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•. {A. CITY OF ST. ANTHONY COUNCIL MINUTES • January 26 , 1982 The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance by Mayor Sundland at 7 : 30 P.M. Present for roll call : Marks, Ranallo, Sundland, Letourneau, and Enrooth . Also present: Dave Childs , City Manager; Ron Berg, Administrative Assistant; William Soth , City Attorney; Carol Johnson , Finance Director; Larry Hamer , Public Works Director; and Don Hickerson, Police Chief . A correction was made of the spelling of "Cadwallader" in line 15 , paragraph 1 of Page 2 , of the January 5th Council minutes . Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Marks to approve as corrected the minutes for the Council meeting held January 5 , 1982 . Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to approve payments of all verified claims listed in the January 26 , 1982 Council agenda as well as payments to Short-Elliott-Hendrickson , • Inc. , of $1,193 . 46 for the preliminary report related to the 37th Avenue N.E. waterm' ain, and $271. 55 for preparation of plans for watermain extensions from Anthony Lane to County Road C; $645 . 79 to Planning Design & Research Engineers for the infiltration/inflow analysis ; and the sums of $2 ,562 . 70 and $1 ,903 . 60 to the Dorsey Firm for legal services during September and October . Motion .carri-ed unanimously. Consideration of the plans submitted by the engineer for the replacement of the St. Anthony Boulevard bridge was moved up on the agenda. Steve Campbell of Short-Elliott-Hendrickson , Inc. presented the plans developed by his firm for the replacement of existing bridge approaches , railings and sidewalks which will be constructed to a 30 mph design in accordance with state and federal requirements . Six foot wide sidewalks and five foot high railings , which meet the new federal standards for a bicycle route will be installed , accord- ing to Mr. Campbell. He then pointed out the official detour which will be necessary for the project as well as the routes drivers can be expected to follow as an alternative. When Councilman Ranallo emphasized the urgency for expediting the construction because of the adverse economic effect the detour can be expected to have on the St. Anthony Shopping Center and the City ' s liquor store , the engineer said he believes the bids can be taken in February and construction started in March or April so heavy equipment can be on • site before the road limits are imposed in May. In his January 15th memorandum, Mr. Hamer had recommended the City not wait for federal funding for the project because of its low