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Notes of Neighborhood Meeting #2 County Road B2 January 12, 1999 Those present included Brad Lindeman, Barr Engineering & Ramsey- Washington Metro Watershed District; Terry Noonan, Ramsey County Public Works; Terry Maurer, City Engineer; Greg Schroeder, Public Works Director; and Joel Hanson, City Administrator. A sign -up list is attached indicating residents present. The City Administrator welcomed those present to the follow -up neighborhood meeting for proposed improvements to County Road B2. He stated this meeting was requested by property owners at our last meeting held on September I, 1998. Tonight, we will be reporting on questioned raised at that meeting as well as answering any new questions that may exist. He referred those present to the notice of this meeting dated December 30, 1998 and stated it would serve as the basis for tonight's agenda. The first item discussed was the construction of a right turn lane for north bound Edgerton onto County Road B2. Terry Noonan, of Ramsey County Public Works, indicated the County has reviewed this matter and will be installing the right turn lane in conjunction with catch basin work to be done this summer. A question was raised whether the new catch basins will handle more water. Terry Noonan stated that more water will be able to enter the catch basin due to its better design. This will help prevent water from flowing on County Road B2 thereby minimizing the downstream impact. The water captured in the new catch basin on Edgerton will tie into an existing storm sewer that flows into Lake Gervais near the Gervais Beach area. The next topic discussed was the status of street lighting along County Road B2. The City Administrator reviewed a map of the area showing existing street light placement as well as existing NSP power poles. (A copy of the map is attached to this report.) The City Administrator stated that this lighting does not meet the current city street lighting policy, but cautioned those present we are revising that policy given the amount of lighting that would be required throughout the entire City to meet its objectives. The City Administrator stated that we have done research into other communities' street lighting policies and we are proposing a revised policy to the Council that more closely mirrors the standards existing in other communities. Following the proposed policy guidelines, there are enough street lights along this section of roadway, but two of the lights should be moved to other poles to more evenly space the lighting pattern. Specifically, the light on the east side of 695 County Road B2 should be moved to the west side of that property (a distance of approximately 161 feet) and the light on the east side of 633 County Road B2 should be moved to the west side of that property (a distance of approximately 60 feet). The City Administrator asked those present to offer their comments on this concept. If supported, we could request NSP to make these changes. There would be no cost to the City or the residents for this action. No negative comments were received regarding this proposal. Page 1