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. . . Minutes of the Arden Hills Regular Council Meeting, 4-29-91 Page 4 SNELLING (Cont'd) Councillllember Mahowald arriverl at 7:50 p.m. McClung stated the MSA funds should be utilized for this project and it appears 1.ll1fair that the furns designated are not benefitting residential property. Maurer explained the City assessment policy theorizes that all streets in Arden Hills be asSeEsed equally, not based on the street classification. McClung voiced objection to the fact that the MSA funds are not being utilized to reduce the assessment costs, since the street is designated for the furns due to the anticipated traffic voll.lll\E!S and the residents will experience the traffic problems. He suggested all or half of the MSA furns should be used to reduce the assessment costs to the residential properties and indicated he believes this was the past policy of the city. R.L. Lee, representing North Heights Lutheran Church, stated the Council approval of the <lmrch under the Planned Unit Developnent regulations restricted patrons of the Church from making right turns onto Snelling Avenue. He advised the church patronage is utilizing only a small portion of the street and the proposed assessment for the Church includes the full len;jtl1 of the property alutting the street. Lee requested Council reconsider the right turn restriction in conjunction with the proposed assessment of the property. He stated the Church is pleased to be a part of Arden Hills and has no objection to sharing in development costs. eouncilmember Malone recalled the restriction of right turns condition which was :i.nposed with the PUD approval, although he was not a member of the eouncil. He advised the rationale given at the time was due to the condition of the street and to eliminate excess traffic in the residential areas. Malone explained the proposed assessment for the len;jtl1 of the Church property ahltting the street is based on the increased property value as the benefit to the parcel. He suggested Council consider reviewing the right turn restriction upon the completion of this project. John Buhajenko, representing Saints Olga and Voldomyr Ukranian Church, expressed concern that the same right turn restriction was placed on the Ukranian Church and requested Council consideration of rem:wing right turn restriction onto Snelling Avenue. He questioned if any inprovements are scheduled for the intersection of Highway 96 and Snelling Avenue and the existing drainage pipes on the Church property. Engineer Maurer explained the drainage pattern over the site and the placement of the drainage pipe to convej water through the property and collects water off of the property. He advised the proposed access will rerrain as shown on the diagram, based on the medians along Highway 96 and that the concrete curb will not extend to the intersection of Highway 96 and snelling, only to the point of the turning radius. He explained the state Highway Depart:Inent does not allow an extension due to plowing operations. Dave stroncek, 1566 Royal Hills Drive, expressed concern relative to the street width and how it relates to a standard residential street. He advised the inprovement will increase traffic and questioned if there are plans for traffic control. stroncek supported retention of the right turn restriction from the Church property and suggested a stop sign be placed at Highway 96 to control the intersection.