Minutes - Council - 09/24/1996 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

8) 9) 10) 11) 13) water, sewer, street lighting, recycling charges and penalties incurred) and current services rendered Adopt Resolution g96-09-264 approving partial payment to Sharp and Associates for construction of the Police office building Adopt Resolution g96-09-265 authorizing third party payment for watermain, storm sewer, sanitary sewer and streets in accordance with pledge and payment agreement for Brandseth Addition Removed from Consent and placed on regular agenda Adopt Resolution #96-09-266 adopting assessment for Improvement Project g95-17 (Extension of sanitary sewer and water sand street improvements to River's Bend 4th Addition) Adopt Resolution g96-09-267 adopting assessment for Improvement Project g95-18 (Extension and construction of sanitary sewer and watermain to River/47 Plaza Addition) Adopt Resolution g96-09-268 adopting assessment for Improvement Project g95-19 (Extension of sanitary sewer and water to the Deal Industrial Park) Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Hardin, Councilmembers Zimmerman, Beahen, Beyer and Peterson. Voting No: None. Absent: None. COUNCIL BUSINESS Case #1: 171st/Bison Street Closure City Administrator Schroeder reported that at the meeting of August 13, 1996, Council voted to temporarily close 171st Avenue at Bison Street for a three-month period. At the following meeting, Council received a petition from area residents requesting that the barricades be removed. Council then scheduled a neighborhood meeting to discuss this issue further. Such meeting was held on September 11, 1996. Residents from Bison Street, south of C.R. #63, Dellwood Hills, Golden Eagle Estates, and Trott Brook Ridge subdivisions were notified of the meeting. Both sides were presented at this meeting. Several suggestions with merit were mentioned. The options for action that have been raised, to date, are: 1) Permanently close 171st; 2) Close 171st but allow for a bike path; 3) Connect lower Bison to Trott Brook Ridge; 4) Open 171st; 5) Place stop signs at either end of 171 st; 6) Place speed bumps on Zeolite; 7) Increase Police patrol; and 8) Post a lower speed limit. Staff is suggesting that 171st be reopened and, in response to speed concerns, that stop signs be placed at either end of 171st. Another concern at the meeting was the speed on Zeolite. We are suggesting a speed bump or two or three in order to attempt to address this concern. Mr. Schroeder stated that the City recently received a letter from School District #728 expressing concern for 171st and requesting that it be reopened. The Road and Bridge Committee has suggested that we should be more open to requests for signs. Our largest concern about speed bumps is that we will end upon with some in about 50 different neighborhoods. However, staff is suggesting we put some in this area. Mayor Hardin did not feel that 171st should be blocked off. Councilmember Zimmerman commented that there is still a lot of friction in this neighborhood. A lot of hatred and he did not feel they are quite ready to have 171st opened yet. Council wanted things to cool down and suggested it be closed for three months. Mayor Hardin pointed out that the closing of 171st did not appear to have made anything cool down. Motion by Mayor Hardin and seconded by Councilmember Peterson to remove the barricades and reopen 171 st Avenue. City Council/September 24, 1996 Page 4 of 13