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• • CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION JULY 9, 2003 APPROVED CITY OF LINO LAKES MINUTES DATE : July 9, 2003 TIME STARTED : 5:30 p.m. TIME ENDED : 9:03 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT : Councilmember Carlson, Dahl, O'Donnell, Reinert (5:43 p.m.) and Mayor Bergeson MEMBERS ABSENT : None Staff members present: City Administrator, Linda Waite Smith; Community Development Director, Michael Grochala (part); City Engineer, Jim Studenski; City Planner, Jeff Smyser (part) Economic Development Assistant, Mary Alice Divine (part); Chief of Police, Dave Pecchia (part) WEST SHADOW LAKE DRIVE, JIM STUDENSKI City Engineer Studenski advised there has been a lot of concern regarding the barricades on West Shadow Drive. The reason for the barricades was construction in the area, which is almost completed. The City needs to determine what to do with the barricades when the construction is completed. City Engineer Studenski advised the barricades did not get reinstalled after the first layer of bituminous was put down. City staff put the barricades back up when they found out they had not been put back in place. After final review of the road construction and all construction components are complete, the barricades should be taken down. City Engineer Studenski continued stating the next level of bituminous is scheduled for late fall. Reconstruction of 62nd Street will not occur until spring of 2004. The City has received a lot of calls from residents regarding the barricades. City Engineer Studenski stated City Administrator Waite Smith reviewed the meeting tapes and it was confirmed that the Council decided the barricades would come down when construction is completed. The Council now needs to determine if any issues have arisen that would determine the barricades should stay in place. Mayor Bergeson stated there has been confusion about who determines the road is ready for use. The City Engineer is the one who determines when the road will be ready to drive on. Councilmember Dahl stated that because of comments from residents she has more questions for staff. Safety is a big issue. She asked about the possibility of not making the road into a two-lane highway and putting a stop sign up where the barricade currently is.