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1 <br />� <br />:� <br />4 <br />City Council Study Session <br />Monday, April 16,2007 <br />Page 18 <br />Discussion included nuisance code considerations; possible Planning <br />Commission considerations; and areas of other codes that may overlap <br />various areas. <br />� Councilmember Pust volunteered to take the lead, and by Council <br />� consensus, she and Councilmember Ihlan agreed to form a Council <br />� subcommittee to determine the best approach from past research and <br />� ongoing concerns, which advisory commission(s) to refer the parking <br />�� issue to for their expertise and �utur� recommendation to the City <br />1 � Council. <br />11 <br />]� <br />J �� <br />l� <br />1� <br />1� <br />1 `{ <br />�� <br />�� <br />�� <br />�.1 <br />�� <br />�4� <br />�� <br />2� <br />2� <br />�7 <br />g, County Road C Streetscape — Discussion of County Road C <br />Streetscape Design Elements <br />City Engineer Debra Bloom reviewed a number of components of the <br />County Road C streetscape, both Phases I and T�, and proposed design <br />considerations being considered to mitigate impacts of County Road <br />C to adjoining properties and the traveling public, and its service as a <br />gateway into Ramsey County and the City of Roseville. Ms. Bloom <br />noted that staff had followed previous City Council directive, along <br />with extensive public involvement with residents, business owners <br />and Ramsey County. <br />Ms. Bloom reviewed various options and provided pictures from simi- <br />lar streetscapes for Council discussion, along with lighting considera- <br />tions, sizes and types of vegetation, and other amenities such as side- <br />walks, colored pavement, new signals and other aesthetic items. <br />�� As part of the discussion, Ms. Bloom presented several sample sign <br />2� designs and reconfiguration for City Hall, seeking Council preference, <br />�� given the federal-city cost share (80120) for the sign as part of the <br />:� 1 County Road C reconstruction project. <br />:��� <br />�� Discussion ensued, with Council consensus for using "City Ha11," for <br />�� the signage, and "Sign 3" the apparent preferred design; stipulating <br />�� that utilizing a higher contrast between the background and lettering <br />3�6 was imperative; and Ms. Bloom noting that staff was continuing to <br />�� work with Xcel Energy regarding ornamental tree planting to attempt <br />�� some screening of the massive power lines. <br />�{� <br />