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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - FEBRUARY 14,2000 <br /> <br /> <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br />Councilmember Larson noted that if the North Suburban Youth Association must shut down and <br />loses revenue, this would be a loss for children in Arden Hills. It did not make sense to him for <br />the applicant to lose revenues during the dispute process. <br /> <br />Mayor Probst stated that he would not support the motion based on his previously stated reasons. <br /> <br />The motion carried (4-1, Mayor Probst opposed). <br /> <br />B. _1@0 Street Improvement Project, AppointmentofTask Force <br /> <br />R~""l on the decision made at the January 31. 2000 City Council meeting, indicating a desire to <br />formulate a group to review the 2000 Street Improvement Project, Mr. Lynch offered the <br />following perspectives and comments for consideration. <br /> <br />Mr. Lynch stated that the group was originally declared to be a task force, however, it is <br />generally the expectation that a task force will function for some length of time, but eventually <br />work itself out of a job. A proper title may be the Ingerson Road Improvement Group. This <br />would signify that the group's main focus is the Ingerson Road Improvement Project, and is <br />limited in a time frame to bring forth a recommendation on that subject only. <br /> <br />Mr. Lynch suggested the following charge for the group: <br /> <br />"To determine the scope of a road improvement project for the Ingerson neighborhood." <br /> <br />This would enable the group to be clear that some determination will need to be made about the <br />scope of the road improvement project in the Ingerson Road neighborhood, or a recommendation <br />would be brought forward that no road improvement should occur in this neighborhood at this <br />time. <br /> <br />With regard to the makeup of the group, Mr. Lynch stated that the City received 13 applications <br />from residents. Eight of the applicants live directly on Ingerson Road, one lives on Hamline <br />Avenue North (which is not in the proposed project area), and one is the Executive Director of <br />the Little Brothers, Friends of the Elderly, who is not a resident of the structure. An apptication <br />was received from one resident on North Hamline A venue that would be impacted by the <br />proposed project and one resident on Carlton Drive. <br /> <br />Mr. Lynch proposed that no more than five residents of the affected area be appointed, with no <br />more than two from Ingerson Road. The two residents on Ingerson Road could be from both <br />ends of the project and could represent the other residents that have indicated a desire to <br />participate in this group. Mr. Lynch recommended that two staffbe appointed to the group, Mr. <br />Greg Brown, the City Engineer, and Mr. Dwayne Stafford, the Public Works Director. He also <br />recommended that two City Councilmembers be appointed to the group in order to achieve <br />balance in representation from the City Council, and avoid the appearance that one appointed <br />Council representative could be persuaded by the residents to help support their proposal. <br /> <br />Mr. Lynch proposed a three month schedule for the group to return recommendations to the City <br />Council with the final decision being made by the Council at the May 8, 2000 regular Council <br />