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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION - OCTOBER 15, 2008 3 Ms. McJilton stated she felt this would be beneficial for commuters. Mr. Whitlock indicated the next street type was a medium high-density street, which was pink in the diagram. He stated this fed into the medium and high- density housing. Mr. Whitlock indicated there could be a six-foot sidewalk on one side of these streets with parking bays and decorative pedestrian lighting. Councilmember Holmes expressed concern about the expense of the number of landscaped boulevards. She felt the budget would not allow for the extreme number of medians with trees and the maintenance required. Community Development Director Lehnhoff stated the Council has not committed to the medians at this point, but creating a starting point to allow for an estimate to be made. He indicated from there the numbers can be looked at to scale some items back and others forward. Ms. McJilton stated the numbers provided at this time were for a middle of the road expense and that the numbers could be scaled back or increased based on the future desires of the Council. Once further decisions are made they will be conveyed to the developers and Ryan Companies so the design requirements and landscaping expectations are known. Councilmember Holmes questioned who would be responsible for maintaining the medians and how that would be funded. Ms. McJilton explained the City would be responsible for the median maintenance and that it could be funded through a special district paid into like a homeowner's association. Public Works Director Hoag indicated the maintenance could be contracted out rather than placing this on the City crew. Discussion ensued regarding the street setbacks, sidewalk size and layout of medium density roadways. It was noted setbacks have not been determined to date. Mayor Harpstead questioned how wide the sidewalks would be in this area abutting the four-foot grass strip.