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February 13, 1984 179 Marier moved to draw up the draft establishing a street light policy. He felt that if the current draft is used there will have to be some ambiguous numbers filled in, such as the numbers of cars. He would like to take a firm stand as to what this City is going to do rather than jsut some numbers. Mayor Benson asked Mr. Marier if he is asking the City to put numbers in the draft or are you saying that numbers might not be the criteria that you want. Mr. Marier felt there were other safety aspects to be considered. Just cause is a pretty good word as far as safety goes, he is not interested in number of cars driving the road, if the necessity is there, this should be viewed. The factors should be the actual need as far as the obstruction of view during driving and also the safety of the pedestrians in the area. Mayor Benson asked Mr. Kluegel if there is a street lighting policy for all future plats. Mr. Kluegel said, yes, this policy will only deal with previous plats or areas already established. Mayor Benson asked if Planning and Zoning should look at this draft. Mr. Kluegel felt they should review it. Mr. Marier added to his motion that the draft be presented to the Planning and Zoning Board for their input into the draft and then forward to the Council along with the legal advice of the City Attorney. Mr. Bohjanen seconded the motion with the reservation that every aspect that could cause problems such as curves and obstacles be looked at. Motion carried unanimouslyl.. Mayor Benson asked Mr. Kluegel and Mrs. Anderson to convey to the Planning and Zoning Board that the Council is not as concerned about the traffic as they are about indivudual situations. OLD BUSINESS Shoreview Utilties - Mayor Benson noted that some time back the City had received a request from Shoreview to look into utilities along County Road J (Ash Street) the possibility of looping utilities to : make it efficient for all residents who live in that area, both in Shoreview and Lino Lakes. The City has tried to contact the fourteen houseowners in that area by letter and telephone. Ten households have been contacted at this point, nine are interested, one is not. At this point the City is not really aware if anything further is going to happen. The City Administrator recommended to put the ball back into Shoreviews court and have them tell us now what their plans or thoughts are before this City can give nay further information to our residents. Mr. Marier suggested that the City send Shoreview a letter indicating the interest the area residents have at this time. However, he felt it should be noted that if an individual does not want to hook up he does not have to pay that charge. If he does wnat to hookup at a later date there will be this expense. Further, this letter should ask Shoreview what their intent and time frame is for proceeding with this project. Mayor Benson directed the Clerk to write a letter to Shoreview indicat- ing the City's interest in the utility and also the position of the City at this point.