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Page 5 September 26, 1995 be established as to how far the Council will go before the public takes some responsibility on educating themselves about these issues. She knows of times when information was published repeatedly only to have residents complain that they were not informed. Mr. Linke stated he feels the introduction and adoption of this ordinance should be well known to residents if they have been paying attention. Ms. Orduno stated she would address the suggestion made by Ms. Hankner at the next Council work session. In the meantime, per Council direction, she will see that this item is put into the next City Newsletter. VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried COUNCIL BUSINESS: A Consideration of Resolution No. 4821. Adopting Street Standards. Mayor Linke took this opportunity to read Resolution 4821 to the public. He . explained that if this resolution is adopted, the street width would be thirty feet from face of curb to face of curb. On each side there would be six inches of concrete curb and one foot of concrete surface which becomes the gutter surface. The actual asphalt width in the inside would be 28 feet. He noted that if a project is proposed, there would be public hearings or informational meetings with the neighborhood. Mr. Ulrich explained that of the current roadways in the city, those which range in width from 18 feet to 27 feet represent 24.4% of the roads. The roads ranging from 28-30 feet wide encompass 53.6% of the roads in the city. The roads ranging from 31-41 feet represent 9.6% and the roads from 42 to 43 feet wide represent 11.2%. Ms. Hankner stated she feels there is one thing missing in the resolution. She feels there needs to be a policy in there saying that if the people of a particular neighborhood decide they want their street to be 32 feet wide, they must assume the additional costs. If, however, they want it to be 28 feet for a reason determined to be acceptable, they will need to have a consensus of a majority of the neighborhood. There should be something in the policy which states that the Council can override the decision if it is determined to be not feasible. She would like the neighborhoods to have a more active say than a passive say as to what they want.