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COUNCIL MINUTES AUGUST 12, 2002 • Circle Pines: 19.9 percent • Centerville: 12.6 percent Councilmember Carlson moved to approve the 2003 Fire Department Budget. Councilmember Reinert seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Consideration of Five -Year Plan, Continuation of Public Hearing, Linda Waite Smith, City Administrator Waite Smith advised the City Council has reviewed two draft versions of the proposed Five -Year Financial Plan and, during the Wednesday, August 7, 2002 City Council work session, provided City staff with additional instructions for a third draft. City Administrator Waite Smith recommended that the Five -Y financial Plan be continued to the September 23, 2002 regular City Council meeting. Mayor Bergeson opened the meeting to public comments o ear Financial Plan at 6:53 p.m. Bill Combs, 6496 North Trappers Crossing, urged the C dC' 1 to move forward with the plan to improve Holly Drive between Ash Street and Birch S 0 e indicated he has been a resident of this area for three years and this road has been slated fog ': �' .rove ent for the past eight years. He stated the intent had been to construct a walking trail al. g tstreet to address the safety concerns. He indicated there is a great deal of traffic on this :' • t e road is used a great deal by pedestrians and bicyclists and noted that the road has so spots. He asked that the City Council move this project up on the City's plans and put in s. '' e sort of commitment to complete the road improvements. Sue Walseth, 6408 Cassiopeia Co has been concerned about the Holly a petition signed by 120 resi improvements to Holly Drive, as been a resident of Lino Lakes for 16 years and ituation since 1993. She presented the City Council with that the City Council follow through with the g the construction of a trail for safety purposes. Ms. Walseth reviewed the histo of this issue and reviewed past City Council meeting minutes dating back to Council meetings of 1993, during which time this improvement project had been discussed and ordered to be completed as part of the Trapper's Crossing development. She indicated the result of all the meetings was that the construction of Holly Drive was critical to the Trapper's Crossing project. Ms. Walseth noted Mayor Bergeson was the only current Councilmember who had been serving on the Council in 1994 and she asked that he take the initiative to inform the new Councilmembers of the significance of Holly Drive. She expressed concern that resolutions passed by previous Councils are not being followed through with and that improvements to 12th Street were being completed prior to improvements to Holly Drive. •