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1 Motion carried unanimously. <br />2 Executive Session with Attorneys Scheduled for 5:30 P.M., January 18th <br />3 Mr. Childs reported a rather unsuccessful attempt to reach a settle - <br />4 ment during the meeting between City officials and representatives of <br />5 the Army, Honeywell, etc., January 5th which had caused Briggs and <br />6 Morgan to suggest the above to review what had happened at that <br />7 meeting and to develop some strategy for proceeding with negotiations <br />8 to get a settlement in conjunction with the City's lawsuit related to <br />9 St. Anthony's water contamination problems. <br />10 There was also agreement that the City Manager's contract would be <br />11 considered at that same meeting. <br />12 PUBLIC HEARING ON ST. ANTHONY BOULEVARD IMPROVEMENTS <br />13 At 8:02 P.M., the Mayor opened the hearing to consider the reconstruc- <br />14 tion of St. Anthony Boulevard between the Burlington Northern bridge <br />15 and the southern City limits to include a new 32 foot wide bituminous <br />16 roadway with new curb and gutters and replacement of existing catch <br />17 basins and leads at an estimated cost of $443,000. <br />18 Mayor Sundland read the notice of the hearing which had been published <br />19 in the December 30, 1987 and January 6, 1988 Bulletin and sent to the <br />20 property owners within 200 feet. None of the abutting property owners <br />21 (Sunset Memorial Gardens and Minneapolis Park Board) were present to <br />22 object to the content of the notice nor to provide input to the <br />23 discussion. <br />24 Documentation in the agenda packet included: <br />25 *Notice of Hearing <br />26 *April 2, 1987 MN DOT letter granting variance for 32 rather <br />27 than 36 foot wide street <br />28 *Copy of February, 1986, City of St. Anthony Public Improve - <br />29 ments Assessment policy <br />30 *January 20, 1987 Preliminary Design Report from Project Engin- <br />31 eer Robert C. Robertson of Rieke Carroll Muller Associates, <br />32 *Proposed Resolution 88-007 ordering project. <br />33 Mr. Robertson and Mr. Hamer indicated the following about the project: <br />34 *that by reducing the width of the roadbed from 36 to 32 feet, <br />35 the project cost had been decreased from $460,000 to $430,000; <br />36 *the difference had not been greater because the four foot por- <br />37 tion which had been eliminated did not include concrete which <br />38 would have had to be dug up; <br />39 <br />5 <br />