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COUNCIL MINUTES AUGUST 12, 2002 to complete these projects. He questioned Councilmember Dahl whether she was aware of something the Council could do to fund these projects ahead of schedule, other than what has already been discussed at the last work session. He noted 62nd Street must be reconstructed because the Council had demanded that this work be done in conjunction with West Shadow Ponds, which he supported. However, he indicated the City only has so much money available and will be borrowing against future years in 2004 to complete the Holly Drive project. Councilmember Dahl stated the recommendation for 62nd Street was that the trail be constructed first for safety reasons, which has been accomplished and she was thankful for this. She indicated a trail has not been constructed yet on Holly Drive, which was the reason she had supported this stipulation for the development on 62nd Street in order to address safety. Councilmember Dahl noted the City would have had to borrow against the State Aid fund eight years ago as well. She stated she did not regret the decision to requir t e reconstruction of 62nd Street as a condition of development for safety reasons. She noted the reco s . tion of Holly Drive had also been made a condition for development eight years ago and she ity should honor that commitment. She noted this current Council has worked to r $ : attempt to come up with solutions and make up for mistakes that had been made in t . asf She hoped that the Council can do this once again in order to address the safety issues. a the urgency to reconstruct Elm Street as well. Mayor Bergeson felt the City Council was spendi g a _ at deal of time on an issue that is not on this evening's agenda. He noted the Five -Year Fin c will be on the September 23, 2002 City Council meeting agenda and the public heart _ ` ill be continued at that time. Councilmember Carlson expressed appr agenda. She noted this item is on th 3B. or the residents who have kept this issue alive on the s evening, under the Finance Department Report item Councilmember Carlson sta i cil had a long discussion on these three road projects during their last work sessions ed t e Council ordered the Elm Street reconstruction last year and had planned to reconstruct at road this fall because of the opening of the new grade school. She stated she would prefer to see E Street reconstructed in the spring of 2003 and 62nd Street and Holly Drive reconstructed in the fall of 2003. She stated she would like an accounting of any funds the City has available to determine whether this type of schedule would be feasible. She felt the Council must make a decision to move ahead with these projects. Mayor Bergeson cautioned that the City Council not promise something that can not be done. He reiterated that the City only has so many resources available. Councilmember Reinert felt that what Councilmember Carlson was proposing was not economically feasible. He felt the only way Holly Drive could be completed sooner than currently scheduled was to rearrange the schedule. He noted the schedule for the three reconstruction projects had been set due to the conditions approved for the West Shadow Ponds development and the Council had demanded that 62nd Street be done as soon as possible. However, he was concerned that some Councilmembers