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' -3r • 6. No architectural barriers can be present which might prove a hindrance to the handicapped. 7. A ten foot easement must be granted to the City for a walkway along Silver Lake Road. 8. All City and State building codes must be adhered to. Motion carried unanimously. After consideration of the request from Gordon Hedlund to rezone the property south of the proposed retirement home from Residential to Commercial to accomodate a Country Kitchen restaurants as well as the Planning Board's recommendation of denial of the request, the following motion was made: Motion by Councilman Stauffer, seconded by Councilman Sundland to deny the request for rezoning the N. 5 ft. of the W. 187 ft. of Lot 11, the W. 187 ft. of Lot 12 and the S. 87 ft. of W. 187 ft. of Lot 13, Block 6, Moundsview Acres, 2nd Addition, from R-1 and R-2 to C-2, Commercial, to permit the construction of a Country Kitchen restaurant because of the (i ) the incompatibility of a heavy commercial use for a'-restaurant to the residential nature of the adjoining neighborhood and since this usage would not meet the criteria set by Council for service office type usage (2) too dense usage of land with no provision made for buffering or greenery on three sides, and (3) use of the rear of the parking lot for a service road. • -,Motion carried unanimously. The meeting was recessed at 8:40 P.M. and resumed at 8:50 P.M. to consider the new Street Assessment Policy. The City Engineer, Attorney and Manager discussed the revised Street Assessment Policy and changes in the wording were made by them as well as the Council members. A discussion of whether the districts for assessing should be designated before voting on the new policy was led by Councilman Haik with the Manager explaining the rationale of having the improvements of streets done project by project in order that there might be an orderly planning for financing and bidding the jobs. Motion by Councilman Stauffer,seconded by Mayor Miedtke to adopt the street assessment policy as amended with the understanding that the Council will designate the districts in such a manner that the entire City will be included. Motion carried unanimously. The Engineer presented Supplement #2 to the 1974 Preliminary Report on Streets and Alleys and its provisions for the upgrading of 29th Avenue N.E. Copies of this report were available to the Council as well as approximately 20 residents who live on that street who were in attendance. • In discussing his recommendation that the most feasible method of reconstructing 29th Avenue would be to build the street to a 9 ton design which would be 40 ft. face to face curb, which is the minimum design allowed for Municipal State Aid, Mr. Comstock pointed out that with such funds amounting to $2505000 it would be necessary to only assess the owners of abutting property for the same amount it would cost to install a new 32 ft. , 5 ton design road. He said that, with the credit they would be given for the existing curb and gutters, most property i'