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City Council Minutes July 26, 1995 Page 3 CONSIDERATION OF A PROPOSAL FOR THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE LARPENTEUR AVENUE CORRIDOR AND SNELLING/LARPENTEUR BUSINESS DISTRICT 2 . Fred Hoisington, representing Hoisington Koegler Group, updated the council on activities related to the Larpenteur Avenue streetscape. Mr. Hoisington's firm had been contracted to design a concept plan for streetscape improvements and as a part of this process met with interested parties with property along the Larpenteur Avenue. As a result of these meetings, some property owners are considering incorporating changes to their private property to better blend with the city's concept plan for the street- and area. Mr. Hoisington explained that the next step in the planning process is to begin preliminary designs. This involves meeting with county officials and coordinating design elements with the county's street plans, coordinating streetscape plans with individual property owners' plans for property improvements, and determining future costs for construction and maintenance of the streetscape. Motion was made by Councilmember Jacobs to hire the Hoisington Koegler Group to prepare preliminary design plans for Larpenteur Avenue and the Snelling/Larpenteur Business District at a cost of 57,850. Motion passed unanimously. Administrator Hoyt noted that, just prior to the meeting, she had received a letter of concern from Ann Wiedenhoeft, a resident who lives on the corner of Roselawn and Snelling. Ms. Wiedenhoeft was concerned that improvements to Larpenteur Avenue might change traffic patterns such that more traffic would be routed to Roselawn Avenue. In the past several years, Ms. Wiedenhoeft has experienced problems associated with the upgrading of Snelling and Roselawn. Mayor Baldwin responded that because these are county and state roads, it is difficult for the city to take action to assist these homeowners but that her concerns would be passed along the county. CONSIDERATION OF A PROPOSAL TO STUDY AND PREPARE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ADDENDA FOR THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SNELLING AND LARPENTEUR Administrator Hoyt reported that staff would like to have the city's comprehensive plan reviewed to more specifically outline the uses and design guidelines for the southeast corner of the Snelling/Larpenteur business district. While there is currently no proposal pending for the development of this property, it would be prudent to have a clear vision for the future should a developer submit a request for financial assistance to develop the property. The Hoisington Koegler Group proposed to do the comprehensive land use addenda and design guidelines for this property at a cost of 56455. This cost will include map revisions, design guidelines, and meetings with developers. Fred Hoisington explained