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I I I I I I I I I Motion by Councilmember Hardin and seconded by Mayor Gilbenson to introduce the ordinance authorizing vacation of street right-of-way of 162nd Lane N.W. between Dysprogigm Street N.W. and Germanium Street N.W. in Barthel's Rum River Acres 2nd Addition.~ Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gilbertson, Councilmembers Hardin, Beyer, Peterson and zimmerman. Voting No: None. Case Introduce Ordinance Repealing the Requirement of Precinct Liaison Meetings between City Council and Ramsey Residents City Administrator Sehroeder stated that Council had previously discussed repealing the requirement of precinct liaison meetings because of the lack of attendance by the citizens. They dir~ted the City Charter to review this issue and comment back to the Council. The Charter Commission felt that because citizens are able to give input at the beginning of every Council meeting and the fact there is a budget hearing where the citizens are also invited to comment, that these precinct liaison meetings were unnecessary. Mayor C¢_lbertson closed the regular portion of the City Council meeting at 7:26 p.m. in order to conduct the public hearing. Mayor C-ilbertson called the regular portion of the City Council meeting back to order at 7:26 p.m. Motion b Couneilmember Peterson and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to introduce the proposed ordinance repealing the reqmrement of precinct limson meetings between City Council and Ramsey Residents. Further discussion: Councilmember Peterson suggested asking the Charter to discuss the issue of eiecting Council by precinct voting. Councilmembers Zimmerman and Beyer felt the City of Ramsey is "not to that stage yet" and that this type of election induces heavy lobbying. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gilbertson, Couneilmembers Peterson, Beyer, Hardin and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. I I I I I 10 I I Motion by Councilmember Peterson and seconded by Couneilmember Hardin to direct the City Charter to look into the possibility of the City Council being elected by ward and precinct. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gilbertson, Councilmembers Peterson and Hardin. Voting No: Councilmembers Beyer and Zimmerman. Case #3: Improvement Project #92-20; Paving of Bison Street N.W. City Engineer Jankowski stated the regrading and bituminous paving of Bison Street N.W. was considered by the City Council at a public hearing held on February 9, 1993. The improvement was considered as two separate projects with the above project having the public hearing closed on February 9, 1993 and the southern project having its public hearing reeonvened two more times before it was finally closed on March 9, 1993. The southern project could not be pursued further because of a lack of consensus on its definition, On April 13, 1993, the northern project was authorized to proceed, having passed the;60-day comment period without receiving a petition in opposition to the project. Mr. Janko..wsld stated that after the Council meeting of April 27, 1993, the City received a petition against proceeding with the northern project, signed by three of the six property owners id-gntified as benefitted property owners. Since the receipt of this petition, City work on :~e project has been temporarily suspended. Mr. Jankowski stated he reviewed this issue with the City Attorney and it has been concluded that the petition cannot stop the City Council/May 25, 1993 Page 5 of 9