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Human Rights Commission: Councilor Hunt explained this is a positive aspect and deals with diversity issues and education. Council member Dunn asked for an accounting of all the Human Rights Violations that have been reported to the City as a means to justify forming anew commission. This should be part of the State and Counties Health and Human Services departments. Combining efforts, not creating new commissions should be investigated. Any continued participation should be discussed on a yearly basis. M/S/P Hunt/Johnston — to approve the Claim of $55, approving membership with the Human Rights Commission. (Motion passed 5-0). 4. PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL/INQUIRIES: A. Public Inquiries: None B. Washington County Sheriff, Jim Frank Sheriff Frank and Captain Johnson gave a presentation on total calls by category and provided colored coded maps of areas in the City. The Council asked that a notice be placed in the Newsletter if residents wanted to view these maps. C. Draft agenda for workshop with Washington County Public Works and MnDOT scheduled for March 17,1998, at 5:00 p.m. The City received a DRAFT agenda from Washington County Public Works for the workshop scheduled for March 17d' and asked the Council to review this agenda and add any issues they would like to discuss. The Council suggested the following issues be added: Immediate Issues: Update on traffic Counts (Counts are being taken now on CSAH 10), New signage along County Roads, Re-establish crosswalk on Lake Elmo Avenue between Lake Elmo Ind and Post Office. Long Range Issues: What is installed to protect Browns Creek Watershed? 5. CONSENT AGENDA: None 6. CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT: A. PUBLIC HEARING: 3& Street Improvement This public hearing was tabled from the February 17" Council meeting, and the City Engineer was directed to explore a design change from a 26-foot wide street to a 28-foot wide street, with a white shoulder stripe and a double, yellow centerline. All affected property owners were notified of the March 2"d meeting. Tom Prew provided a drawing of this alternative of a wider street width without a sidewalk. The cost to construct a wider lane from Lake Elmo Avenue to Lisbon Avenue is $6,000. The cost of the sidewalk through this same area is $18,000. Either option is eligible for State -Aid funds. Prew recommended separating vehicle and pedestrian traffic, as shown in Alternative A. Roland Jahnke, 11377 30" Street, objected to the sidewalk for reasons stated in his letter which was acknowledged by the Council on February 17, 1998. Norm Davis, 3050 Lisbon Avenue, favored the sidewalk from Manning to Lake Elmo Avenue because he was a walker and felt now is the time to plan for the future. Paul Ryberg, 11326 30d' Street, supported the sidewalk and submitted a letter. Richard Huntley, 11397 30" Street N., did not want to see a sidewalk on their side of the street. LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES March 2, 1998