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Mounds View City Council November 13, 2007 Regular Meeting Page 3 • MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Flaherty. To Postpone this Item to the November 26, 2007 City Council Meeting. Ayes - 4 Nays - 0 Motion carried. B. Public Hearing to Consider Resolution 7182 Approving the Feasibility Report, Ordering the Project, Authorizing Plans and Specifications for the County Road 10 Trailway Project: Segments 1- 5 Public Works Director Lee provided an explanation of the Feasibility Report for the Highway 10 Trailway Project. Funding for the project will come from a Federal Transportation Grant and the remainder from the City's TIF funds. Acting Mayor Stigney opened the public hearing. Mr. Helzer said that he is surprised that more people are not conc~rned about this and said that this is costing almost $100,000 for a tenth of a mile. He then said that he does not think that the City needs this right now. Hearing no further comments, Acting Mayt~r Stigney closed the public hearing. • Council Member Flaherty indicated that the project has gone up $500,000 in 18 months. He then said that he does not think this needs to be moved on right naw. Public Works Director Lee expiained that the funds are availabie in 2009 and there is approximately 12 to 1$ months after that to use the funds. Council Member ~Vlueller indicated that she would be willing to discuss this further at the work session but would hate to see the City lose the grant funds. Acting ~Vi~yor Stigney said that he has heard similar comments from other residents regarding the cost of this project. MOTION/SECOIVD: Flah~rty/Mueller. To Refer this Back to the Work Session for Further Discussion. Ayes'''''- 4 Nays - 0 Motion carried. C. First Reading of Ordinance 800, Revising the Mounds View City Charter Pertaining to Miscellaneous and Transitory Provisions Associated with the Frequency of the Preparation of the City Newsletter ~ Assistant to the Administrator Crane explained that the intent of this is to reduce the number of issues of Mounds View Matters from six down to four. This will save the City money with prmting and delivery for those addrtional two issues.