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. . . Minutes of the Arden Hills Regular Council Meeting, 4-29-91 Page 6 Charles Allen, 1575 Briarlmoll Drive, questioned the payment schedule for the assessment. May= Sather advised the asSeE'''''''''''lt is sche:IDled f= payment over a ten year period, or may be paid in advance without interest. SNEUJNG (Cont'd) Allen questioned why the entire neighborhood is not ass'O'ssed; connnented he does not utilize the street often. He stated he is opposed to the project. Francis Podlasek, 4410 North Snelling, stated the road is in the same =ndition it has been for the last 40 years, maybe better, and the residents love the existing road. '!he audience responded with applause. Dave YOllll9, 4444 North Snelling, stated his opposition to the improvement. He connnented there is no provision for a walking = bike path and it a~s the roadway will became a "dragstrip". YOIlll9 suggested spee::l bJrnps, = a curve in the road to limit excessive spee::l. He suggested if Council orders the ilnprovement, a walking path be included. The Engineer stated the street was platted several years ago and it would be difficult to curve the road, since it is a straight right-of-way. He advised detached pathways may be =nstructed on the west side of the street; placement on the east side of the street would be difficult due to the residential property. Esther McClung, 4326 North Snelling, stated OftlOSition to the ilnprovement. She connnented that in the past the in1provement is normally ordered even though residents oppose the proposal. McClung advised she would prefer the installation of a walking path and that the right turn restriction for the Cburch property remain in effect if the ilnprovement is ordered. Grace YOIlll9, 4444 North Snelling, stated OftlOSition to the proposed ilnprovement. She suggested the ilnprovement be a gravel surface rather than bituminous. Young requested the residents be advised pri= to the actual construction, in order to allow replanting of vegetation = flowers. She further stated it is her hope that the removal of trees will be kept to a minimum. Maurer explained that if the project p~"', notice will be provided for residents to aCCClllplish replanting. He stated every effort will be made to minimize removal of vegetation and explained that City policy is to replant two trees for each tree removed. Jolm McClung questioned if any other roads in the City qualify for MSA furrling with residential property aJ::utting the road and how those roads were assessed. May= Sather advised that Hainline Avenue qualified for MSA funds and the residents were not assessed f= the ilnprovement. McClung stated North Snelling is unique and he does not believe the residents should be assessed. May= Sather advised that the Hainline Avenue project was significant and at the time the ilnprovement was ordered, the City had no assessment policy. He explained the Councillnembers utilized an eight-year saving of MSA furrling and spent that amount on the Hainline Avenue project. He stated he was a member of the Council and did not agree with the decision to spend those funds in that manner. The Mayor cammented on the differences between Hainline and Snelling Avenues; Hainline is over 40 feet wide, not 32 feet wide, and Hainline connects with an Interstate Highway, not a state Trunk Highway.