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<br />'" <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />MINUTES b;PA ~r <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA""",... . <br />WORKSESSION <br />MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1999 <br />4:45 P.M. - CITY HALL, 4364 WEST ROUND LAKE ROAD <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Dennis Probst called to order the City Council <br />Worksession at 4:58 p.m. Present were Councilmembers Beverly Aplikowski, Gregg Larson, <br />and Paul Malone; City Administrator, Brian Fritsinger; Public Works Director, Dwayne Stafford; <br />City Accountant, Terrance Post; and Administrative Secretary, Sheila Stowell. <br /> <br />Councilmember Rem arrived at 5:04 p.m.; and Assistant to the City Administrator, Kevin <br />Ringwald arrived at 5:05 p.m. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION ITEMS <br /> <br />a. Marketing Brochure <br /> <br />In the absence of Mr. Ringwald, Mr. Fritsinger reviewed the status of the draft marketing <br />brochure being prepared by the Business Development Committee. The committee is currently <br />awaiting one additional bid prior to presentation to the City Council at a future meeting. <br /> <br />b. Turnback of Lake Johanna Bonlevard <br /> <br />Mr. Stafford advised the Council that the turnback of Lake Johanna Boulevard to the City, as <br />identified in the County's three-year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), has been <br />accelerated by the County to take place this year. Mr. Stafford also provided an alternate <br />proposal by Ramsey County for City acceptance of New Brighton Road between County Roads <br />D and E with the remaining segment from County Road E to E-2 to also be turned back to City <br />jurisdictiion after the County rebuilds the ralroad bridge near Perry Park. <br /> <br />Mr. Stafford pointed out several considerations, including length of segments; current roadway <br />condition and cost of reconstruction; right-of-way issues; boundary issues between communities; <br />and open space accessibility. Other considerations included future freeway capacity and its <br />effects on local jurisdiction roadways. <br /> <br />Mr. Fritsinger concurred with Mr. Stafford's assessment and analysis of City options. <br /> <br />After further discussion, staff was directed to obtain, from Ramsey County, comparative <br />information for both roadways; consider a right-of-way survey for both roads; determination of <br />whether proposed street improvements would consist of the City-standard street with curb and <br />gutter and have BRW provide cost estimates for a parkway design for Lake Johanna Boulevard, <br />with several alternates to the base road. Once a thorough review has been provided by Ramsey <br />County and City staff, staffwas directed to provide the information to the Council for further <br />