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Page 4 January 12, 1998 Mounds View City Council 1 Motion Carried - 5-0 2 3 C. Resolution No.5206,A Resolution of General Support to Anthony Properties,Inc.,for the City of 4 Mounds View's Participation in Sharing Costs for a Traffic Light Signal on Highway 10 and Edgewood 5 Drive. 6 7 Mr.Whiting explained that Wendell Smith of Anthony Properties has asked him for an opinion from the City 8 Council regarding the status of the traffic light on Highway 10 and whether or not the city is interested in 9 participating in the sharing of the cost. He noted that he had drafted a resolution of support based on past 10 council actions and expressed opinions,recognizing that the city is not committing itself in terms of dollars or 11 final plans. 12 13 Mr. Smith noted that they have been working on this project for over two years and working with the city in 14 regards to access to that property. In the past few weeks he has been made aware of the opposition to the 15 access onto Long Lake Road. With no access on County Road H-2 or Long Lake Road,they will need some 16 response from the Council in regard to whether or not they are in favor of a new intersection and traffic signal 17 so that they can go ahead with the project. At this time,they are limited to a right-in/right-out access which 18 they do not feel is the safest type of access into the project. 19 20 MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Koopmeiners to approve Resolution No.5206,a Resolution of General Support 21 to Anthony Properties,Inc.,for the City of Mounds View's Participation in Sharing Costs for A traffic Light 22 Signal on Highway 10 and Edgewood Drive. 23 24 Council member Stigney stated he has some concerns in that cost participation for the actual turn lanes and 25 curbing costs are not identified yet. He also understands that there will be a significant loss of green space to 26 the city and he wonders who will compensate for this loss. He noted that the traffic signal is not a part of the 27 ring road and should be looked at separately. 28 29 Council member Quick noted that if this signal is not put in,there will be a significant traffic problem in that 30 area. When the Council gets a plan,if he has any concerns,he will be asking the developer to do a traffic 31 study. 32 33 Mayor McCarty noted that this resolution will not lock the city into any cost configurations. 34 35 VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried 36 37 D. Job Description for Economic Development Coordinator. 38 39 Mr.Whiting noted that this is basically the very same job description that existed and for which Cathy Bennett 40 was originally hired for. He would like the council's review and comments and if appropriate,approval to 41 move ahead in the advertising for the position. The title of the position has been changed to Economic 42 Development Coordinator and this person would be responsible to the Director of Community Development. 43 He would like Council feedback on the pay range for the position,noting that he had provided the council with 44 the pay range schedule from 1996. 45 46 MOTION/SECOND: Koopmeiners/Quick to approve the job description for Economic Development 47 Coordinator and to authorize the Clerk Administrator to proceed with advertising and interviewing candidates 48 for the position.