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<br />ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MINUTES <br />MARCH 21, 2005 <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Mr. Dale Beckman (East Side Beverage) said that his company is willing to work with the City <br />to add more parking spots at their location. Due to the increased size of the company, parking <br />spots will have to be added in the future to avoid on street parking by their employees. <br /> <br />Mayor Applikowski asked what would happen if East Side Beverage does not obtain enough <br />parking spots? <br /> <br />City Engineer Greg Brown said that traffic volume will increase on Grey Fox Road. The <br />roadway could be widened by 4 to 6 feet to allow for on street parking. The project cost would <br />be assessed back to East Side Beverage. In Mr. Brown's opinion, the City should avoid on-street <br />parking for this location. It is a much cleaner operation if on-street parking is not allowed. <br /> <br />City Engineer Greg Brown reported that a survey was sent out to the business owners in the Red <br />Fox/Grey Fox area regarding the need for sidewalks. A majority of the business owners believed <br />that sidewalks were not necessary in this area. The Health Partners medical clinic was the only <br />company that expressed an interest in having sidewalks included in this project. <br /> <br />City Council agreed to not include sidewalks in this project. <br /> <br />City Engineer Greg Brown provided a brief overview to the City Council of the unit assessment . <br />ratc policy. City staff has defined a unit in the Red Fox/Grey Fox neighborhood as one acre. For <br />example, a 6.7 acre lot would be assessed based upon 7 one-acre units. Properties on comers <br />with reconstruction and overlay have their units split by 50% for each frontage. The proposed <br />assessment rates are: <br />· Dunlap Reconstruction- $13,218/Unit <br />· Overlay (TH 1) - $4,194/Unit <br /> <br />A total of $674,122 would be assessed to the property owners under Option 1. <br /> <br />City Engineer Brown noted that the project could be funded by using assessment dollars, city <br />street funds, city general funds, state aid dollars, and enterprise funds. The CIP and feasibility <br />report include the different funding options available for this project. City Council will review <br />these funding options at a future meeting. <br /> <br />Gatewav Sil!ns-Update <br />Operations and Maintenance Director Tom Moore reported that the Gateway Sign Task Force <br />Committee met on February 11th to discuss and review different gateway sign options for the <br />City. The task force reviewed different locations, sizes, styles, composition, lighting, and <br />landscaping options for potential gateway signs. The task force recommended that a gateway <br />sign be installed on County Road D and Cleveland Avenue. The PTRC and Planning <br />Commission will review the Gateway Sign issue at thcir next meeting. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden asked which sign the committee recommended. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />4 <br />