated she preferred more infonnation pri= to making a detennination to close the street and suggested the street overlay be CCllTpleted at this t:iJne. . O:luncil1nember Mahowald expressed concern at the division of the residents regarding the street closure; stated the initial petition with all signatures favoring the closure was the incentive f= Council to consider the matter. He agreed the traffic needs to be diverted fram utilizing Valentine Avenue as a "shortcut" and that a reasonable solution must be determined. He did not favor closure of the street at this t:iJne and supported the overlay project. Council discussed possible review of other alternatives such as signage of the area prohibiting turns at Old Highway 10, stronger enf=cernent of traffic violations and review of the traffic conditions at Old Highway 10 and County Road F. Malone moved, seconded by Hansen, to schedule a COUncil Worksession meeting on Monday, June 24, at 6:30 p.m., for the p.n:pose of discussion of public safety issues relating to Valentine Avenue with the city Engineer and interested residents, and further to direct staff to mail notice of the meeting to residents of Valentine Avenue, Valentine Crest Road and Valentine Court. Motion carried unanirrously. (5-0) O:luncil requested staff contact Ramsey County Sheriff's Deparbnent, Ramsey County Engineer and Mounds view High School and request representatives of each agency attend the June 24 meeting. Malone moved, seconded by Hansen, to authorize the Engineer to conduct a traffic study on Valentine Avenue, similar to the study conducted on Snelling Avenue, and provide information to Council at the June 24 meeting, at a cost not to exceed $500.00. Motion carried unan:llnou.sly. (5-0) DISC; OVERlAY VALENI'INE AVE. Council discussed the inclusion of Valentine Avenue in the 1991 Pavement Maintenance project. . O:luncilmember Hansen questioned if it is sensible to overlay the street if closure is perxling. Councilmember Mahowald questioned if it would make sense to exclude Valentine Avenue and Valentine Crest Road fram the project perxling further discussion of the street closing.