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City Council meeting of June 21, 2004 Page 6 to a petition submitted by the benefiting property owners during the fall of 2003. Council member Haas questioned whether the Parks Commission had reviewed the project for a possible trail system. City Engineer Jay Kennedy provided a Power Point presentation of the project to the City Council, after which Mayor Miron opened the public hearing at 8:27 pm. All names listed are residents on 132nd Street and favored the project: Sally Cain felt that The Gardens should be included on the assessment roll as the business generates are large volume of traffic. Molly Seidl, author of the petition, thanked City Engineer Jay Kennedy for his work, and stated that the road needs to be improved for safety reasons. Diane Kirchoffner was concerned with speed and cars not stopping at sign on 132nd/Goodview. Steve Nelson did not want a trail system and was also concerned with speed. Ed Grieman, Steve Seidl, Chris Anderson, and Ray Ferwerda stated their support for the project. Debbie Stadt questioned whether there would be a cost savings to bid next spring. Jim Bever would like to see more financial help from the City. Laura Bean inquired about the "financial hardship" as she is a single parent and just lost her job. Jerome Jessen: wanted The Gardens included in the assessment; inquired how residents paid for the assessment; and whether calcium chloride could be applied for the summer months. Others: Jerry Cohen submitted a written statement outlining his concerns with the project. Dean Stedt stated that he is retired and his assessment was high because of additional building units. He stated that he would pay for two only. He felt the City should contribute more to the project cost and The Gardens should be included in the assessment. Wally Stoltzman suggested that the City use petro mats for road base support. Gene Zerwas expressed concern with assessments for corner lots and that Council, when considering whether to assess The Gardens, should consider the goodwill donated from The Gardens' profits. The public hearing was closed at 9:25 pm. Granger made motion, Haas seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION 200447 ORDERING IMPROVEMENT AND PREPARATION OF PLANS AND SPECS FOR THE 132ND STREET IMPROVEMENTS. VOTING AYE: Granger, Haas, Petryk, Puleo, Miron Motion Carried. Staff was directed to research inclusion of The Gardens as a benefited property and speeding concerns. The project will be completed prior to adoption of assessments. RESOLUTION FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON EDA At its June 7, 2004 meeting, Council directed staff to proceed with the drafting of a resolution calling for a public hearing regarding the modification of the enabling resolution that established the City's Economic Development Authority. City staff prepared a draft enabling resolution, which includes specific powers and duties of the EDA, and prescribes commission status, which includes two members of the City Council and five citizens appointed at -large by Council. City staff recommends Council adopt the resolution calling for a public hearing at Hugo City Hall, on July 19, 2004, at which time City