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UNAPPROVED Page 7 September 26, 1995 1 Ms. Hankner stated ultimately it is a Council decision. However, if amended as 2 suggested by Ms. Orduno, it is determined by a feasibility study and approval 3 of a majority of the residents on the affected street. 4 5 Mayor Linke stated if a project is proposed, a feasibility study will be 6 completed and a street width determined. Stakes will then be installed to show 7 residents what the end result will essentially be. After that time, an 8 informational meeting will be held. 9 10 Ms. Hankner suggested that two neighborhood meetings be held. One would 11 be to obtain resident's input as to what should be included in the feasibility 12 study. The other could be held after to go over the study and what is being 13 proposed. This would provide residents with an active participation tool to 14 influence the council in their final decision. 15 16 Mayor Linke reminded the Council members that the City Charter dictates 17 when there will be public hearings on these things. 18 19 Ms. Hankner stated she feels some responsibility needs to be put back on the 20 residents in the communities to get active. 21 22 Mr. Quick pointed out that this is a Resolution and it is not cast in stone. 23 Somewhere down the line it will be reworked and amended until it is a good 24 working document. 25 26 Ms. Trude stated she will be voting against this resolution. She feels very 27 strongly that the residents that came to the Council meetings in June and the 28 those she has spoken with personally, made it clear that they are very satisfied 29 with the present widths of their roads and they do not see wider streets as any 30 improvement to the city they live in. She thinks a unanimous decision has 31 been made in her neighborhood. She does not feel that Paragraph 4 of the 32 resolution will cover those neighborhoods who just appreciate green space 33 over asphalt. She feels that is the basic underlying difference amongst the 34 council members. Some people view their home as an extension of the street 35 and others view their home as part of a green space and the streets are strictly 36 a way to get to and from places. She stated many of those she has spoken 37 to say that the environment is their number one concern for staying with the 38 road widths that the city has now. Additionally, they have concerns about 39 traffic speeds and costs. She agrees with all of these. 40 41 Mayor Linke stated he is looking at what is best for the community. He likes 42 green space also and just because he supports 30 foot street widths does not