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A, -ROVED MAY 15, 2007 CONSENT AGENDA Motion: Council Member Johnson moved to approve the consent agenda as identified. Council Member Smith seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. • Approve resolution No. 2007-036: Claims in the amount of $499,720.14. • Approve contract payments for Tablyn Park/Lake Elmo Heights: water main extension payment certificate No.7 in the amount of $182,963.11; plumbing connections contract A, payment No. 5 in the amount of $28,253.47, and contract B, payment No. 5 in the amount of $134,670.92; water main extension change order No. 6 in the amount of $46,504.69. PUBLIC HEARING (S) AND RELATED ACTION No hearings were held. REGULAR AGENDA Consider removal of recently posted "no parking" signs on 15th Street and Ivy Avenue North to the eastern terminus (but not the hammerhead) City Administrator Hoyt explained that the city council had approved the posting of `no parking' signs along 15th Street to Ivy Avenue in the fall of 2006. When the signs were posted in March 2007, several residents along 15th Street asked the city council to remove them at the April 3, 2007 city council meeting. Administrator Hoyt explained that the signs were in response to a complaint from a property owner who was concerned about parking in front of his home because it might be a public safety issue. The area is adjacent to the Lake Elmo Regional Park Reserve. Property owners along 15th Street were notified of the city's pending decision to remove the signs at this meeting. City Engineer Griffin explained the staff's recommendation that the `no parking' signs be removed because there was not a threat to public health and safety from parking on this 24 foot wide road. He said the street width and shoulders were sufficient for vehicles to pass each other with parking on either side. Brad Sahr, 9170 15th Street, expressed a desire to have the signs remain, although he said he spoke with several neighbors who did not like them due to aesthetic reasons. He suggested that the city and county work on parking issues related to the Lake Elmo Regional Park. Don Jeske, 8996 15th Street, had spoken with his neighbors, who have lived their 10+ years, didn't see any safety issues that warranted installation of the signs. The city council discussed the topic, noting this was not a public health and safety threat and that many residents throughout Lake Elmo have cars parked in front of their homes from time to time. Lake Elmo City Council Minutes May 1, 2007