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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes March 14, 2000 • Page 5 1 the residents did not support sidewalks for the South side of the street and the concept was 2 abandoned. 3 However, certain issues have arisen that have caused the City Council to reconsider the installa- 4 tion of sidewalks, but on the North side of the street on 29th Avenue instead of the South side as 5 originally contemplated in 1999. Cavanaugh indicated that the concept is a different scenario. 6 He suggested to City Manager Michael Morrison to ask that the engineering firm of WSB present 7 and display the diagrams that the Council received in the work package. 8 Additionally, Cavanaugh suggested that the Councilmembers review the City's Comprehensive 9 Plan and familiarize themselves with the contents, in particular the information surrounding 10 sidewalks. 11 Thuesen noted that the Council had previously discussed installing decorative lighting in 12 conjunction with the installation of sidewalks. It was his hope that the Council would continue 13 to.discuss the option of decorative lighting, and keep in mind the context of the rest of the 14 community in order to create a general theme. •15 Sparks,noted that, although there appears to be opposition to the installation of sidewalks from 1'6 residents along 29th Avenue,there is support from the rest of the community. She believed that 17 the needs of the larger community need to be considered. In addition, Sparks commented that 18 this could also be considered a landscaping project and an attempt to give 29th Avenue a residen- 19 tial feeling. 20 Motion by Sparks to approve Resolution 00-022, a resolution calling a hearing on sidewalk, 21 lighting and plantings for 29th Avenue NE, wherein the City Council of the City of St. Anthony 22 calls a public hearing to be held before the Council on Tuesday, April 11, 2000, commencing at 23 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible, to receive public input on a proposed plan on side- 24 walk, lighting and planting improvements to be made in conjunction with the proposed street and 25 utility improvements to 29th Avenue NE. 26 Motion carried unanimously. 27 B. Consider Resolution 00-023 re: Approval of Plans and Specifications and Order 28 Advertisement for Bids for 33rd Avenue NE. 29 Mayor Cavanaugh invited Mr. Richard Potz and Mr. Mike Foertsch, SEH, to address the 30 Council. 31 Mr. Potz stated that the firm is present to provide final plans and specifications and to ask for the 32 Council's approval to move forward. •^ Mr. Potz provided a brief history of the project at hand. On September 14, 1999, the City�3 p rY P J P