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Charter Commission January 9, 1997 Page 5 and prioritized them for reconstruction work. It is his understanding that the Council will want to move ahead with the recommendations of the report and will want to meet with the Charter Commission later in January or February. Mayor Landers would like to have a special election on road issues in July 1997. Dunn stated that he does not know when the final report will be completed but would support a joint meeting with the City Council to discuss road issues. Sullivan noted that the City paid a consultant $11,000. It was his understanding that Mr. Ahrens had indicated he could do the study himself. He does not want it to be perceived that the Charter Commission authorized $11,000 for a consultant_ Dunn added that hiring a consultant was proposed to the Council as any other proposal. The Council reviewed the request and approved it. The majority of the work is subcontracted because the City does not have the technical staff to do an in-depth study. MOTION by Trehus, seconded by Corson to direct Chair Montain to procure the road reconstruction study documents as soon as possible and have them distributed to Charter Commission members. The motion passed unanimously_ MOTION by Rehbine, seconded by Scharpen to schedule a joint meeting with the City Council in February at the Council's convenience to discuss the road reconstruction study. The motion passed unanimously. Chair Montain asked if Mr. Morris should be invited to the joint meeting with the City Council or to the next quarterly meeting. Dunn stated that the intent of meeting with Mr_ Morris is to address specific Charter issues. The data base of the survey can be searched for specific information relating to the Charter and the respondents. Rehbine stated that he does not believe it is necessary to meet with Mr. Morris. After reviewing the survey material, he will call Mr. Morris if he has questions. Trehus asked if there is a cost for Mr. Morris to meet with the Commission_ Dunn stated that he does not believe the expense would be large.