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COUNCIL MINUTES JULY 11, 2005 APPROVED 240 Joe Meyer, 6988 West Shadow Lake Drive, stated his view is that the citizens want a bike trail. He 2241 noted it is not going to impact the neighborhood very much and he considers it an enhancement. 42 243 Jeff Mackie, 6829 West Shadow Lake Drive, stated this project does not impact Mr. Meyer because 244 he lives on the lake. He noted where he lives the street is the most narrow. He stated this project 245 creates animosity between lake owners and non -lake owners and it comes back to how the areas are 246 assessed although everyone's property would increase in value. 247 248 Mike Trehus, 675 Shadow Court, again asked if all residents were aware of the grinder pump 249 situation noting they are different then a standard sewer. City Engineer Studenski stated there has 250 been a great deal of time spent on this issue. 251 252 Charles Puskas, 6994 West Shadow Lake Drive, asked if the cost would be assessed over 15 years. 253 City Engineer Studenski stated that is correct. 254 255 Councilmember Carlson stated there are a number of unanswered questions but some could be 256 answered by postponing closing the public hearing for two weeks. She noted the road was not 257 standard and asked why the road needs to be 32 feet wide. She suggested a motion be made to 258 include providing information to residents rather than adding this issue to New Business. Community 259 Development Director Grochala stated they are proposing the road be a standard minimum of 28 feet. 260 261 Councilmember Reinert stated when roads are reconstructed, home rule City charter dictates it be 262 taken out of the City Council's hands and put in the citizen's hands. He noted there is confusion 263 regarding wording of the referendum, lot splitting and how it benefits property owners, and there are many unanswered questions. He stated the City needs to communicate and educate affected property •64 65 owners so they can get involved with the process. 266 267 Councilmember Dahl stated there are questions about a petition against the trail and asked when 268 residents would need to submit this. Community Development Director Grochala stated the petition 269 would need to be submitted before the trail is built. Or, the petition could be submitted prior to the 270 referendum so it is not placed on the referendum. He noted it is not being assessed so the petitioning 271 process would not dictate the trail. 272 273 Councilmember Dahl stated she is concerned about closing the hearing because some residents stated 274 they were not notified and did not participate in neighborhood meetings. Community Development 275 Director Grochala stated they would review the mailing list, but failure to receive notice does not alter 276 the project. 277 278 Councilmember Dahl stated she is concerned because a grinder pump is needed which is different 279 than other road projects. She stated they do have a home rule charter and residents vote on road 280 issues; the power is with the people. 281 282 Acting Mayor Stoltz stated the home rule charter is a double-edged sword; it wants to give 283 responsibility to the citizens yet wants to make them engineers. 284 285 Councilmember Dahl moved to extend the public hearing until the next Council meeting. 286 Councilmember Carlson seconded the motion. 087 6