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. . MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Village of Arden Hi II s Monday, Novembe r 22, 1982 - 7:30 p.m. Village Hall Ca II to Order Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Woodburn ca lied the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Roll Ca II ....", Present - Mayor Robert Woodburn, Councilmen Diane McAllister, Dale Hicks, Maurice Johnson, Thomas Mu I cahy . Absent - None. Also Present - Attorney J a me s Lyn den, Engineer Donald Christof- fersen, Treasurer Donald Lamb, Clerk-Administrator . Charlotte McNlesh, Deputy Clerk Dorothy Zehm. Approval of Minutes Johnson moved, seconded by McAllI ster, that the Counci I Minutes of November 8th be app roved as submitted. Motion carried un an I - mously. ( 5-0) Oath of Off I ce Mayor Woodburn administered the Oath of Of f I ce of Coun c i I man to Thomas R. Mulcahy for the term expiring Decembe r 31, 1984. Business from the Floor Kathy Branch, 1415 West County Road E, urged Council to expedite slower speed on County Road E; reported that her son was struck by a car a few weeks ago., and since then anothe r ch I I d h as been struck and seriously I n Jure d ; stated 40 mph Is too fast through this residential neighborhood. Rosemary Peck, 1427 West County Road E, reported that her daughter was struck by a car on November 12th and sustal ned a broken arm and leg; stated that It was a rainy Icey day - car was travelling at a slower than 40 mp h speed fortunately, or the Injuries would probably have been more severe; requested Counci I to actively urge the County/State to lower the speed on County Road E. In discussion, it was suggested that when the stop I I ghts at Highway 5 I are operational, the speed of traffic on County Road E will be affected; semaphores are anticipated to be operational very soo~ suggested McNlesh request informal speed check be con- ducted by MnDOT, It was explained that traffic speeds are determined by the State; City has no Jurisdiction relative to setting speeds, except to request a survey. It was noted that State pol icy is to set speeds at the 85th percentile of average traffic speeds. Council was referred to letter ( I I -5 -82 ) from Ramsey Coun ty Engineer Weltzln relative to City's requested delineation of bikeways on the existing road pavement and reducing the number of travel lanes to two. I twas noted that the County Engineer recommends that the City p u rs ue detached bikeways; existing road width Is needed for turning movements at the Sne III ng/County Road E Intersection. . In discussion, It was noted that a 4-lane road Is inconsistent with Weltzln's previous description of County Road E (2 thru-Ianes and 2 parkl ng lanes) . McNlesh reported that two letters were sent to the County, one requesting the speed reduction and the other requesting the bike- way/walkway striping; reported no response to date re the reduced speed from 40 mph to 30 mph. McNlesh noted that the County is aware of the injuries sustained on County Road E. .