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COUNCIL MINUTES APRIL 25, 2005 APPROVED 49 50 Councilmember Carlson commented that the question was asked two years ago on whether the Mayor 51 could or could not vote on this topic, so the opinion the Council just heard conflicts with previous 52 opinions. She reviewed previous Council meeting minutes in which the Mayor did participate. She 53 commented that when this issue came forward again she asked if anything different was being done to 54 help it pass, and noted she would consider the submission of a petition in future votes. She noted that 55 the need to change the Comprehensive Plan in this case is a factor for her, and she maintains that if 56 the Comprehensive Plan needs to change, it needs to go to the citizens for input, which has not been 57 done. 58 59 City Attorney Hawkins noted that his advice to the Mayor was that he should not vote on this issue. 60 He stated the Mayor has a property that would benefit from this improvement, and may have a 61 financial gain. 62 63 Councilmember Stoltz noted this is not a new position from Mayor Bergeson, and they do have a 64 written opinion from City Attorney Hawkins He stated that just prior to tonight's meeting Mayor 65 Bergeson informed him there were people in the audience from West Shadow Lake and he would 66 dismiss himself. He suggested they put this on the agenda as an information -only item to determine 67 what the next steps should be. 68 69 Councilmember Carlson opposed adding it to the agenda, as it is not the process, and she is not 70 prepared to have dialogue on this topic. She also expressed concern about some Councilmembers 71 having a document from the City Attorney that other Council Members do not have. •72 73 Councilmember Reinert stated he would support an informational item being added to the agenda. 74 75 Connie Dishdo, 7006 West Shadow Lake Drive, stated she has lived her since 1995. She indicated 76 this road poses a serious safety issue. She indicated that because of the trail system they are getting a 77 lot more traffic on West Shadow Lake, and when you have to go around the pedestrian and bike 78 traffic in your car it is dangerous. She stated everyone loves the trail system, but the road is used a lot 79 more than it used to be. 80 81 Carl Loewecke, 6375 Painted Turtle Road, indicated he agrees with the previous speaker. He stated 82 he lives in the area, and he and his family go down to West Shadow Lake Drive a lot. He indicated 83 there is always a lot of pedestrian and bike traffic, and it is a narrow road. 84 85 SETTING THE AGENDA 86 87 Mayor Bergeson noted a student from an American Government Class at Centennial High School 88 who was in attendance. 89 90 Councilmember Stoltz moved to add a process question under New Business, Item 8B, to understand 91 what the next steps are in the process for considering a feasibility study for West Shadow Lake Drive. 92 Councilmember Reinert seconded the motion. 93 94 Councilmember Dahl stated she is curious on how this has been done in the past. She indicated that 95 typically when a topic has been raised at open mike they have had that person come to a work session 96 for further discussion. 2