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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />DRAFT <br />ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION - JUNE 19,2000 3 <br /> <br />Staff was directed to provide those items requested by Mr. Hames for further design of <br />sample logos. <br /> <br />CITY POLICY DISCUSSION, MOWING OF CITY/COUNTY RIGHTS-OF-WAY <br />(R-O- WI <br /> <br />Public Works Director Stafford and Parks and Recreation Director Moore reviewed a <br />joint staff memorandum dated June 5, 2000 and photographic documentation regarding <br />boulevard mowing and preferred Council policy, related to complaints received by staff <br />from residents to provide this service. <br /> <br />Staff reviewed various options on whether or not to mow City boulevard property; <br />number of times to perform the service; those areas appropriate for grooming and those <br />that are wetland or natural areas; assistance in performing the duties for Ramsey County <br />boulevards; and potential use of manpower and/or equipment with the City ofRoseville <br />through the Joint Powers Agreement (JPA); outsourcing options; or additional part-time, <br />seasonal staffing. <br /> <br />Discussion included those issues of safety, aesthetics and budgetary implications; and use <br />of the City's newsletter to provide public information. <br /> <br />Staff was directed to attempt to provide the service once per year, or as needed depending <br />on the grooming required, to keep the brush growth in check on City Rights-of- Way; <br />discontinue, at staffs discretion, performing maintenance on Ramsey County boulevards; <br />and research performing this service with neighboring communities; as well as outsource <br />options. <br /> <br />INDYKIEWICZ PARCEL <br /> <br />City Administrator Lynch stated that the Minnesota Department of Transportation <br />(MnDOT) was finalizing the right-of-way transfer from the State to the City, therefore <br />allowing the City to combine the remnant parcels into a four (4) acre site and begin <br />formal marketing of the former Indykiewicz parcel. <br /> <br />Marketing and Zoning Considerations <br /> <br />City Accountant Post sought Council direction on the type of development <br />preferred on the site and various advantages and disadvantages of the site. Other <br />issues discussed included market potential and sale considerations; impacts of the <br />pending Highway 96/1 0 interchange and unknown final designs at this time; <br />uncertainty of the I-35W bridge reconstruction; pending reimbursement of <br />intersection improvement costs to the City from Ramsey County; location of <br />pond; pending development at the southern section ofthe Gateway Business <br />District; availability of one (1) liquor license in the City; and the status of the Tax <br />Increment Financing (TIF) District which expires in 2014. <br />