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City Council fvlinutes November 21, 2005 Page 10 l:vlr. Beck stated the applicant would need to provide a \vritten letter agreeing to extend the timeframe deadline by 60 days on all four items prior to the Council acting on them. He stated if the Council \v-1.shed to deny the items tonight they would need to provide findings for the denial. 1\1r. Pacheco stated he would like to continue to work Vli.th the city and agreed to submit a letter extending the timeframe deadline. Counci1member Morin stated he was concerned about changing the zoning from commercial to residential. He stated this \Vill make the other commercial lots in the area less desirable for commercial development. IvIr. Pacheco stated the revised dra\vings include the frontage road requested by the city and meet :Mn/DOT specifications. He stated concerns regarding the cost to him for the frontage road. 1vf.r. Maurer recommended the frontage road be connected to a signalized intersection and that Mn/DOT Local Initiative funds may be available in 2007 for this project. Items 6.9.-6.12. \vere acted upon after Item 6.14. on this agenda in order to give Mr. Pacheco time to draft and submit his letter requesting the timeframe extension. 6.13. Dodge Avenue Improvement-Resolution Accepting Feasibility Report and Ordering Public Hearing 1vf.r. Maurer presented the feasibility report for the reconstruction of Dodge Avenue. He s~ated he held an informational meeting \Vi.th the affected property o\vners and they feel the improvement '\Vill help their businesses. He stated approximately 400/0 would be assessed to property owners and 600/0 '\vould be paid from street reserves. MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER MOTIN AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER DIETZ TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 05-124 RECEIVING THE FEASIBILITY REPORT AND ORDERING A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE IMPROVEMENT IN THE MATTER OF THE DODGE AVENUE IMPROVEMENT OF 2005. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 6.14. Highland Road Improvement-Resolution Ordering Preliminary Feasibility Report for the Highland Road Reconstruction I:vfr. 1\1aurer stated he held an informational meeting \vith property o\vners in Ridgewood East and Ridgewood East 3rd _t\ddition regarding four options for an improvement in the I-lighland Road area. He stated the o\vners had interest in either adding a side\valk along Highland Road or reconstructing the road and adding sidewalks. Councilrnember Dietz questioned if city se\ver could be added under the road for future services. He questioned ho\v the cost to hookup would be determined. 1.vlr. 1vlaurer stated as many services as possible \vould be stubbed in under the road in order to protect it from future open-cutting. He stated the stub in of se\ver could be funded '\v-ith the sewer fund and if property o\vners hook up at a later date, there would be some reimbursement to the city of the costs via assessments.