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<br /> MINUTES DRAFT <br /> CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br /> CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> - DECEMBER 8, 1997 <br /> 7:30 P,M. - NEW BRIGHTON COUNCIL CHAMBERS <br /> CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br /> Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Dennis Probst called to order the regular <br /> City Council meeting at 7:30 p.m. <br /> Present: Mayor Dennis Probst, Councilmembers Beverly Aplikowski, Dale Hicks, <br /> and Paul Malone. <br /> Absent: Councilmembers Susan Keirn. <br /> Also present were City Administrator, Brian Fritsinger; City Accountant, Terry Post; <br /> Community Development Director, Kevin Ringwald; Public Works Superintendent, <br /> Dwayne Stafford; Jerry Filla, City Attorney; Gregory Brown, BRW, Inc.; and Recording <br /> Secretary, Carla Wirth. <br /> ADOPT AGENDA <br /> .. MOTION: Aplikowski moved and Hicks seconded a motion to adopt the agenda for the <br /> December 8, 1997, City Council meeting as presented. The motion carried <br /> unanimously (4-0). <br /> PUBLIC HEARING - 1998 STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT <br /> A. Adopt Resolution #97-59, Authorizing the Preparation of Detailed Plans and <br /> Specifications in the Matter of the 1998 Street Improvement Project <br /> Mayor Probst opened the public hearing at 7:31 p.m. and explained the meeting procedure which <br /> will be followed to formally present the project, address Council questions, and then accept <br /> public comments. Mayor Probst noted that an informational meeting was held at the Army <br /> Reserve Center on November 17, 1997, which approximately 40 residents attended. <br /> Mr. Dwayne Stafford, Public Works Superintendent, stated Staff had received residential input <br /> from the informational meeting and accepted written comments from residents. He explained if <br /> all of the streets originally proposed were to proceed, the estimated cost is almost double which <br /> the preliminary budget anticipated. Therefore, Staff re-evaluated each street proposed for the <br /> 1998 Street Improvement Project and related issues and then drafted a list of streets which is <br /> being recommended to proceed with construction as part of that project. Mr. Stafford explained <br /> - that the Council is asked to adopt Resolution #97-59, Authorizing the Preparation of Detailed <br /> Plans and Specifications in the matter of the 1998 Street Improvement Project. Staff has held <br /> inforrnational meetings, with all of the affected property owners invited, and re-evaluated the <br /> --- <br />