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Motion tan'Jori. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Cook, Elvig and Pearson. Voting No: (:otmcilmcml>ers Kural(, Stronm~en and Zimmennan. Cotmcilmcmbcr Stm,'nmet-~ stated il pains her to vote against the planning, but she cannot vote in of'it witlloul public hlput. Motion by Councilrncrnber f::;lvig, '~econded by Councilmernber Pearson, to hold a public input session al'tel I-loisington m,d Keel, let Group, Inc. ratifies the concept of the greenway, parks, trail:;, and in t'nt.structure itl thc area of the comprehensive plan amendment study. The fro'mat of tho public input session should be discussed at a worksession. Further discus:;io~. £.'ouncilmomb,':r Strommen stated she will support public input, but hopes there will be n~ol-<; conversation about what it will entail. Councilmember Zimmerman stated a timeline has n¢)l been laid out for thc public input process, and the public will end up being presented wilh a plan thc City }las.put together. Councilmember Elvig stated the public input should bc obtained after the two layers of greenway and infrastructure information have been gathered. Cotmcilmcmber Kurak ;tsl,a~.d if the motion is clear to staff. Assistant Community Devclopmcm 13irector Trudgeon responded the direction is to Proceed with the public input process when some o£ the basic b. tycrs of information are completed. Councilmember Elvig stated tho only lay~n's that should b,_: completed are the feasibility study for sewer and water, and grec~nsl)aCc i~11bt'lnalion. Motion ctu'ried. Voting Yes: Mayc, r Gamec, Councilmembers Elvig, Pearson, Cook, Kurak and S from men. V()ling No: Co u~cilmember Zimmerman. Motion by Counci}mcmbcr Pearso~t, seconded by Councilmember Elvig, to authorize staff and Boltol] & Mc~Jl< to begin thc design of the infrastructure extension project. la'urthcr discussion: C. ounci hncmbcr K urak requested the Council' receive information regarding how those costs will be recouped b,-.' thc City in the future. Councilmember Zimmerman asked if competitive biddi~Lg was used with this. Assistant Public Works Director Olson replied bidding is not rcquh'ed fbr professional ser¥icc. These costs are extremely competitive for this type of project. (:ouncihncmber Zimmerr,~an stated the only thing the public knows is if there were bidders amt who Ii:.td thc lowest bi{I. /\ssistant Public Works Director Olson stated he does not km)w that they would want tile low bid for professional smwices. Mayor Gamec noted Bolten & Monk is a firm the City has been worldng with and the City is comfortable with their work. Councilmcmbcv Z(mmerman state{{ engineering costs were not part of the strategic plarming session; it was onb./(bt' planning. (:oun¢ilmember Elvig stated planning cannot be done without designing. Motion rzm'ricd. Voting ","cs: lViayor Gamec, Councihnembers Pearson, Elvig, and Cook. ¥oting No: C'otmcilmcmbers Kura!-., Strommen and Zimmerman. City Council/May 11, 2004 Page 34 of 36