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City Council meeting of March 1, 2004 Page 4 Petryk made motion, Puleo seconded, to approve the new start time of 7:00 pm for the Parks Commission. All aye. Motion Carried. CSAH 8/14 ROAD PROJECT (STAGING PROPOSAL) At the CSAH 8/14 Project Management Team (PMT) meeting on February 19, 2004, members discussed the suggestion from Anoka County for staging of the construction of the project. Staging would include the shutting down of the road for pass-through traffic, at an expected savings of up to 10%. The PMT directed City Administrator Mike Ericson to make a formal request to the City Council for its interest and its support of a staging proposal in order to save construction costs. Haas made motion, Puleo seconded, directing the City Administrator to formally notify the Project Management Team that the City does not support a staging proposal of the CSAH 8/14 realignment project. All aye. Motion Carried. REVIEW CITY CODE VIOLATION AT 16837 FOREST BLVD. On November 19, 2003, Code Enforcement Officer John Benson responded to a complaint at 16837 Forest Boulevard regarding numerous unlicensed vehicles being stored on the property. Since that time, three letters were sent to Mr. Maslowski, two of which were delivered in person by Washington County Deputy Donovan Bump, requesting that the property be brought into compliance with City code. On February 13, 2004, a certified letter was sent to Mr. Maslowski regarding the violations. It should be noted that the letter was returned to the City unopened. Haas made motion, Puleo seconded, to table this matter to allow staff additional time to resolve the nuisance violation in an effort to avoid litigation. All aye. Motion Carried. UPDATE ON RAILROAD SPUR INTO SCHWIETERS 4TH BUILDING IN THE BEIP On Tuesday, February 17, 2004, City staff met with representatives from the Army Corps of Engineers, Washington Conservation District, RCWD, and John and Joel Schwieters regarding the construction of a railroad spur into their proposed fourth building, at a point near the property line with Nor -Lakes. Phil Belfiori from WSB Engineers facilitated the meeting, at which Council member Chuck Haas attended on behalf of the City Council. A memorandum from Phil Belfiori was included in the Council packet, and City Engineer Jay Kennedy provided an update on this project. The regulatory agencies support the construction of the railroad into the Schwieters' fourth building site. No formal Council action was taken on this matter.