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• Four issues related to parking between 2 and 6 am on City streets, • Five concerns about open burning and burning of garbage, • Two complaints regarding dilapidated structures, • Three complaints already this season dealing with the removal and/or placement of snow. • Two regarding landscaping in the right-of-way, and • Two concerns of obstruction in the clear vision area at intersections. There were 92 complaints or actions regarding the placement of signs in the right-of-way, most of which resulted in the impoundment of the offending signs. There were 23 in 2007, representing a four -fold increase. Many of the complaints did not require any action because they involved non-commercial signs (political signs) during the election season. Finally, in the catch-all category, there was a single complaint for each of the following: direction of exterior lighting, the trapping of wild animals, peddling without a license, fishing from a bridge, illegal sign change, illegal dumping, decaying vegetation, dirt left in the road, construction delays, settling of a manufactured home, damage to a City trail, lot coverage, discharge of a firearm, a teepeed home, a complaint about recreational fires, and an single incident where a lawn sprinkler was hitting a mailbox. 2009 Goals In December 2008, the City Council met to discuss City-wide goals for 2009. As part of this meeting, the Council reviewed goals suggested by staff, goals proposed by the Planning Commission, and Council goals. The results of this meeting included a set of goals for the Community Development Department, the Planning Commission, and the City Council. While the below goals are meant to guide the work plan for 2009, the City recognizes that additional projects are likely arise during the year. Community Development Department Goals 1. Continue working toward implementing of the "Guiding Plan for the B2 District," specifically the pedestrian connection over Highway 51 on County Road E; 2. Construct a pathway along Lexington Avenue from the railroad tracks to Grey Fox Road and work to involve the adjacent businesses in funding the project; 3. Develop a Community Enhancement Program to increase Code Compliance, which includes: a. Property maintenance education; b. Improved abatement ordinance; City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meeting -for March 4, 2009 P.- PlanninglDepartment Records) Quarterly & Year End Reports 120081030409 - 2008 Year in Review* for PCdoc Page 8of10