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COUNCIL MINUTES AUGUST 12, 2002 the feasibility reports will be brought before the City Council in September or October, at which time the projects will be discussed in further detail and funding discussed. Mayor Bergeson hoped that the City would be able to fmalize these plans by the end of the year. Councilmember Carlson noted the City Council has begun receiving weekly updates from TKDA and she noted, per the recent report, the Elm Street and 62nd Street feasibility reports were expected this fall, however, the update did not provide a date for the feasibility report for Holly Drive. She felt that it would be good to have this schedule in writing. Councilmember Carlson indicated the City Council discussed whether the Five -Year Plan should include 2002, or whether it should run from 2003. She stated the Five -Year Plan is required by City Charter and the Comprehensive Plan and she felt 2002 should be included in this Plan. Councilmember Carlson indicated the updated feasibility report • lly Drive had been ordered by the City Council one year ago. She stated there were currently - al road issues within the City, 12th Street and Holly Drive, Elm Street, and 62nd Stree essed concern that, previous to this current Council, when the Council was given informatie road issues, at times the money had been promised to other projects, such as Holly Drive, re, appeared to be a deficit in the Capital fund balance. She believed that when the Ci owed on to another project, those funds were found to have been committed to a previous • ct. indicated the auditor has asked the City to review this fund and eliminate the deficit. She '"t the City must get a handle on its available funds for road improvement projects prior to'.o the next project. An audience member noted the Holly Dri projects were not on the books. He que be completed after Elm Street and 62nd as approved in 1994, when the other two road by the Holly Drive project was being pushed back to Mayor Bergeson indicated Elm Stree 2n° treet had also been on the City's agenda for improvements for a numbercated all these roads are in poor condition and the City has very limited resources fo • ii He noted the City cannot use general tax revenues or assess for these types of projects. The fore, the City is limited to State Aid funds and, for the Holly Drive and 12th Street project, the City • s $250,000 on deposit from the developer of Trapper's Crossing to complete that project. City Administrator Waite Smith noted the feasibility report for Holly Drive has not been worked on at the same pace as the other two because the City Council instructed City staff months ago that the high priorities were 62nd Street and Elm Street. She noted if the feasibility report for Holly Drive is completed now, and the project does not begin until 2004, some of the feasibility report information may once again be outdated. Councilmember Dahl stated she received a letter from Curt Byron, 1150 Hudson Trail, expressing the urgent need for a trail construction at Trapper's Crossing due to the road being too narrow for vehicle traffic, walkers, runners and bikers to safely navigate this section simultaneously. She read this letter in its entirety for the record.