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~~ MINUTES OF RF,GULAR COUNCIL MEETINCx FALCON HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA MARCH 27, 1975 • A regular meeting of the Falcon Heights City Council was called to order by Mayor 1r7arkentien at 7:00 p.m, Mayor Warkentien, Councilmen Black, Eclllund, Steele, and Labalestra. Also PRESENT present were Clerk -Administrator Barnes, Engineer Lemberg, and Attorney K enef ick . None. Mayer. Urarkentien opened the regular meeting to discuss the proposed im- provement of Garden Avenue from Snelling Drive easterly to Hamline Avenue. Heinformed one audience that the meeting had been scheduled in this manner to ge:; the citizen's input. Mayor ~'arker~tien requested Engineer Lem'oerg to review the State require- ments if such a project~Tas to be funded, under MSA funds, and to present preliminary drawings he had prepared for the upgrading of Garden Avenue, w_lich is designated a State Aid Street. Mayor Warkentien opened the question and answer session after Engineer Lexnberg's presentation. James T. Utne, 1806 North Pascal, asked, "Tf'hy the need for sidewalks and expansion or widening of the street?" • Engineer Lemberg stated there was a need for Garden Avenue to be improved as an "all weather" street ?with curb and gutter, and the possible installation of sidewalks for the safety of school children and pedestrians. James T. Utne also asked, "ti°~~hy is parking legal at the present time on both sides of the street when it is only 36 feet wide?" Engineer Lemberg stated that to use State Aid Funds, the street must be 1~u feet wide if parking is to be permitted on both sides of the street. Councilman Steele asked Engineer Lemberg, "Does 36 feet still meet State Aid requirements?" Engineer Lemberg replied it did, but it would prohibit parking on either side of the street, and also informed Councilman Steele the State at present is not approving 3b foot wide streets. Jean Brown, 1808 Asbury, asked, "Are you aware that there has not been a child injured on Garden Avenue for at least 15 years?" Mayor ~jarkentien stated this may be true, but Garden Avenue needs upgrading, and that sidewalks are being cons'.dered as an alternative if the improvement should be ordered. • Engineer Lemberg mentioned that Ramsey County had turned Garden Avenue back to the City without improving it in any way. ABSENT GARDEN AVENUE STATE AIn STREET IT~TP ROVEi~NT CITIZEN'S INPUT MEETING William L. Downing asi~ed three questions: "May these funds be used for non- paying projects such ail walkways or overpasses? Can residential streets be used for detouring traffic if Snelling and Larpenteur were upgraded? Has anyone been concerned with the additional 20,000 square feet of paving, there- by creating a faster runoff and less wate_ being taken by the soil?"