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this ordinance would also provide a safe space for people to be with their families without the fear of picketing near their home. She stated that people can voice disagreement at a Council meeting, which is a public setting. She stated that neighbors should not have to be subjected to residential picketing simply because they live near an elected official or someone else that has been targeted. A roll call vote was performed: Councilmember Heineman aye Councilmember Woestehoff aye Councilmember Specht aye Councilmember Musgrove aye Councilmember Howell nay Councilmember Riley aye Mayor Kuzma aye Motion carried. 7.02: Adopt Resolution #21-106 Accepting Bids and Awarding Contract for Business Park 95 Street Reconstructions, Improvement Project #21-03 City Engineer Westby reviewed the staff report and recommendation to adopt Resolution #21-106 accepting bids and awarding a construction contract for Business Park 95 Street Reconstructions, Improvement Project #21-03, to North Valley Inc. for the total bid in the amount of $942,685.58. Awarding the base bid plus bid alternate A will provide the greatest level of safety to the traveling public, to private commercial trucks that use the east end of McKinley Street, including trash collection trucks and semis, and to City vehicles including snowplows and public safety vehicles. Constructing the cul-de-sac will allow these vehicles to safely turn around using the cul-de-sac, which is located fully within City owned right-of-way, instead of backing up. Awarding bid alternate A will also allow the City’s utility vehicles better access to the sanitary sewer trunk line located just east of the proposed cul-de-sac. Councilmember Musgrove referenced the comments from the business owners related to the extension area. She asked if that is a street where there is an edge/ditch for drainage or whether that is flat land where the cul-de-sac is proposed. City Engineer Westby replied that the City would extend the street to build the cul-de-sac in a manner where it would accommodate drainage, both on and off road. Councilmember Musgrove asked if that area is more flat, therefore larger vehicles would have room to turn around without having a cul-de-sac. City Engineer Westby replied that he did not personally speak with that business owner. He stated that the business owner sent an email, but his business is not fronting on McKinley or the cul-de- sac. He stated that the right-of-way on McKinley is 80 feet wide and a cul-de-sac is 120 feet wide. He stated that in the wintertime the additional area outside of the street is not plowed and therefore there is not sufficient space for vehicles to turnaround. City Council / April 27, 2021 Page 6 of 17