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City Council Minutes April 12, 2010 Page 4 Mayor Klinzing indicated she would like to see an informational meeting held to get reaction from the public. She added this type of meeting would also allow people the chance to discuss other issues such as hooking up to city water and sewer. Councilrnember Zerwas explained that he would be opposed to the assessment on Main Street being higher than other assessments because the road is used by so many more people than just the residents abutting it. He stated he is not opposed to holding a public informational meeting but would like to see this project completed as soon as possible. Councilmember Motin agreed that he would be open to holding an informational meeting but was not in favor of slowing the project down. Councilmember Westgaard questioned how long the construction process takes. Mr. Anderson explained the construction is estimated to take four weeks. Councilmember Westgaard indicated he would like to see an informational meeting held. He added that he believes the construction estimates are high. John Stewart, BDM Consulting Engineers, indicated that the budget figures will be refined through the feasibility study. He stated that the amount of traffic on Main Street will increase the project costs due to the increased traffic control measures that have to be taken during construction. Mr. Stewart also indicated that it would be good for the city to have a policy in place regarding pedestrian ramp upgrades. Mayor Klinzing questioned if other cities have policies in place. Mr. Stewart explained that he will forward copies to the City Council. Counciltnember Gumphrey expressed concern with items being overlooked if the project is rushed. He indicated that he would like the assessment amount to be consistent with past assessments. Mr. Anderson explained that an additional item for the Council to consider is that the decision on how to handle the assessments on this project will set the precedent for this type of future projects. An example would be Jackson Avenue. Ms. Johnson stated that staff will come back with a pedestrian ramp polity. Mayor Klinzing also asked that staff come back with a revised assessment polity. Mr. Stewart indicated that they will come back at the April 19 Council meeting with more detail and public meeting informational along with the feasibility study. The Council took a five minute recess at 7:50 p.m. 5.5. Financial Model Review Mr. Simon reviewed the financial model. 5.6. Public Works Master Plan Update Ms. Johnson presented the staff report. Council consensus was to authorize staff to begin the process of updating the Public Works Master Plan.