04-11-05 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MINUTES MARCH 14,2005 2 . Council member Holden agreed the street light fixtures did not fit this area. She asked if the street lights would stop at Victoria and if so, she believed it would not look good. Mayor Aplikowski requested they not do what New Brighton did on 5th Avenue by having too many poles too close together. She stated she liked the light fixture design. She asked if this was the only design they looked at. Ms. Wolfe stated they had also looked at the hat box design light fixture. She believed that they would be a cheaper design, but she did not have those figures. Councilmember Holden asked how long of a strip down Lexington Avenue was being proposed. Mr. Brown replied it would cover 100 feet, but wire could be run to 694 if they wanted. Councilmember Larson stated cutting the lights off at Victoria did not make sense. He indicated if they extended it up to 694 then why shouldn't it be extend it down to County Road E. He stated if they were going to start putting street lights in, they needed to make a systematic decision about this. Mayor Aplikowski noted the policy now was that if a resident wanted a street light, they had to pay for it themselves. Councilmember Holden asked what the annual cost would be for electricity. Mr. Brown replied he believed it would be around $500.00 annually. . Ms. Wolfe noted they were discussing this because Shoreview was inquiring about this. She stated ifthey had any interest in street lights, this was the time to do it for Lexington Avenue and there might be a possibility of extending this down the road in the future, but with the road being under construction, now would be the time to do this section. She stated staff could look at the entire City to see ifthere were other locations where it might make sense to add street lights also. Mayor Aplikowski asked what Lexington Avenue would look like if there were lights on one side ofthe street (the Shoreview side). She noted there would be no light on the sidewalk ifthey did not do this. Mayor Aplikowski asked if they should stick with the current light policy, or change the policy. Personally, she believed they should start making the change. She noted the City was entering a whole new era and people were more safety conscious. Councilmember Grant noted once TCAAP developed, he could not imagine they would not be putting lights on Highway 96. Councilmember Holden stated she agreed with Councilmember Larson and she was not ready to put lights in. . 2