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City Council Minutes Page 7 June 6, 2005 ----------------------------- 6.ANY ITEM OR CONDITION FOUND THAT INDICATES THE SITE IS LIKELY TO YIELD INFORMATION IMPORTANT TO PRE- HISTORY OR HISTORY SHALL BE REPORTED TO THE CITY IMMEDIATELY. FURTHER, THE CITY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO STOP WORK AUTHORIZED IN ITS APPROVAL UNTIL THE SITE IS APPROPRIATELY INVESTIGATED AND WORK IS AUTHORIZED. 7.CASH SHALL BE PAID FOR PARK DEDICATION. 8.THE CITY COUNCIL ACKNOWLEDGES THAT CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE BUILDING WILL ENCROACH INTO THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. THESE ENCROACHMENTS WILL BE ALLOWED FOR FOOTINGS, CANOPIES, AND DOOR SWINGS INTO THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, AS THE CITY IS AUTHORIZING ZERO LOT LINE CONSTRUCTION TO FURTHER THE TRADITIONAL DEVELOPMENT PATTERN OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA. THE BUILDING OWNER SHALL MAINTAIN LIABILITY INSURANCE TO INDEMNIFY THE CITY FOR ALLOWING THESE ENCROACHMENTS. MOTION CARRIED 3-1. Councilmember Farber opposed. (Councilmember Farber is opposed to the Jackson and Bluff Block projects.) 7.5. Update on Upland Avenue Sidewalk Issue City Engineer Terry Maurer stated he contacted the five property owners on the west side of Upland Avenue to see how interested they were in adding a sidewalk along their property. He stated only one property owner expressed opposition: this owner’s home would be the closest to the sidewalk and he would lose one tree. Mr. Raivala, 441 Upland Avenue- Stated he is opposed to the sidewalk installation on Upland Avenue. He is concerned about who would have to maintain the sidewalk and the loss of three trees, which act as a buffer to the noise from Highway 10. Mr. Maurer stated that since Mr. Raivala’s home would be very close to the sidewalk, he suggested that the city could add a sidewalk to his porch entry at no additional expense. Rob Grandros, 1706 Main Street-Stated he is concerned about the sidewalk maintenance on his property as the city snowplow trucks tend to pile a lot of snow in this area. He is also concerned about losing the old growth trees in the neighborhood. Mr. Maurer stated the maintenance of the sidewalk would be the homeowner’s responsibility. He questioned the Street Department regarding the snow piled near Mr. Grandros’s property. Mark Thompson, Assistant Street Superintendent stated that Main Street and Upland Avenue are routes that have more traffic and therefore does get plowed more frequently by the city. He stated that typically on these types of routes, especially where the sidewalk is behind the curb, the city would maintain the sidewalk using the sidewalk plow.