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MINUTES FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF AUGUST 17. 199 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Stoltzman at 7:00 PM. PRESENT: Brunotte, Leroux, Miron, Stoltzman City Administrator, Bob MUseUS City Engineer, Howard KUUsisto City Clerk, Mary Ann Creager ABSENT: Debra Barnes Leroux made motion, Brunotte seconded, to approve the minutes for the regular City Council meeting of August 3, 1992, as submitted. All aye. Motion Carried. Miron made motion, Leroux seconded, to approve the claims for August 17, 1992, in the amount of $69,202.68. All aye. Motion Carried. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TRANSFER OF WITTMAN PROPERTY On August 3, 1992, the City Council authorized the subdivision of a 40 -acre parcel., owned by William F. and Patricia k::. Wittman, into one 30 -acre parcel and one 10 -acre parcel, contingent upon the 10 ---acre parcel being combined with the land belonging to an adjacent property owner. This was done because the 1�►--acre parcel has no access to a public road. The Wittmans` have requested that the Council authorize them, by resolution, to transfer the property in question to their daughter prior to its sale to the adjacent property owner. This is being done for tax reasons. If approved, the resolution would permit the Wittmans to transfer the property, as they wish, while maintaining the City•s interest in not creating a landlocked parcel. Leroux made motion, Miron seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION 1992-20, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TRANSFER/SALE=' OF WILLIAM WITTMAN PROPERTY. VOTING AYE: Brunotte, Leroux, Miron, Stoltzman Motion Carried. REVIEW OF MONDOT LETTER REGARDING PROPOSED SPEED LIMIT CHANGES ON GOODVIEW AND EUROPA AVENUES On July 6, 19V2, the City Council adopted a res(Dlc.►i-..ion request..i.ric} ►.:.Fiat. MNPOT review the current sp=,ed limits on Goodvi.ew and Europa Averii..ie=_., with the intention of lowering the speed limits on these streets. 1.f, i_0un.r-i1 received a copy of the response received from MNDOT on the Cc.)Unc.i.l resolution. MNDOT indicated in their letter t -.hat there has been insufficient change on property usage along Goo-dview Avenue to jUst.if;/ lowering the 5(-) mph speed limit, which was established in 1989. On Ei..iropa Avenue, MNDOT indicates that the City has authar.i.t.y, t_irider- Minnesota Statutes, to declare this street an urban district, and thus by resolution, establish a 30 mph speed limit. MNDOT does not recommend this change, but instead recommends that. the City rely on the stat.utOr-.; speed laws, as outlined in Minnesota StatUte 169..1.��. I"fi:.. Stat.Ute c-:Urrenily limits the speed in urban districts t.o 3(") mph. and would be enforceable by law enforcement officials.