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<br />ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION - AUGUST 21, 2000 <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />Mayor Probst requested that Mr. Tolaas advise Mr. Mayasich of the City of Arden Hills' desire <br />to be included in any current or future discussions regarding any Twin Citics Army Ammunition <br />Plant (TCAAP) development and/or access points. Mr. Tolaas stated that Ramsey County and <br />the National Guard were in discussions about thc potential resiting ofthe joint maintenance <br />facility to comply with City zoning requircments. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />County Road E, Streetlight Standard Replacement <br /> <br />Mr. Stafford presented evidcnce ofthe need to replace the seventeen (17) strectlight standards <br />along County Road E due to the deterioration of the underground mountings. Mr. Stafford <br />estimated the cost of replacement to be between S 1,700 - $2,300 per standard, exclusivc of <br />mounting and lightheads, Mr. Stafford was working with a firm that suggestcd replacement of <br />the concrete pillars, at approximately $3,000 per pole. Ivl1'. Stafford rccommended to the Council <br />that they direct the City's Operations and Finance Committee to review the City's currcnt street <br />light policy and potential design of a City streetlight standard. <br /> <br />Discussion items included thc immediatc safety issues; involvement ofthc Planning Commission <br />in any future city-wide lighting design process <br /> <br />Staff was directcd to bring a recommendation to the City Council at their August 28, 2000 <br />regnlar mceting with an estimatcd cost for a temporary repair solution; as well as a <br />recommendation to the Operations and Finance Committee and thc Planning Commission for <br />further study. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />b. Ingerson Road <br /> <br />Mayor Probst stated that the purpose of this agenda item tonight was for an informal presentation <br />of the two (2) rcports; that ofthe Ingerson Neighborhood Review Group and that of City Staff <br />and the Consulting Engineer. Mayor Probst asked that any further elaboration on specific points <br />in cither report be held until the August 28, 2000 formal presentation to thc full City Council at <br />their regular meeting. Mayor Probst statcd that, at the August 28th meeting, a public information <br />meeting date would be established, with further Council action to follow that public mceting. <br /> <br />Ms. Linda Swanson, representing the Ingerson Neighborhood Review Group, thanked Mayor <br />Probst, Councilmembers, City staff, and Consulting Engineer, Greg Brown, for the opportunity <br />to rcview the proposed 2000 Street Improvemcnt Project, and to provide recommendations to the <br />City Council. <br /> <br />Ms. Swanson reviewed the specific items of agrecmcnt, and those conflicting items, between the <br />staff and neighborhood groups. <br /> <br />Mayor Probst expressed his appreciation that therc appeared to be more commonality than <br />differences in the reports. <br /> <br />Discussion items included the detriment of increased road widths to yard drainage; potcntial . <br />closure of Ham line Avenue and lack of consensus ofthe neighborhood group; increased traffic <br />