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Mounds View City Council September 13, 2021 Regular Meeting Page 8 1 design. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson commented further on how the road 2 placement would be impacted if a trail or sidewalk was considered. 3 4 Mayor Mueller discussed the curve on Spring Lake Road that would require a 20 mile per hour 5 speed limit. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson stated the City had applied for 6 a variance to the speed limit for this portion of the roadway. 8 Mayor Mueller asked if there was a cost savings to installing a sidewalk and/or trail when the road 9 was reconstructed, versus doing this at some point in the future. Public Works/Parks and 10 Recreation Director Peterson commented there would be a cost savings to installing a sidewalk or 11 trail when the road was reconstructed. However, he indicated the most important decision that has 12 to be made tonight was the placement of the road within the right-of-way. 13 14 MOTION/SECOND: Hull/Cermak. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9471, Review 15 60% of Design Plans for the 2022/2023 Street Project and Authorization to continue with the 16 Project. 17 18 Council Member Meehlhause asked if staff needed direction on a trail versus a sidewalk. Public 19 Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson stated the Council could make this decision later. 20 Mr. McLeete eported he would be designing the roadway with a trail and noted it would be easier 21 to reduce this to a sidewalk than to add a trail in later. 22 23 Council Member Meehlhause stated he supported the project having a trail as part of the design, 24 whether or not it is installed, this can be decided at a future Council meeting. He indicated he had 25 some concerns if a trail made sense between County Road I and Hillview if the City of Spring 26 Lake Park had no connection. 27 28 City Administrator Zikmund explained Stantec would be working on plans between now and 29 October 25. In addition, staff would be speaking with the residents that had driveway concerns. 30 He reported the 100% plans would be sent to the State and in November staff would work on the 31 mailbox plans. 32 33 Ayes — 5 Nays — 0 Motion carried. 34 35 C. Resolution 9468, Authorizing Certification of the Preliminary General Fund 36 Budget and Preliminary Property Tax Levy for Fiscal Year 2022. 37 38 Finance Director Beer requested the Council authorize certification of the Preliminary General 39 Fund Budget and Preliminary Property Tax Levy for fiscal year 2022. He stated by State Statute 40 the City was required to take this action each year by September 30t'. He explained staff 41 recommended setting the preliminary levy at the maximum as allowed per the Charter, which was 42 5%. He indicated the debt service levy and police levy would increase the overall levy by .98%. 43 He reported the Council would be reviewing the preliminary levy and making adjustments as 44 necessary with the final tax levy being approved December. It was noted a Truth in Taxation 45 Hearing would be held on December 6, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. 46