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MINUTES City Council Oct. 14, 1987 Plans For~ The City Engineer~ pr•esented for• Council appr~oval plans for• the 35E 35E pr~oject, including the widening of the Little Canada Road br•idge. Agenda Scalze pointed out that constr~uction is scheduled to begin on Mar•ch 1, Item No. 7 1988 and a completion date of July, 1989 is anticipated. Bill Stenger•, Jr~., owner• of Stenger~ Auto Body, asked if he would be allowed to put up tempor~ar•y signs on the cor~ner• of Center~ville Road and Little Canada Road dir~ecting customer•s to his business dur~ing constr•uction. Stenger• felt that dur•ing the constr~uction it would be a har~dship to his customer~s in tr~ying to locate the business. Scalze pointed out that the br~idge is scheduled to r•emain open dur~ing the constr~uction. Fahey felt that once constr•uction begins, if a har•dship is evident, he would consider allowing Stenger to put up directional signs. However•, Fahey stated that he wanted to see if the situation was confusing befor~e making a decision on the r•equest. Sl umber~l and Bi 11 Stenger•, Jr•. r•epor•ted that the si tuati on at the Sl umber•1 and constr~uction site has not impr•oved since he last appear~ed befor•e Agenda the Council. Stenger~ asked if the par•king lot and r•oad for• Slumber•land Addition would be paved pr~ior~ to the end of 1987. The Ci ty Cl er•k r~epor•ted that the Publ i c Wor~ks Super•i ntendent has contacted the developer• and infor•med him that if he does not keep the str•eet clean, the City will hir~e a sweeper• and assess the cost against his pr~oper•ty. Stenger• pointed out that the City of Vadnais Heights r•equir•es develop- ment agreements of all developments which r~egulates the things that a developer• is allowed to do. Stenger• r~epor•ted that this is tr•ue of a development that is going in next to his house. The Ci ty Engi neer• r~epor•ted that thi s i s tr•ue of r•esi denti al devel opments wher•e new str•eets and utilities ar~e being put in. Nowever~, in the case of the Slumberland pr•oject, a building is being constr•ucted on pr•ivate pr•oper~ty. Stenger• pointed out that the constr•uction tr•affic is driving on public str•eets and creating a nuisance. The Engi neer• r•epl i ed that ther•e ar•e or•di nances that cover~ nui sance situations. Fahey suggested that the Public Wor~ks Super•intendent look at the ar•ea and if the str~eets need to be cleaned, contact the developer and if he will not cooper~ate, the City should have the str•eets cleaned and char~ge the developer~. Page -14-