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. . . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MINUTES MARCH 14, 2005 3 Councilmember Larson noted the only reason they were discussing this now was because Shoreview wanted lights. He believed they needed to be more deliberate about how they were going to do street lights, if that was what the decision was going to be. He stated there were operating and capital costs involved and they needed a discussion as to where they wanted to do this and how. He noted they needed to look at designs also to come up with an Arden Hills look. Mayor Aplikowski stated there were three selections of street lights now and if the residents wanted a street light, they paid for it themselves. Councilmember Grant noted this policy worked for a neighborhood, but Lexington Avenue was a County Road so who would step up and pay for the street lights. Councilmember Larson stated if the Council believed they should look at this lighting project, they should review the existing policy. Councilmember Grant suggested getting a task force together to look at this. Councilmember Holden noted if they had a task force, it would be important to have a resident living on Lexington Avenue on the task force. Mayor Aplikowski asked if they wanted to put street lights on Lexington Avenue. Councilmember Holden stated she wanted more time to think about this. Councilmember Grant noted in general, he believed the citizens liked it dark, but Lexington A venue was not a neighborhood street. Mayor Aplikowski asked if they did not put lights on Lexington Avenue, were they prepared to answer the questions as to why Arden Hills did not do it when Shoreview had. She indicated if they were going to do this, they needed to do all of it at once. Councilmember Holden staled she was not in favor of doing this because they were not doing the entire length of Lexington Avenue. Ms. Wolfe noted ifthey might ever want to see street lights on Lexington Avenue, this would be a good time to discuss it so that Arden Hills could participate in the selection of fixtures. Mr. Siddiqui asked would the cheaper hat box lights affect the Council's decision. Councilmember Larson noted the lights being proposed were more decorative lights, ra1her than lights to light the road. Mayor Aplikowski stated it appeared they needed more time to think about this. Couocilmember Holden stated if they did this, they should do the entire length. Couocilmember Holden asked if what would happen ifthis did not qualify for MSA funding. 3