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APPROVED 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES 2 MINUTES 3 4 5 DATE : April 25, 2005 6 TIME STARTED : 6:32 P.M. 7 TIME ENDED : 7:32 P.M. 8 MEMBERS PRESENT : Councilmembers Carlson, Dahl, Reinert, Stoltz 9 and Mayor Bergeson 10 MEMBERS ABSENT : None 11 12 Staff members present: City Administrator, Gordon Heitke; Community Development Director, 13 Michael Grochala; City Engineer, Jim Studenski; Assistant City Administrator; Dan Tesch (part); 14 City Attorney, Bill Hawkins; and City Clerk, Ann Blair. 15 16 OPEN MIKE 17 18 Mayor Bergeson requested Councilmember Stoltz chair this portion of the meeting, as it pertained to 19 the West Shadow Lake Drive discussion, from which he is abstaining. 20 21 Councilmember Stoltz asked if there was anyone wishing to speak for the Open Mike portion of the 22 meeting. 23 •24 Pat Smith, 6922 West Shadow Lake, indicated he has been a resident since 1981. He noted he has a 25 past history working with the city on various committees, and stated the reason for his visit was the 26 road construction for West Shadow Lake. He stated he and his fellow neighbors have put together a 27 petition asking that the feasibility study be done. He indicated he understands there is a cost issue, 28 but the condition of the road is not going away, and is not getting better. He stated there has been a 29 lot of misinformation about the street and he thinks the only way to clarify it is to do the feasibility 30 study. He noted the City has a charter that directs how this type of project is done, and the project 31 cannot get to a referendum for a vote without the feasibility study. 32 33 Mr. Smith stated that 41 of the 61 homeowners affect signed the petition, noting he only had time to 34 go to 42 of the homes, and encountered only one homeowner who did not wish to sign the petition. 35 36 Mr. Smith indicated he and several neighbors reviewed the tape from the last meeting to see the 37 concerns, but stated that no matter what the cost, it is their tax dollars, and the study needs to be done. 38 He commented that back in the 90's when he was on the Charter Commission they tried to get street 39 improvements off the Charter and into the hands of the elected officials unsuccessfully. He asked 40 what the process would be to get the feasibility study revisited. 41 42 City Attorney Hawkins opined that the City Clerk would review the petition, and if adequate will 43 present it to the City Council for consideration at the next meeting. 44 45 Mr. Smith indicated after watching the tape of the last meeting it is a mystery as to why this did not 46 go forward. He stated it is in the best interest of the residents. He questioned why some dk 47 Councilmembers were opposed to the study. He stated the City Council needs to trigger the Mir 48 feasibility study to see how much it will cost, and the rest of the process will run its course.