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'. . . . . some of the past practices of the City and the availability of other funds. That's one of the purposes of the meeting tonight - to determine whether there will be any assessments at all or whether part of it will be assessed. If we have to go out into public financing, however, a minimum of 20% must be assessed. If you don't need any public financing and no bonds, then obviously, if you have cash on hand or other sources, you could handle the improvement like any other improvement - no bonds would be issued and whatever other funds you receive would be utilized for it and no assess- ments would have to be made. It's a judgment call that the Council would have to make on thats~ore. But in order to protect ourselves - that's the reason that we went this route - so that if we ran out of money or some assessment had to be made, the procedure was correct to do so. MAYOR WOODBURN: Thank you Mr. Popovich. Mrs. McNiesh, do you have any written comments? MRS. McNIESH: Yes, we did have one. I had one telephone call last week from Sue Knudson who lives at 1130 Pleasant Circle. She stated that she very strongly recommends that when Lexington Avenue is improved, the center lane be stripEld for left turns in both directions, as it is in Roseville. She explained that she was very close to being involved in a three car accident at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and Pleasant Drive. Her car was stoppEld, with the left turn signal on. Another car was behind her, also stopped with the turn signal on. A car coming from the south apparently didn't see the two stopped cars, hit the car behind her and ended up in the oncoming lane of traffic from the north. It's very dangerous the way it is now. Cars are traveling at least 45 miles per hour. That's the only statement I have your Honor. - MAYOR WOODBURN: Thank you. I will now open the meeting to the audience for comments or questions. I think we can perhaps just do it all at on~e this time. Are there any comments or questions? MR. JEROME MEYER, 4414 Amble Circle: I had been resigned to the fact that Lexington was going to be widened and create all kinds of havoc along there, but I was not aware that Snelling- not Snelling, but Hamline - was also going to be improved. Do both of them have to be? MAYOR WOODBURN: They don't both have to be, no. There have been thoughts expressed that both deserve it and should be. There are no firm plans for Hamline at this time. We've asked for coopElrative agreements to see what the State can do with us - on the south end of Hamline. Are you aware of that? -4-