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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 26, 2020 businesses should locate. McGraw noted that this is the second time this request has been brought up in the city, and he does not want to favor any one business over another. Keis stated that the City should also not reduce the number of liquor licenses to one. Torkelson asked if there was a reason why those three cities have chosen to put distance requirements. The City Administrator stated that staff purposely did not put a recommendation in the staff report since this is a situation where it could appear the city was favoring one over the other. McGraw stated that the commercial area in Little Canada is so small, and the city could miss out on a great opportunity someday. Torkelson stated that he does not want to make any changes at this point until there are no pending applications. Bee Vang, Tierney's Liquor Store, stated that they understand this could be a sticky situation and they do not want to shut any other businesses down, and they are only asking for a 350 foot distance requirement between liquor stores. She stated they struggled so much when there was another liquor store right next door. The City Administrator stated that this was only brought to Council tonight as a discussion before a fee was charged for a formal application, and stated that it appears that based on feedback tonight, it does not sound like the Council would consider a City Code change to add distance requirements between off -sale liquor licenses. DISCUSS PROPOSED 2021 STREET PROJECTS The Public Works Director explained that the five-year Capital Improvement Plan currently includes the potential improvements of four streets in 2021. He stated that the streets originally included were Twin Lake Boulevard, Greenbrier Circle, Old County Road C, and Nadeau Road, but the city engineer completed a detailed cost estimate for each project, and the estimates came in much higher than what had been originally programmed for Greenbrier, Old County Road C, and Nadeau. He explained that Twin Lake Boulevard was only slightly higher than the programmed number, however this street is a border road shared with Vadnais Heights and they do not have the funds ready to reconstruct it in 2021. He noted that Twin Lake Boulevard has been moved in the Capital Improvement Plan from 2021 to 2023 for now. The Public Works Director explained that Greenbrier Circle, Old County Road C, and Nadeau Road are being considered for improvements in 2021. He reported that notices have been sent to abutting property owners of each of the streets for a virtual neighborhood meeting scheduled for September 15. He explained that once neighborhood input is obtained, the Council will decide whether or not to order a Feasibility Report for the proposed projects. The Public Works Director reported that Greenbrier Circle is a cul-de-sac located off County Road B2. He explained that a neighborhood meeting for this street was held in 2016, but after discussion it was decided to hold off until a future date. He stated that the street now has numerous potholes, especially in front of most of the driveways, due to poor drainage on the road. He stated there are 15 properties abutting Greenbrier Circle and the estimated cost for this street is $385,00 to $512,300. 3