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Councilmember Haas Steffen stated she has difficulty doing this type of planning parallel with updating the comprehensive plan. The comprehensive plan should be discussed as what's truly best for the City. Mr. Goodrich responded that there is no pressure to take any action on this additional proposal as long as the development moratorium is extended. His intent is to extend the moratorium tt~rough the end of the comprehensive planning process. Motion by Councilmember Haas Steffen and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to direct the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance for introduction on December 9, 1997, which will extend the current residential development moratorium such that it will expire on July 31, 1998. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Haas Steffen, Beyer, Beahen and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Case #5: Report from Road and Bridge Committee It was noted that the Road and Bridge Committee met on Tuesday, November 18, 1997. 1) Update on T.H. #47 Projects City Engineer Jankowski stated he understands that the City will be receiving word that our request has been successful for funding the STP project for T.H. #47 which includes a 1.5 mile section of road from 142nd Avenue to 153rd Avenue. The City had also applied for funding for a local initiative project on the same stretch, but a shorter portion. The Road and Bridge Committee felt that the larger project was more valuable for the amoun, t of money the City is spending. Staff will be requesting the State apply the $432,000 of local initiative monies to the larger STP project. Staff will also be requesting the money anticipated for the 1999 maintenance project be rolled over into the STP project. Motion by Councilmember Haas Steffen and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to direct staff to send a letter to MnDOT asking if they would apply the $432,000 allocated for the local initiative project and roll it into the STP project and that the project be accelerated from the year 2001 to 1999, and also that the State consider allocating the dollars it anticipates spending on an overlay project in 1999 to the STP project. Also, staff should set up a meeting with MnDOT to talk about rights of access along T.H. #47 along with some other technical issues. A letter must also be sent to the County to see if their financing could be held off and applied to the bigger project - and get them to commit to dollars. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Haas Steffen, Beyer, Beahen and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. 2) Update of Improvement Project #97-25 (Extension of C.R. #I16) /4,/ City Council/November 25, 1997 Page 6 of 10 I I I I: I I I' I I I I I I I I I I I I