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Council Minutes August 5, 1985 Page Two ~ . ~ :GGWGII,-MEMBERENlCiSTROMMOVED >'1'0 GIVE GENE KREUSER PERM!S SIO~1?nT"ijzE THE 'ft.lc5EI:.M TREES DOWN LOCATED ON THIRD STREET. ON BOULEVARD PROPERTY. COUNCILMEMBERWILLIAMS SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 4-0. 5. Consideration of Staff Report on County Road #30 Tom Bublitz, the City Administrator indicated that the concern over County Road 30 was the result of a discussion regarding Sandpiper plat. The City Administrator indicated that he had a meeting with Phil Hals, the City's Street Superintendent, Terry Maurer, Consulting Engineer, and Russ Machinsky, the County Highway Engineer. The City Administrator stated the Russ Machinsky had indicated that the County had no specific plans for County Road 30, but they were aware of the situation and were waiting for the City to act on the upgrading of Main Street so that they could poss- ibly get joint bids. Discussion was held regarding the letter to the Mayor and City Council dated July 29, 1985, from Terry Maurer, of Maier, Stewart and Associates, the City's Consulting Engineer. Discussion was also held on whether or not a feasibility study had been done on the Main Street Bridge. It was indicated that up to this time there had been no action taken regarding the bridge on Main Street. Funding of the bridge was also discussed. COUNCILMEMBER SCHULDT MOVED TO ORDER A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE MAIN STREET BRIDGE. COUNCILMEMBER ENGSTROM SECONDED THE MOTION. At this time discussion was held on whether or not the downtown merchants would like a break in the construction. It was stated that the merchants could get this break by delaying the east end construction on Main Street for a year and doing the west end first. It was the general consensus of the City Council that the City Administrator should take a poll of the downtown retailers as to whether or not they would like to wait a year before upgrading East Main Street. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0. COUNCILMEMBER GUNKEL MOVED TO ORDER A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON MAIN STREET. COUNCIL- MEMBER SCHULDT SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 4-0. 6. Preliminary Plat Review for Sandpiper Estates Mayor Hinkle stated that this public hearing was continued from the July 15, 1985 City Council meeting. Mayor Hinkle indicated that the reason for the continuation was so that the City Council and the City Staff could take a look at the condition and the possibility of upgrading County Road #30. Dennis Taylor was present representing the Sandpiper plat and stated that nothing had changed on the plat from the last City Council meeting. He further stated that phase one on the east side of the plat would consist of 19 lots and that phase two would be started in one or two years. Mayor Hinkle reopened the public hearing. Penny Kline a neighboring resident was present seeking informatiqn regarding the Sandpiper plat.