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ounds View City Council <br />~egular Meeting <br />Page Seven <br />July 27, 1992 <br />Mayor Linke asked the Councilmembers if they would be okay with holding <br />off on this item until near the end of the meeting. The item would not <br />be officially tabled. The applicant may have assumed the meeting would <br />be long like the last meeting and would come later. <br />Councilmember Wuori stated she had no problem with moving the item to <br />later if some action were formally taken before the end of the meeting. <br />Ric Minetor, Director of Public Works/City Engineer, joined the meeting at <br />approximately 8:00 p.m. <br />Mayor Linke asked Mr. Minetor at this time to present his update on Long <br />Lake Road. Mayor Linke stated there were some residents in the audience who <br />had concerns with what size the sidewalk would be. <br />Minetor stated the following with regards to Long Lake Road: <br />Williams Pipeline Company will put new pipeline from <br />County Road H to south of County Road J. The pipeline <br />will be placed three feet within the right-of-way which <br />will improve safety conditions. The pipe should be <br />delivered this week and Williams will begin this week or <br />• next. <br />Northern States Power (gas) is behind schedule as they have just <br />begun work. <br />Until Williams Pipeline and Northern States Power finish <br />the utility work Schaeffer Construction, general road contractor, <br />can't begin their work. Schaeffer will not begin their work for <br />two to three weeks. This is a two year project. Some work will <br />be done this summer and some next summer. The County Road H2 and <br />County Road I watermain crossing on Highway 10 is scheduled to be <br />put in this year. <br />The plans approved and bid on are for a 7' sidewalk. The <br />7' sidewalk would be on the west side of Long Lake Road. <br />Normally when sidewalks are installed they are 5' wide <br />on both sides of the road. With the sidewalk only on wide <br />side the extra width is needed for safety purposes with <br />bicycles and walkers. 7' is only two feet wider than the <br />standard sidewalk. <br />Duane McCarty, 8060 Long Lake Road, stated that he objects to the <br />7' wide sidewalk. Most of the neighbors that he has spoken to <br />don't have a problem with the sidewalk. Mr. McCarty indicated that <br />his wife is in favor of the sidewalk, infact. Mr. McCarty stated <br />he understands that for maintenance and equipment the width is <br />needed. Mr. McCarty stated that he knows this Council will not be <br />around forever and if the next Council comes in and chooses to no <br />