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Page I 1 • January 22, 1996 Mounds Vtew Ctty Counctl provide a report of the official statements, the annual audit and material events, which his company would be able to complete on behalf of the city for a fee. The sale of the bonds would take place on February 12, 1996. MOTION/SECOND: Trude/Hankner to authorize staff to begin preparing necessary documents for the refunding of the municipal bonds. Mayor Linke called for a Special Meeting to be held at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, February 5, 1996 to further discuss this item. A resolution will be presented to the City Council for their consideration at this meeting. VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried B. Consideration of Resolution No. 4889, Appointing Pedestrian Bridge Citizen Task Force. Ms. Trude explained that the time has come in which to appoint a Citizen Task Force for the Pedestrian Bridge. As per the contract with BRW, it allows for a Task Force to meet three times with the architect to come up with recommendations in regard to the bridge design to be presented to the City Council. The following recommendations have been made to the Task Force Committee: Sue Fisher (Marketing Task Force), Sue • Weber, Pam Starr (Parks & Rec.), Delayne Welsch (Hwy. 10 Task Force), Florence Johnson (wheelchair user/resident of Wildwood Manor), Ed Hanson (Manager of Snyder's), Sue Hankner, Julie Trude and staff members Mary Saarion, Mike Ulrich, Joyce Pruitt, and Rick Jarson who would serve an advisory role. MOTION/SECOND: Trude/Quick to approve Resolution 4889, Appointing a Task Force to Select a Design for the Highway 10 Pedestrian Bridge. VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried C. Use of Contingency Funds for Brush Removal. Mr. Paul Harrington explained that City Forester Rick Wriskey went through the city to assess the damage from the ice storm. He has recommended that a City Clean Up be funded. His concern is that damaged limbs, if not removed, could cause further damage and the potential of disease. He has estimated that the total cleanup will cost between $5,000 and $ l 0,000. The City would be divided into quadrants and certain days would be established to have residents put their brush on the right of way and a contractor would pick it up. Mr. Harrington explained that a flyer could be printed, it would be run on Cable TV, and it would be run in the Bulletin and the Focus Newspaper. MOTION/SECOND: Hankner/Trude to authorize the use of Contingency.Funds not to exceed $10,000 for brush removal. VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried Ms. Trude noted that seniors who need assistance getting their brush to the curb can contact the Northwest Youth and Family Services. • REPORTS: