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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL NOVENiBER 9, 1994 property, or it could be steeper with no encroachment. With the steeper slope the only loss of trees would be those which exist on the City's right-of-way. Desai felt that the improvement will affect the Johnson property no matter which option is chosen. Council reviewed the Engineer's diagrams showing the slope options available to the City. Scalze asked if one-to-one slopes would be maintainable. The Public Works Superintendent stated that MN DOT does not maintain slopes which are greater than three-to- one. These steeper slopes are usually planted, but MN DOT still has difficulty with them. Scalze stated that she would prefer steeper slopes with plantings rather than a wall. The City Administrator stated that the one-to-one slope would work with minimal impact to existing trees. Morelan suggested that the City give the property owners in the area the option of upgrading to a wall improvement if they chose to. Scalze again stated that she preferred the steep slope with plantings, pointing out the existing steep slopes along County Road B-2. Scalze pointed out that the City Code would require a chain-link fence on top of the keystone wall if that wall exceeded a certain height. Scalze felt this would not be aesthetically pleasing. The City Administrator agreed that should the wall be higher than 3 or 4 feet, chain-link fencing would be needed due to code requirements. Pedersen did not believe a one-to-one slope would be a maintenance-free option. Scalze suggested the County be contacted to determine the amount of maintenance they do to maintain the steep slopes along County Road B-2 and whether or not they have a lot of erosion problems with these slopes. The City Administrator asked the Council's feeling for cost participation in the project on the part of the 13