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City Council meeting of August 2, 2004 Page 6 Haas made motion, Miron seconded, declining the RCWD's request that the City assume traffic control at 157d/ I 65'h Streets culvert locations but offer the City's direct assistance to continue to work with the Board in an effort to find a resolution to the problem. All aye. Motion Carried. APPROVE PLANS AND SPECS AND AUTHORIZE AD FOR BIDS (132ND STREET PAVING PROJECT) At the regular meeting of June 21, 2004, the City Council Ordered the 132°d Street paving project. The project involves paving 132n6 Street between Goodview Avenue and Henna Avenue. City engineering consultant WSB & Associates has completed the project plans and specifications, and is prepared to move forward and accept bids from contractors. Consistent with State Statute 429, the City Council needs to adopt a Resolution Approving the Plans and Specifications, and Ordering an Advertisement for Bids. Haas made motion, Petryk seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION 2004-61 APPROVING PLANS AND SPECS AND ORDERING ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR THE 132ND STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. VOTING AYE: Granger, Haas, Petryk, Puleo, Miron Motion Carried. CSAH 8NICTOR HUGO BOULEVARD INTERIM TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS On July 27, 2004 Mayor Fran Miron, Councilmember Becky Petryk, and CD Director Bryan Bear met with several members of the Victor Gardens Homeowner's Association. The residents expressed concerns about safety at the intersection of CSAH 8 and Victor Hugo Boulevard and the difficulty in making a left -tum out of their neighborhood onto CSAH 8. They felt that some form of interim traffic improvements, such as temporary traffic signals or stop signs, should be installed at the intersection until the CR8 construction project is complete. Since this is a county road, any temporary improvements would have to be approved by Washington County. Staff included a draft letter that could be sent to Washington County requesting the installation of interim traffic improvements. Miron made motion, Petryk seconded, approving the draft letter and authoring to staff forward to forward the signed letter to the Washington County Transportation Dept. All aye. Motion Carried. DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO CITY'S NOISE/NUISANCE ORDINANCE (PLANNING COMMISSION) At the Planning Commission meeting on July 22, 2004, the Commission approved a motion requesting Council to review the City's noise ordinance; specifically, the Commission requested that the ordinance address loud car stereos. The only reference to noise in the City Code in the Nuisance Ordinance states, "All unnecessary noises which tend to disturb the peace and repose of neighboring residents." The City