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Minutes of the Arden Hills Regular Council Meeting, 4-29-91 Page 7 . SNELLING (Cant'd) McClung state:i he would prefer an assessment of $14.00 per front foot, rather than the proposed $27.50, in view of past policy by the City. Mayor Sather advised this is not an assessment hearing. There was discussion relative to other projects in the city which would relate to this type of assessment situation. Dave stroneck questioned if the street width must be 36 feet to qualify for state Aid funding. Engineer Maurer explained the street must be 32 feet wide to qualify; the adclitional footage is to acconnnodate parking. He advised that narrowing the street does not affect the assessment rate. laura Allen, 1575 Briarknoll Drive, questioned the procedure for closing the road. She state:i opposition to the proposed :i.nprovement and widening the road to accommodate parking f= utilization of the park property. Allen suggested the road be closed at a point south of the Church access or that speed b.nrq:ls be placed on the road surface. Mayor Sather advised that closing the road is not a consideration as it would landlcx::k other properties; speed hnnps =eate a liability issue and may damage snaNplowing equipnent. . Mayor Sather asked if there were any further COIlIllIeI1ts fram the floor. There was no response and the public hearing was closed at 8:41 p.m. Councilmember Hansen explained that previous COIlIllIeI1ts relating to Snelling Avenue were complaints regarding the corrli.tion of the road. She stated that gravel roads surfaces are difficult to maintain. Hansen favored the inclusion of a detached walking/bike path. She questioned if any easements must be obtained from the residents to complete the project. Engineer Maurer explained the project may be constructed totally within the 66 ft. right-of-way; tenp:>rary slope easements may be necessary for grading purposes and may be granted at the discretion of the property owner. Hansen agreed that the no right turn restriction :iJnposed on the two Church properties be retained to eliminate traffic in the residential area. She did not agree that improvement of a road increases traffic speeds. She thanked the residents for their =nnents. . Councilmember Malone explained the Council has been aware of the corrli.tion of North Snelling f= a lon;r ti1ne. He advised funds have not been available to begin a reconstruction project and the city basically does not have sufficient funds at this tline f= the project. Malone state:i the maintenance efforts have not llnproved the road surface. He commented that the assessment policy is based on a standard residential street, not on the roadway classification, and it appears to be a fair assessment. Malone advised there is no record of North Snelling Avenue ever having been assessed f= road construction. He advised Council has the option not to proceed with the proposed inprovement; if it is not ordered at this ti1ne it may not return for consideration for a long ti1ne.