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City Council Meeting Minutes August 10, 1999 • Page 5 1 Cavanaugh asked for clarification regarding landscaping along 29'Avenue. Mr. Hubmer 2 referred to the plan, which provided for boulevard trees by the chokers and reducers. 3 Cavanaugh wished to recommend decorative lighting along 29'Avenue and St. Anthony 4 Boulevard. He felt that lighting would not only improve any safety concerns from residents, but 5 would also soften the residential area. 6 Mr. Hubmer reminded the Council that decorative lighting would not be covered by municipal 7 funds unless it was determined that the lighting was a requirement. Marks suggested this topic 8 be resolved at a later time. 9 Julie Kimbllin, 2705 291 Avenue NE, stated she had attended the public hearing on July 27, 10 1999, but wished to express her concerns to the Council. She stated she had organized a petition 11 containing 81 signatures in opposition to the proposed sidewalks and such petition would be filed 12 with the Council. In addition, she was disappointed that she had been unaware until recently of a 13 "Community Plan" that included sidewalks. Ms. Kimbllin stated that it was the residents' belief 14 that sidewalks were not necessary and could decrease property values. She commended Mr. 15 Hubmer for his representation of the issues at the public hearing. Ms. Kimbllin wished to clarify that the recommendations from WSB suggest that if a sidewalk were implemented, it should be 40 placed on the south side of the street. However, she wanted to clarify that the residents at the 18 meeting strongly opposed any sidewalks at all. 19 20 Ms. Kimbllin did not feel that a stop sign was needed at every corner, but possibly a stop sign 21 towards the middle would be more appropriate. Ms. Kimbllin questioned whether the 22 homeowners would incur the cost of the proposed decorative lighting mentioned by Cavanaugh. 23 Marks thanked Ms. Kimbllin for her input and provided a response to her concern about a Com- 24 munity Plan. Marks stated that a Comprehensive Plan was put together years ago, and that hear- 25 ings were held and the entire community was invited to speak. 26 Faust clarified that the Comprehensive Plan is considered the "blueprint for the future" and that 27 every city has such a plan. Faust stated that the City encouraged community involvement and he 28 would invite residents to view the Comprehensive Plan on file with the City. 29 30 Thuesen asked the Council if it would be possible to determine if property values would fluctuate 31 due to the addition of sidewalks. 32 33 Marks stated that sidewalks were installed on the street in which he lived after he moved to St. 34 Anthony. He further stated that conditional litter attributed towards sidewalks was not noticed 5 nor were any feelings of invasion of privacy.