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<br />. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~ <br />~~HILLS <br /> <br />AplJroved: <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />MONDAY, MARCH 20, 2006, 5:00 P.M. <br />CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 1245 WEST HIGHWAY 96 <br /> <br />Call To Order <br /> <br />Mayor Aplikowski called the meeting to order at 5:00 PM. <br /> <br />Present: Mayor Aplikowski, Councilmembers: Gregg Larson, David Grant, Brenda Holden, and <br />Vince Pellegrin (Excused Absence at 6:30 PM) <br /> <br />Absent: None <br /> <br />Staff present: City Administrator, Michelle Wolfe; Finance Director, Murtuza Siddiqui; <br />Assistant to the City Administrator, Schawn Johnson; Operations and Maintenance Director, <br />Tom Moore; Civil Engineer, Kris Giga; City Planner, James Lehnhoff; and URS Engineer, Greg <br />Brown <br /> <br />Hamline Avenue-Traffic Concerns <br />Ramsey County Traffic Engineer Dan Soler presented the City Council and City staff with a <br />traffic analysis of Hamline Avenue from Highway 96 to County Road F. The traffic study <br />provided the City Council with an overview of the number of traffic accidents, traffic volume, <br />and signal warrant analysis of Hamline Avenue. <br /> <br />Mr. Soler noted that there have been 59 traffic accidents along Hamline Avenue from 2002 to <br />2005. Ramsey County accident reports state that there have been very few mid-block accidents <br />along Hamline Avenue. At this time, the traffIc counts and accident numbers do not wan'ant a <br />mid-block traffic control device along Hamline A venue. The peak usage for Hamline A venue is <br />during the morning and evening rush hours. <br /> <br />Councilmember Larson asked what the average stop time is for a vchicle waiting to make a right <br />hand turn onto Hamline Avenue from Highway 96. <br /> <br />Mr. Soler said that more cars are waiting to make a right hand turn onto Hamline Avenue. <br />Therefore, there are more delays for drivers in the right hand turn lane. <br /> <br />Mayor Aplikowski reiterated that at this time there is no engineering justification for installing a <br />signal Jight at any of the intersections along this section of Hamline Avenue. <br /> <br />Mr. Dan Soler said that the traffic concentrations along this roadway are not high enough to <br />warrant a signal light at this time. <br />