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~1'68 e 2/27/61 Ii II I, 4. PETITION FOR SANITARY SEWER FOR AREA BETWEEN FILLMORE STREET AND CHAMBERS STREET FROM NORTH BOUNDARY ,OF SUN RAY RIDGE TO McLEAN BOULEVARD - A PETITION WAS PRESENTED WHICH CONTAINED SIGNATURES OF APPROXIMATE~Y 50% OF PROPERTY OWNERS WHO WOULD BE ASSES~ED FOR SUCH SEWER LINE REQUESTING THE INSTALLATION Of THE SEWER. SOME DISCUSSION WAS HAD AS TO WHETHER THIS SEWER WOULD IN ANY WAY AFfECT OTHER SEWERS NECESSARY IN THE SOUTHWEST SECTION OF THE CITY AND IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THIS SEWER IS DEPENDENT UPO,N THE COMPOETION Of THE NEW TRUNK LINE SEWER, AND FURTHER THAT THE NE.W TRUNK LINE SEWER, Of WH I CH SECT I ON 3 IS PROPOSED TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN THE 1961-62 fiSCAL PERIOD, IS NECESSARY TO RELIEVE SEWERS IN-THE SOUTHWEST SECTION Of THE CITY. IT WAS fURTHER INDICATED THAT SECTION 2 Of THE NEW TRUNK LINE SEWER HAD SEEN EXTENDED JUST SOUTH Of 18TH AVENUE, BUT'THE COMPLETE USE Of THE SEWER IS DEPENDENT UPON fURTHER ADDITIONS. II 'I Ii ii I THE COMM I TTEE RECOMMENDED .THE APPROVAL OF THE SAN I TARY SEWER I N THE AREA DESCR I BED AB,OVE. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM 4 Of.THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. e 2 5. RECONSIDERATION Of LEASE Of PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3RD AND FERRY STREET - THE CITY MANAGER REPORT-ED THAT CONS IDERAT I ON HAD BEEN GIVEN T.O THE COST Of DEVELOPMENT Of _TH I S PROPERTY AS AN ENTRY-WAY AREA TO THE CITY. THE COST IS ESTIMATED AS FOLLOWS: LANDSCAPI~GAND SPRINKLER SYSTEM INSTALLATION Of fENCE AND ENTRY-WAY SIGN. $ 2400.00 1000 .00 I IT WAS ALSO INDICATED THAT THE LATTER PORTION MIGHT BE SUBJECT TQ POSSIBLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PARTICIPATiON. I~ WAS ALSO STATED THAT THE ANNUAL MAINTENANCE Of THIS AREA WOULD APPROXIMATE $500. IN THE DISCUSSION IT ,WAS SUGGESTED THAT, IF THE AREA WERE TO' HAVE A MAJOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT,' IT'WOULD BE NECESSARY THAT IT BE ABANDONED If IT ~ERE TO BE USED FOR STREET PURPOSES. A POSSIBLE COMPROMI.SE WAS ALSO SUGGESTED IN THAT A SMALL POR- TION Of THE PROPERTY MIGHT BE USED fOR ENTRY-WAY AREA LANDSCAPI~G AND THE MAJOR POTION Of IT MIGHT BE LEASED. FOLLOWING SOME DISCUSSION IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY LEASE THE WHOLEOf THE AREA, THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY PREPARE A DRAFT OF THE PROPOSED LEASE fOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION BY THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAORIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM 5 Of THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 3 6. CONSIDERATION Of PROPOSED $100,000 SEWAGE bISPOSALBOND~ ,- ii W~SIN6ICATED THAT A $100;000 SEWAGE DISPOSAL BOND ISSUE HAD BEEN AUTHORIZED BY A PREVIOUS VOTE Of THE PEOPLE ~ND THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDED THAT THIS lSSUE BE SOLD ~VER A PERIOO,Of 10 YEARS. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THE RECOMMENDATION Of :THE ADMINISTRATION BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM 6 Of THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 4 7. CONSIDERATION OF BUDGET COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS - COUNCILMAN MOLHOLM INDICATED HE WAS RECOMMENDING MR. SAM BOND fOR REAPPOINTMENT TO THE BUDGET COMMITTEE, ANOCOUNCILl/IlAN CHRISTENSEN INDICATED HE WAS RECOMMENDING MR. C. F. SHEARER fOR APPOINTMENT TO THE BUDGET COMMITTEE. No fORMAL ACTION WAS TAKEN ON THESE RECOMMENDATIONS. I IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT SAM BOND BE REAPPOINTED TO THE BUDGET COMMITTEE fOR A 3-YEAR TERM EXPIRING 12/31/63, AND THAT C. F. SHEARER BE APPOINTED TO THE BUDGET COMMITTEE TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM Of DAN CHRISTENSEN; RESIGNED, E~DING 12/31/62: MOTION CARRIED: ' -- 5 8. CONSIDERATION Of EXPRESSWAY INITIATIVE PETITION - THE CITY MANAGER INDICATED THAT .IT IS IMPORTANT THE COUNCIL TAKE A STAND ON THE PROPOSED l~lT1AT1Vt'PETITioN'WH/CH W6ULD' REQUIRE A VOTE ON fREEWAY, ROUTES AND fiNANCING. ,MAYOR CONE ,INDICATED HE IS STRONGLY OPPOSED TO THE CHARTER AMENDMENT AS PROPOSED BY THE PETITION. SOME DiSCUssiON WAS HAD BY MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE NECESSITY Of THE EXPRESSWAY AND ON THE NEED FO.R AN . ' EXPRESSION ON THE PROPOSED BALLOT MEASURE. FOLLOWING GENERAL'DISCUSSION'/T WAS'RECOMMENDED THAT THE:COUNCIL-TAKE-APOSITION' IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED BALLOT MEASURE REGARDING EXPRESSWAY ROUTES AND FINANC- ING. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAOBIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM 8 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED, MR. WILSON VOTING NAY. 6 9. ApPOINTMENT Of MR. JOE RICHARDS AS CHAIRMAN OF CITIZENS COMMITTEE ON VARIOUS BALLOT MEASURES TO BE VOTED ON IN MAY ELECTIONM- MAYOR CONE.ANNOUNCED THAT MR. JOE RICHARDS HAD~EtN ApPOINTED'AND HAD ACCEPTED THE tHAIRMANSHIPOf A CI~lZENS COMM1TTEE'TO AID THE CITY IN DI,SSEMINATING INFORMATION ON THE VARIOUS MEASURES TO BE ON THE MAY BALDOT. THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION AMONG THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS ON THE METHODS, PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES TO,BE USED, AND THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THE CHAIRMAN BE AUTHORIZED !O', USE WHATEVER PROCEDaRES AND PROCESSES HE DEEMED NECESSARY AND DESIRABLE TO PLACE THE INfORMATION BEfORE THE PEOPLE. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. I e IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM 9 Of THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. ~