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COUNCIL MINUTES August 11, 2014 DRAFT 269 270 6B) Second Reading of Ordinance No. 06-14, Rezoning Property at 7880 Sunset Avenue from 271 Rural to Planning Unit Development for Century Farm North — City Planner Larsen reviewed the 272 proposed ordinance. The developer of the Century Farm North project wishes to add a parcel to the 273 project; the parcel requires rezoning in order to be included. Staff is recommending approval. 274 275 Council Member Rafferty moved to waive the full reading of Ordinance No. 06-14. Council Member 276 Stoesz seconded the motion. Motion carried on a unanimous voice vote. 277 278 Council Member Rafferty moved to approve the 2nd Reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 06-14 as 279 presented. Council Member Stoesz seconded the motion. Motion carried; Yeas, 5; Nays none. 280 281 6C) Resolution No. 14-89, Calling for a Special Election, Shenandoah Area Improvements (5- 282 Year Street Reconstruction Plan 2015 — 2019) — Community Development Director Grochala 283 reviewed his written report. The city council approved a Street Reconstruction Plan as allowed under 284 state statute. Under that same provision of state law, a petition has been submitted requesting that 285 the Plan go to the ballot this fall. Options for the council are to place the question on the ballot or to 286 not proceed with the Plan. He noted that improvements included in the Plan are for road work only. 287 He reviewed the process that would occur if the Plan is approved to go forward by the voters. 288 289 Mayor Reinert noted that the council also forwarded two possible charter amendments to the Charter 290 Commission review process. The Charter Commission did not recommend either of those and 291 suggested no alternative. At this time staff is recommending that neither of those amendments be 292 forwarded to the ballot. 293 294 Council Member Kusterman moved to approve Resolution No. 14-89 as presented. Council Member 295 Roeser seconded the motion. 296 297 Mike Trehus, 6675 Shadow Court, noted that he's heard many times that there has only been one 298 street project approved in many years. There's been one street reconstruction approved in 32 years 299 but there's only been one proposed in those years. He reviewed the history of road reconstruction 300 projects proposed in that time period. The street reconstruction plan is an attempt to bypass the City 301 Charter by not utilizing special assessments. The voting record of the public should be respected; 302 there are reasons projects have or have not proceeded. He's concerned about the lack of a feasibilty 303 study for the projects included in this Plan; neither the costs nor the neighborhood opinion is clear. 304 Community Development Director Grochala pointed out that the Resolution before the council states 305 a not to exceed bonding amount. The Plan itself includes information on bonding and it is only 306 planned for the first project at this point. The streets are evaluated on an annual basis, there are past 307 feasibility projects in place for some areas, and some of that information has been useful in 308 developing the Plan and cost estimates. 309 310 The motion was adopted on a unanimous voice vote. 311 312 313 7