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- ARDEN HILLS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 14,2005 3 . Mayor Aplikowski opened the public hearing at 7:53 p.m. Tom Resha, Eastside Beverage Company-1260 Grey Fox Road, expressed concern about one of the accesses being cut off to the building and the traffic problem this would create on Lexington Avenue. Bob Pacyga, Eastside Beverage Company owner, expressed concern about access to Snelling and 694. He stated the other options to get the freeway would be difficult and would create a traffic problem as well as a dangerous intersection. He stated he would like to see sidewalks in this area. Scott Smith, Plan Engineer for International Paper, stated there was no benefit to their business for the frontage road and they were opposed to keeping the frontage road. He indicated he did not see any traffic problems. Bob Pacyga pointed out Allina had emergency vehicles that might also get caught up in the traffic. Mayor Aplikowski closed the public hearing at 8:02 p.m. . Councilmember Larson asked how Red Fox Road fell into the mill and overlay instead of the reconstruction. He asked if these roads had been constructed the way they constructed roads today. Mr. Brown replied they were trying to ascertain if they should mill the road and put new asphalt down. He stated right now they had a two inch mill which he was uncertain was sufficient and they might have to mill down farther. Conncilmember Larson asked what warranted the reconstruction of Dunlap Street and not Grey Fox Road. Mr. Brown replied Dunlap Street had no drainage or curb and the other streets had curbs and drainage systems. He stated the streets were not lacking in structural capacity but they did not have the sand sub-base they put in today for drainage. He indicated if they were doing them over, that sub-base would be put in. He stated Grey Fox met width standards and the curb was generally in good shape. Councilmember Larson asked where the ditch along Highway 51 drained. Mr. Brown replied it went to Valentine and then cut through to Old Highway 10. Councilmember Larson asked if they could have the drainage go to the MnDOT property instead. Mr. Brown replied they had looked at that, but the land was too high. Councilmember Larson asked if they could get a feel for how many people would use the sidewalk. Mr. Moore replied they could send out a survey. . Mayor Aplikowski expressed concern about alternate 4. She stated this was an industrial area and to ask trucks to switch patterns did not make sense.