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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 11, 2000 • Page 2 1 V. COMMUNITY FORUM. 2 Mayor Cavanaugh introduced Ms. Helen Cullen, 2836 Roosevelt Street, and invited her to ad- 3 dress the Council. Ms. Cullen presented photographs of examples of snow buildup that had 4 occurred on her property over the past winter. She pointed out that there was an enormous 5 buildup of snow due to the low area of the property. She requested that the City arrange to have 6 the highest points of the snow buildup removed because she feels it presents a potentially danger- 7 ous situation for oncoming traffic. Otherwise, Ms. Cullen wished to commend the Public Works 8 Department for the excellent performance in snow removal during the winter months. 9 Mayor Cavanaugh thanked Ms. Cullen for her input and noted that Public Works Director Jay 10 Hartman was in the audience and had made a note of her request. 11 VI. CONSENT AGENDA. 12 Motion by Horst, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented, which included: 13 1. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes of March 14, 2000; 14 .2. Licenses/Permits/Petitions; 15 3. Seven pages of verified claims; 16 4. Resolution 00-026, re: Voting tabulator lease agreement with Hennepin County. 07 Motion carried unanimously. 18 VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS. 19 A. Resolution 00-028 re: 29th Avenue NE Sidewalk, Li hting, and Landscaping. 20 Mayor Cavanaugh opened the public hearing at 7:24 p.m. 21 Cavanaugh reviewed for the audience the purpose of holding the public hearing, which is to re- 22 ceive public input on a proposed plan on sidewalk, lighting, and planting improvements proposed 23 to be made in conjunction with the street and utility improvements to 29th Avenue NE. 24 Additionally, Cavanaugh stated,this is the second time a similar proposal has come before the 25 Council. The previous proposal was not approved because it appeared to present various hard- 26 ships to residents on the South side of 29th Avenue. However, certain aspects of the project have 27 changed and the sidewalks are proposed to be installed on the North side of 29th Avenue. There 28 is more public right of way on that side, and the City desired to reconsider the sidewalk issue in 29 accordance with the City's Comprehensive Plan. 30 Furthermore, the City's Comprehensive Plan is specific about sidewalks being included along 31 major streets, together with other streetscape improvements. Additionally, installation of side- 32 walks would facilitate transit service and would provide a safety zone for pedestrians. 33 Cavanaugh recapped that the City's Comprehensive Plan strongly recommends sidewalks for the 04 community, particularly on major corridors.