HomeMy WebLinkAboutgr00090_000046_pg074March 27, 1978 Page 5
Councilmember Ziebarth stated that he agreed with Councilmember Rowley's comments
and that he also felt that before getting too far along on the resolution, they
would have to address the issue that was before them. He added that it would be
difficult for the Task Force to have input on the resolution until they understand
where the Council stands on the project. He added that it would have to be
treated with some degree of fairness and again stated that the Task Force should
understand what the Council is talking about.
Mayor Pickar replied that the intent is to take one step at a time and that they
would be taking further issue other than establishing a Task Force but that that
was the first thing to be done.
Councilmember Ziebarth stated that he was in favor of a citizens group to study
the problem and that he would like the members of the Task Force to realize that
it is not a small problem and that the long range goals will require a great deal
of time and effort to come up with a program to solve the problems. He added
that he was encouraged by the input received from the citizens so far and that he
believed they could come up with a solution.
Councilmember Hodges stated that he felt the study from Short, Elliott and Hendrickson
was very expensive but felt that much of the study could be utilized. He pointed
out that the study cost the City $37,000 so they should use whatever possible from it.
He added that the City needs a good Task Force to study and utilize the plan presented
by Short, Elliott and Hendrickson but stated that he would not vote for Project 1978 -1
if the study was recommended.
Councilmember Baumgartner stated that he agreed with the concept of the citizens
Task Force if they investigated the areas of concern that had been voiced both
at the public hearing and Council meetings. He added that they should study the
areas of construction, assessments, senior citizens, the disabled, the phase and
number of years involved. Councilmember Baumgartner added that he would like to
see the recommendations of the Task Force before he would say if he was for or
against the project. He recommended that the Task Force tackle the problem in an
unbiased manner and weigh both sides of the problem.
Duane McCarthy, 8060 Long Lake Road read an open letter to the City Council from
the citizens steering committee, outlining seven points they felt should be covered.
Bill Werner asked that in respect to the Task Force, they do not set guidelines down
too hastily since he felt the agenda and guidelines had been too rigidly set already.
He added that the water problems have been around for several years so the Task
Force could not be expected to solve the problems in less than six months. He also
requested that the Task Force have a more open agenda to work on.
Mayor Pickar replied that the resolution was written quite general and that the
Council does not want to dictate but that the scheduled must be adhered to. He
added that there is a sufficient amount of information to work from from the study,
and that the people with water problems need an answer now, which could be implemented
into the 1979 budget.
Mayor Pickar stated that the recommendations from the Task Force would cover all
three phases of the problem and that even once the answers are established, it
would take a great deal of time to accomplish them. He added that if the Task
Force could come to the City Council in August with recommendations on the short