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Page 6 November 13, 1995 Mounds View City Council agenda has been published on the scrolling mechanism for about 5 - 6 days. She believes people are waiting for the progress to finally begin. Council member Blanchard stated her concern is that they as a council told people action would be taken on this at the November 29th meeting. That is her whole objection to this. Mayor Linke stated this was added to the agenda as per his request. The November 29th date that the council was talking about refers to putting it on the taxes and on November 29th (when there will actually be the budget hearing), he will present the reasons for the council action prior to the November 29th date. The council is proposing a 0 % levy increase to the budget for 1996. MOTION/SECOND: Trude/Quick to approve Resolution 4843, Amending the 1995 General Fund Budget to Pay for the City's Portion of the Construction of the Pedestrian Bridge over Highway 10. Mayor Linke proceeded to read Resolution 4843. He stated he understands Council member Blanchard's concerns but hopes she can support this resolution. Council member Trude explained that this proposal does not impact the taxpayers. VOTE: 3 ayes 1 nay (Blanchard) Motion Carried Ms. Blanchard explained that she voted against this for the same reasons voiced earlier. She feels there may be people who would have wanted to be present at this meeting to voice their comments. Also council member Hanker is not present and she feels all of the council members should be present to hear the new proposal. 1. Consideration of the Construction of a Pedestrian Bridge Over Highway 10 in a Joint City/U. S. Department of Transportation Project. Ms. Mary Saarion, Director of Parks, Recreation and Forestry was present and explained that BRW Engineering was one of six firms who came and presented a proposal to the city for services related to the construction of the pedestrian bridge over Highway 10. The panel recommended that the City enter into a contract with BRW to provide the necessary services and the city requested that they be present at the meeting to give a brief presentation. Two representatives of BRW Engineering were present to discuss the proposed project. They explained that there are two key elements that need to be addressed. One is functional -meaning it must work well, and the second element is aesthetic or visual appeal. They presented a number of slides showing examples of similar projects. Theresa Lexcen, 5229 Jeffrey Dr., asked if a Task Force will be put together to help with the architectural design of the bridge.