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Voting on the Stauffer amendment: Aye: Sundland, Sauer, Stauffer and Miedtke • Nay: Haik Motion on the amendment carried. Councilmen Haik said she opposed the amendment because the Council was still voting on proceeding with the construction of 29th Avenue to a 9-ton, 40 ft. design and she wanted the steering committee to consider some creative alternatives to that design. She mentioned thb experience that City of Minneapolis had with the parkway they had converted Stinson Blvd to and said the Park Board had found it was no more expensive to install the parking bays and that traffic on the parkways in Minneapolis had either remained constant or diminished and that the speed had been reduced. She also said she didn't believe closing the street off with a cul-de-sac would hold up in court. Motion by Councilman Haik and seconded by Councilman Sundland to table action on the construction of 29th Avenue until the first Council meeting in September at which time the steering committee formed of residents+lof 29th Avenue, Council representatives and a member at large could report their findings regarding the rebuilding of 29th Avenue. Voting on the motion to table: Aye: Sauer, Haik and Sundland iNay: Stauffer and Miedtke Motion to table carried. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Haik to designate Councilma.r Sauer and Stauffer tomork with two representatives of TAP and one other person from another area of the City other than 29th Avenue who could be acceptable to the rest of the steering committee for the consideration of all alternatives to the methods of rebuilding 29V& Avenue. Motion carried unanimously. Mayor Miedtke then designated Councilman Stauffer to serve as Chairman Pro Tem to call the first meeting of the steering committee but she asked that Councilman Sauer be appointed in her stead when Mr. Shaffer voiced his objections to her servinE in that capacity. The Mayor then appointed Councilman Sauer to call the first meeting. Mr. Shaffer apologized for any inferences which might have been drawn from his remarks regarding Councilman Stauffer's ability to be objective regarding the project The meeting was recessed at 10:00 P.M. and resumed at 10:20 PM. Councilman Sundland left during the recess. • The Engineer then reported on the compacting and sodding work being done by the Lamppa Construction Co. in connection with Water Improvement Project 1974-1 and the following motion was made: Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Stauffer to direct the Enginee2