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UN,APPRQVLTD Page4 September 22, 1997 • Mounds View City Council 1 established trailway that the city can hook up to). The residents want to know why the tumback money is not 2 applied to the project. 3 4 David Jahnke,8428 Eastwood Road,wondered if the Resolution establishing the road requirements in Mounds 5 View was still in place. Mayor McCarty stated this is still part of the policy and that the minimum road width 6 in Mounds View is 30 feet. Mr.Jahnke wondered if the policy would need to be changed. Mayor McCarty 7 stated he believes the Council could authorize that project by their majority motion and he does not believe the 8 policy binds the Council in a legal fashion. However,he would encourage the council to review the policy to 9 see if changes need to be made. 10 11 Brian Kaden,7675 Spring Lake Road,stated he lives on the corner of the Spring Lake Road/County Road I 12 intersection. He stated he has observed that less than 50%of the drivers ever acknowledge the stop signs on 13 the corner. Something needs to be done as this tends to be a confusing intersection. Perhaps the city could 14 paint a cross walk for the kids so that they can cross the road to go to the lake. 15 16 Cameron Obert,8315 Greenwood Drive,stated he was against the standard road width of 30 feet. The wider 17 the streets are made,the faster the cars travel. He feels the City Council needs to review the standard road 18 width and look at how the assessments are made for road reconstruction or road improvements. All streets in 19 the city age and need repair and he is not sure that it is fair for Ramsey County funds to be applied only to 20 County Roads. 21 • 22 Mayor McCarty stated that County roads do take a lot of collector and bus traffic. It was generally felt that the 23 county should pay for the county roads because they serve a county purpose. While the tumback program is 24 bringing those county roads back into the authority of the city,Mayor McCarty stated he does not see the 25 function changing that greatly. 26 27 Mayor McCarty suggested that the Council take the assessment policy under advisement at their earliest 28 opportunity. It was suggested that this be done at the October 6th Work Session,along with the feasibility 29 study. Mayor McCarty stated he would like to get more information on the project itself prior to that meeting. 30 31 B. (1.) Consideration of Resolution No.5165,Resolution Designating Mounds View City Hall as the 32 Temporary Polling Location for the November 4,1997 Special Election. 33 34 Mr.Kessel noted that the Bel Rae Ballroom is presently undergoing construction and therefore the polling 35 place will need to be changed. A mailing will be sent out to all registered voters notifying them of this change. 36 37 MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Koopmeiners to Approve Resolution No.5165,Resolution Designating Mounds 38 View City Hall as the Temporary Polling Location for the November 4, 1997 Special Election. 39 40 VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried 41 42 B. Consideration of Resolution No.5163,Approving the Refinancing of the 1991 Fire Bonds. 43 44 Mr.Kessel noted that in 1991 the City of Mounds View,along with the cities of Blaine and Spring Lake Park 45 issued a joint bond issue to pay for improvements at several of the fire hall locations. Over the past several 46 years there has been a change in the bond markets and at this point it would be advantageous for the city to • 47 refinance. Based upon the bids that came in,the estimated savings for the City of Mounds View would be 48 approximately$318,000,which will be recognized in the years 2001 through 2012.