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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 15, 2014 McGraw introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 2014-12-235 —APPROVING THE TAX FORFEIT REPURCHASE APPLICATION MADE BY TCF BANK FOR 2801 COUNTRY DRIVE The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Keis. Ayes (4). Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. 2015 The City Administrator reviewed the City Engineer's report dated IMPROVEMENTS December 11, 2014 relative to the neighborhood meetings recently held for the proposed 2015 Street & Utility hnprovements. These improvements include the following: o Country Drive (from Rice Street to the Railroad tracks) — reconstruction; o South Owasso Blvd. (from Rice Street to Country Drive) — reconstruction; o Centerville Road (from Little Canada Road to 800 feet west of Edgerton Street) — the portion from Little Canada Road to Allen Avenue by reconstruction and the portion from Allen Avenue north to 800 feet west of Edgerton Street by full -depth reclamation and repave. With regard to the Centerville Road project, the City Administrator noted that the City has a verbal commitment from the County Engineer to proceed with this project. The City would proceed with the project and would finance the County's portion of the costs for a 2 to 5 year period. He noted that the improvement of Centerville Road has been needed for many years and is not currently in the County's five-year plan. The City undertaking this project, with the County's commitment to repay their portion of the costs, will meet the City's long-term objectives for this area. The City Administrator reported that at the neighborhood meetings for these proposed improvements, there was general support from the impacted property owners. It was pointed out, however, that the meetings were not heavily attended. The Administrator recommended that the Council authorize the City Engineer to proceed with feasibility reports for these improvements. This will result in better information on project needs and better cost estimates. The Administrator noted that the risk would be if the County does not agree to cost participation in the Centerville Road improvement, the City 17