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Mounds View City Council March 14, 2005 <br />Regular Meeting Page 5 <br /> <br />in construction, and he believed that an inch and a half overlay would be sufficient for the 1 <br />amount of traffic that goes down those streets. He also wasn’t sure that curb and gutter was 2 <br />needed because there weren’t any water problems. He stated he would like to read the feasibility 3 <br />study so he could get a better idea of what is needed. 4 <br /> 5 <br />Mayor Marty indicated that the feasibility study is a matter of public record. 6 <br /> 7 <br />Public Works Director Lee informed that a condensed version of the feasibility study was mailed 8 <br />to every property owner. 9 <br /> 10 <br />Mr. Wilson said an overlay would save the city and the taxpayers a lot of money. 11 <br /> 12 <br />Public Works Director Lee noted that soil borings had been done, and the subgrade underneath 13 <br />the road is in very poor condition. 14 <br /> 15 <br />Mr. Wilson remarked that there is no reason to drive down his street unless you live there. 16 <br /> 17 <br />Mayor Marty indicated that they were trying to fix the roads and construct them so they will last 18 <br />50 years. 19 <br /> 20 <br />Public Works Director Lee stated that the garbage trucks are extremely heavy, and those are the 21 <br />vehicles that really damage the street, especially on the edges of the streets. 22 <br /> 23 <br />Jerry Blanski, 2933 Woodale Drive, remarked he went through the feasibility study with a fine-24 <br />tooth comb, and he couldn’t find anything wrong with it and it was a very good report. He stated 25 <br />for $3,000 it was a good deal, and he thanked the people who put the report together. 26 <br /> 27 <br />Brian Amundson, 3048 Woodale Drive, stated he is opposed to the concrete curb and also 28 <br />opposed to the project. He is also opposed to the holding ponds that are being built in the city. 29 <br />He reported that Minneapolis had done this years ago, and they had issues with drowning deaths 30 <br />of young children. He said that holding ponds damage and disrupt natural wetland that exist 31 <br />today and seem counter to allowing nature to take care of itself. He reiterated the concerns 32 <br />regarding the property across the street as listed above by his wife. He stated he has prepared a 33 <br />petition that he has started circulating already so they can all see what the neighborhood really 34 <br />wants to do. He stated that there are issues that still need to be addressed that don’t have answers 35 <br />yet. 36 <br /> 37 <br />Mayor Marty asked what those issues were. 38 <br /> 39 <br />Public Works Director Lee stated the sidewalks continue to be an issue, there is an issue with the 40 <br />Silver Lakes Condominiums, and there is an issue with how Spring View Lane terminates. 41 <br /> 42 <br />Mayor Marty stated he had received phone calls from citizens that had been totally against the 43 <br />project last year, but that most everyone has been very happy with the outcome. 44 <br />Mr. Amundson said he was glad that neighborhood was happy, but that didn’t have anything to 45