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Zit Council Meeting August 23, 1982 DISBURSEMENTS ^ AUGUST 23, 1982 Mr. Marier has- a question on the Check to T.A. Schifsky - felt this had been paid - Mr. Volk said this is for patching; Bryan Rock for $1,053.48. A limit of $1,000.00 - over that must have Council approval. Mr. Schumacher reported that this rock is taken from Dedicated Park Funds and is for parking lots at the Parks. Mr. Kulaszewicz moved to approve the disbursements as listed. Seconded by Mr. Marier. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Reinert noted there is an added agenda item. Mr. Davidson had several items he asked to discuss with the Council. Mr. Davidson said these are policy questions and deal with the typical street standards in the area of the boulevard slope. In order to maintain the proper slope in some area, it becomes necessary to go onto private property in order to maintain that slope. Mr. Davidson suggested, that in some cases this could be modified in order to stay within the right -of -way. Mr. Davidson also questioned the need for a full nine inches of class 5 in all cases. He felt that the standard could be changed to tie the R Factor regardless of the number of inches of Class 5 needed. Mr. Davidson asked the Council to consider, specifically in the Sherwood Green area where it will be necessary to remove some large Pine trees, that they be allowed to go to an eight foot minimum boulevard and work around those large trees and 2) design of the street to use the R factor rather than the nine inches of Class 5. Mr. Marier asked Mr. Hawkins if the Council can initiate this variance, shouldn't the developer apply for this variance? Mr. Kulaszewicz agreed but asked, if there was a time element and Mr. Davidson said they are in the process of doing the grading - that is why he is here this evening. Mr. Marier felt this matter should go through the normal variance procedure. Mrs. Elsenpeter felt that if the City Engineer sees something that could be done in a better way and makes a recommendation to the Council, then it should be heeded. The general consensus of the Council was that in order to maintain an orderly continuity of events, these matters should go through the variance process. Mr. Davidson also reported on the application of North Central for the installation of gas lines in MarDon acres - he asked permission to approve this installation, if it conforms to the adopted regulations. Mr. Schumacher noted that in the adoption of the rules and in the adoption of the use of the new forms, the applications would be reviewed and approved by the Engineer. This is the same procedure as the Building Inspector administering the Building Code. This was generally accepted by the Council. Mr. Davidson reported on the receipt of a copy of an application for the removal of bogs in a lake - this operation will be reviewed by four other agencies and Mr. Davidson wondered if the City would be involved. How should he handle matters such as this? Mr. Schumacher felt that matters in the area of the wetlands has in the past been deferred to the Rice Creek Watershed Board. It was suggested that Mr. Davidson contact the various agencies for their position on this and if they have any concerns, then he could report back to the Council.