01-18-95 Council Special Minutes

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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 18, 1995 improvement, but at some point the City Council will have to discuss it and take a position. The City Administrator reported that the County has been surveying in the area to get a better definition of tree impact and drainage. Typically projects such as this are field designed, with the County making things fit. The County will take into consideration the Council's position on the issue. The Administrator reported that typically the County will just put in a project, however, in this instance the City asked for an informational meeting. One property owner stated that they felt the water main project and road project were tied together, and that the water main project gave the County more reason to widen the Keller Parkway pavement. A property owner indicated that there are a lot of brand new wells along Keller Parkway, and asked how it was determined that the majority of the property owners wanted water. One property owner indicated that at the neighborhood meeting about eight of the ten property owners present indicated that they wanted water if the road improvement proceeds. Fahey asked how many of those present favored a water main project if the road goes in. Five indicated that they favored water main if the road project proceeds, and four indicated that they were against. One property owner felt it a possibility that the water main project gives the County more reason to proceed with the road project. Scalze replied that the water main project has nothing to do with the size of the street. Fahey indicated that realistically the County will not just resurface the existing pavement, but will upgrade it to make it wider and safer. Fahey pointed out that there is a need for a walkway or paved shoulder for bikes and pedestrians. Whether the width ends up to be 32 feet, he was not sure. Cardinal pointed out that there are only 40% of the 21