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. . . ,...:--...,~ .-....., ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES APRIL 29, 2002 1....../ , " 11 Councilmcmber Rem stated shc understood at the last meeting, the residents wcrc in favor of a 28- foot street and due to the cost differencc, she would reconunend it staying as it was. However, she stated if the residents wanted the wider strcct, she would agree to this, and she did not believe the cost difference would bc that great. Councilmembcr Grant asked how many residents preferrcd the 28-foot versus the 32-foot road. He indicated given the nature of the show of hands, he changed his preference to 32 feet. He stated there was a clear majority for the additional street width. Hc stated he was not convinced it was that much morc cost for the City to go with the 32-foot street. Councilmember Larson stated he was not comfortable ,vith the resident's voting on this typc of an issue. He did not belicve the vote was representative of all 16 residents living on the cul-de-sacs. He stated he believed they had an oblig>1tion to rcprcsent the City as a whole and not just certain residents. He stated the 32-foot street was extra money coming from other residents. Mayor Probst stated he believcd the appropriatc approach was to go with the 28-foot street. He stated the sub-base was not adequate right now and if thcy did a rnill and overlay, they could not guarantee how long it would last. He believed the reconstruct was the appropriatc approach. He did support the sw:mountable curb. MOTION: Councilmember Aplikowski moved and Councilmember Rem seconded a motion to authorize a reconstruct of Hunters Court and Waldcn Place with a 32-foot widc road and sw:mountable cw:b. Councilmember Aplikowski stated she was prepared to go with the 28-foot, but if the resident's wanted this, then the City should listen. She stated at this time, there is no drastic reason not to givc the residents what they wanted. Councilmcmber Larson the 28-foot width would reduce the cost and reiterated that there was not a representativc view of the residents tonight. He also stated less street coverage would create less runoff into the ponds. He stated these were good rcasons to rcducc the size of the street. Motion carried (3-2 Larson and Probst). E. TCAAP Developer Discussion Mayor Probst asked Council how they wanted to handle this discussion. MOTION: Councilinember Larson moved and Councilmember Aplikowski seconded for discussion that they go forward with the negotiation of a Predevelopment Agreement with the consortium they had talked about at the Work Session working with Centex/Glenn Rehbein/Ryan Companies proposal and Opus Corporation being a possible runner-up. Councilmcmber Aplikowski stated she was apprchensive to make a decision tonight. She stated she believed this was premature and Council had not discussed their vision for this. She stated they still needed Congressional approval for transfer of this land. She statcd Centex was not her first choice.