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� 1 , -3- Motion by Councilman Stauffer, seconded by Councilman Sundland to table action on setting up a shade tree disease control financial aid program until such time as such a program seems necessary. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Omar Shabaz, spokesman for T.A.P. 29th Avenue Committee, re-ad a copy of the letter from Mr. Got-don Fay, Engineer for the Minnesota State Aid Fund, in which Mr. Fay gave the coi;d i t i cn: under :;ti i ch MSA funding wr.t:i d be ava i l ab l tc, .he City for the upgrading of 29th Avenue to the parkwz,y design which had bcz. . presented by the Committee. One of the provisions of the letter was t';at anythina legis ti)an a '12 ^r vInr! width 4!:l ld clot 'r)e appr:,-ver! �r,r MCA fUnd i r.cl� The letter sugges to d r^v'd i ng the p3r'k i(•,) :codes sue '�.'-'-'d by the_ :-oiimii cLe; away' I r.:;ni the, intersections of 2)thi A�:enue both Stinson Bouiev:3rd an-4 silver Lake Ruad and providing ricliz- hand turn lanes instead. There was also a ma:'Ifiration of the Committee's proposal for conjunction of 29th and Highway 8. The plans with the suggested changes had not yet been received by the Committee and Mr. Shabaz said the letter did not answer the Committee's questions to State officials regarding the restriction cf truck traffic or funding of curb and gutter repiacement, nor did it verify whether funds would be avaiinbie to comp- ensate the City for the damage done to the stt-:etc by trucks, buses and cars &I-ira the time 29th served as a detour while Highway 8 was being reconstructed. The Manager also reported that he had received no reply to his queries to the • Highway Department regarding such compensation for damage to 29th and was to further pursue the matter with Commissioner Marzetelii . There was some discussion of which engineering firm would prepare the cost estimates for the new proposal to be presented to property owners on 29th but it was agreed that the perogative should rest with the Council and the following motion was made: Motion by Mayor Miedtke, seconded by Councilman Stauffer to request that the City Enaineer prepare cost estimates for upgrading 29th Avenue based on the modific- ations made to the Committee's design by the State officials including the possible funding of the costs of curb and gutter installation and other potential costs, with the Planager to pursue the availability of compensation from the State for damage done to the street when it served as a detour. All the above inform- ation is to be provided to the T.A.F. Committee so they may report their recommendations back to the Council at the Povember lath Council meeting. Motion carried unanimously. Councilman Haik reported queries from residents who wondered why driving lanes were not painted in on Silver Lake Road to indicate four lanes of traffic on that road. The Manager said the City felt it was better not to encourage the use of Silver Lake Road south of 37th Avenue N.E. as a four lane roadway. Motion by Councilman tlaik, seconded by Mayor Miedtke to request Hennepin County to stripe and paint ''right turn lane only" at the 29th and 33rd Avenue inter- sections with Silver Lake Road. M,nti7n carried unanimously.