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I I I Council Meeting Minutes March 25, 1986 Public Hearings, continued Schmidt stated then that everyone will be saving monies because we are using MSA funds; Proper so clarified. In response to questions concerning alleys, Proper stated that all of the alleys in the project area had been inspected and that, if it had been found that alley work already been done by residents was adequate, the alley would not be rehabilitated and the residents would not be assessed for any rehabilitation costs. -As council had no further questions, Benke received into the minutes letters received regarding this project from Robert G. Johnson, Gary and Elizabeth Bar, Paul Ryback, and Nicholas Francis. In response to Brandt's question concerning alleys, Proper advised that all alleys have garages and did not believe it would be feasible to eliminate any of the alleys, noting that enough homes with driveways from the street still needed backyard access and that future garages may be built with a need for an alley. Benke asked if there would be a cost to residents for feeder lines; Proper replied affirmatively. Jeanette Janecek, 2555 Eight Street N.W., owner of property at 721 Fifth Avenue N.W., asked if there would be an assessment placed for the alley which had been vacated; Proper stated that the vacated portion of the alley behind Fifth Avenue would neither be improved nor assessed. Tom Chock, 857 Third Avenue N.W., stated he was not in favor of making Third Avenue a State Aid street. In response to Benke's request, Proper stated the upgraded street will not affect the current volume of traffic. In response to Chock's question, Proper indicated he had looked at how a 32-foot and a 36-foot street would fit and did not see any problems with regard to driveways, although a retaining wall may need to be built by the nursing home and perhaps an area on Fourth Avenue will also need a retaining wall. Chock asked if parking would be permitted on both sides of Third Avenue if it were not a State Aid street. Schmidt indicated that it would cost the city not to have a state Aid street, and stressed that the traffic pattern would not be changed. Rene Bourdeaux, 545 Third Avenue N.W., felt that truckers would use Third Avenue; Proper explained Ramsey County's Five-Year Plan includes the improvement of the narrow piece of Fifth Avenue which, when connected with E2, would probably remove any truck traffic on Third Avenue. . Page Four