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Council Minutes August 1, 1983 Page Three -, that he felt a stop sign on a thru street was the stop signs. Ms. Colleen DeMars indicated do stop for the stop sign, and that it is the through the stop sign. confusing and that people do miss that people outside of the area local people of the area that go Further discussion was carried on regarding the speeders on School Street, and the need of the stop sign. Councilmember Duitsman indicated that the City could not operate with stop signs at ev~ry busy intersection within the City of Elk River. Discussion was carried on regarding radar control for speeders along School Street rather than a stop sign. THE MOTION FAILED 1-2. COUNCILMEMBERS ENGSTROM AND SCHULDT OPPOSED. COUNCIL- MEMBER DUITSMAN ABSTAINED. COUNCILMEMBER DUITSMAN MOVED TO AUTHORIZE FURTHER STUDY OF A STOP SIGN AT SCHOOL STREET AND HOLT BY CITY STAFF, AND REQUESTED A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE POLICE CHIEF. COUNCILMEMBER ENGSTROM SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 4-0. COUNCILMEMBER DUITSMAN REQUESTED THAT THE ISSUE OF THE STOP SIGN AT SCHOOL STREET AND HOLT AVENUE BE PLACED ON THE AUGUST 15, 1983, CITY COUNCIL AGENDA. COUNCIL- MEMBER GUNKEL SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 4-0. 5. Continuation of Heavenly Hills Improvement Project/Public Hearing Mayor Hinkle indicated that the Heavenly Hills road improvement project was a continuation of the public hearing of May 16. The City Administrator indicated I that one of the concerns. of the City Council regarding the Heavenly Hills Improvement Project, was whether the amount of the proposed assessment could be justified with regard to benefit value. The City Administrator indicated that Mr. Ty Bischoff did an appraisal, and indicated that the property will be benefited by the improvement proposed, and therefore, would benefit by the dollar amount shown in the feasibility study. Mr. Terry Maurer, of Consulting Engineers Diversified, indicated that the survey crew had done some preliminary survey work in the area to generally check where the road is with regard to the right-of-way. Mr. Maurer indicated that the road is generally in the center of the right-of-way except at 208th, where the road is built to the south.side of the right--of-way, and on east 208th the road is built to the north side of the right-of-way. Mr. Maurer further indicated that there is no easement where the road crosses the Hoag and Jacobsen property. Mr. Maurer indicated that the road could be moved to the center of the right-of-way or the City could acquire more easement and the road could basically be con- structed where it is presently. Discussion was carried on regarding the resale of a home.if the road was not placed in the right-of-way. Mr. Terry Maurer indicated that it would be re- corded on an abstract regarding the road placement and the right-of-way easement. Mr. Jim Tralle indicated that he spoke to Mr. F:r~ and Mr. Gordon regarding the need of easements, and further indicated that they would provide the easements necessary at no cost to the project. Mrs. Hoag also indicated that she would provide the easements necessary at no cost to the project.