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~ e 0/+1 4/29/69 I e. Gilham Raad fram Ca1 Yaung to. Holly - The Manager explained that this is a majar access raad fa Ca1 Yaung Juniar High Schaal, ~nd gets same elementary pedestrian traffic gaing to. Meda1ark Schaal. There are no. shaulders and the city is in the pracess of buy~'. ing additiana1 right af way to. have a 60' right af way with 40' paving curb to. curb.' 36' wau1d be assessed against abutting praperty awners and the city wau1d pay the remainder. Mr.. Gribskav maved secanded by Mr. Teague to. initiate the impravement praject. In answer to. a questian from Mrs. Bea1, the Manager said the majarity of pedestrian traffic at the narth partion is juniar high students, and fencing af pedestrian ways has nat been a prab1em. Dr. Purdy suggested that, since fencing wau1d be a separate praject, the Caunci1 wait and take a loak at the avera11 problem. A vate was taken an the matian and the matian carried. e Mrs; Hayward maved secanded by Mr. McDonald to. approve Items 4a, '4b, 4c, 4d and 4e af the Cammittee Repart. Matian carried. S. Optians on Gilham Road Right of Way - The Public Works Department has requested authar- ization to. purchase right af way an Gilham Raad to. gain' a tata1 af.60' width. The fa11awing sites and purchase prices are recammended: I a. 2080 Gilham Raad b. 1960 Gilham Raad c. 1940 Gilham Raad d. Raute 2, Bax 330 e. 1680 GIlham Raad $290.00 140.00 . 180.00 270.00 210.00 Mrs. Hayward maved seconded by Dr. Purdy that the faregaing aptians be exercised an Gilham Raad. . Matiarl" 2arried~, Mrs. Hayward maved secanded by Mr. McDana1d to. apprave Items Sa, 'Sb, Sc, Sd and Se 0.( the Committee repart. Ra11ca11. All caunci1men present vating aye, the matian carried. 6. Candemnation, Sewer Easement - Public Warks Department has requested autrrarizatian to. praceed with candemnatian of sewer "easement between'Agate and Emerald, south fram 27th thraugh praperty awned by Steinmetz. Awarding af a cantract far sanitary sewer far that area has made this actian necessary. Agreement has nat been reached, butnegatiatians will cantinue. Mr. Gribskov maved secan'ded by Mrs. Bea 1 that the Caunci1 authar.ize candemnatian af praperty for. sewer easement between Agate and Emera 1d, 'sauth of 27th, said praperty awned by Steinmetz. Matian carried. Mrs. Hayward moved secanded by Mr. McDana1dta approve Item 6 of the Committee.repart. Rallca1l. All caunci1men present vating aye, the mation carried. I 7. Traffic Diverters - Public Warks Department has suggested insta11atian of traffic diverters far passib1e solutian af residential traffic prab1ems. Temparary insta11atian would cast approximately $360.00, with ultimate cast af appraximate1y $3,200 when.mad~ permanent. Directar of Public Works recammends a site be chasen far demonstratian purpases, and that the P1annin$ Commission be cansu1ted as to. 1acatian af passib1e site~. Mrs. Hayward maved secanded by Dr. Purdy to. autharize the Department of Public Works to. go. ahead with this praject, and to. request 'the Planning Cammis'sion to. suggest sites far trial insta11atian. . Matian carr'ied. . Mrs. Hayward maved secanded by Mr. McDana1d to.' apprave Item 7 af the Cammittee repart. Matian carried. 8. Casebier Lawsuit - The Manager explained that same time ago. a lawsuit was instituted against two. city pa1ice afficers for false arrest. The suit was triea in Circuit Caurt, and Mr. Casebier was awarded $S,OOO by the Court. The City appealed the case to. the supreme caurt. The City Attarney's affice has been negatiating with Mr. Casebier;and his attarney reg"arding' a settlement af the case. .The City Attarney explained the lawsuit filed against the City and anather case braught against the city far malic~ous prasecu- tian. There are several very valid reasans for appeal, but there are same real prab1ems af law inva1ved. Mr. Casebier has talked to. the Mayar and Caunci1men and wants to. settle the case. The City Attarney recarrnnends the judgment be paid in settlement 'af this matter. I In answer to. a question fram Dr. Purdy, the Manager said the City did nat have false arrest insurance at the time af this incident, but is naw cavered. Mrs. Hayward maved secanded by Mr'. Gribskav 'that' the City drop this .appea1.and pay the judgment, as recammended by the City Attarney. II Mr. Ken Marraw, a ttarney far the, participant in. the secand tt:i:a 1., said the defendant expressed appreciatian far the suppart af the Caunci1 an~ staff, and requested a settle- ment be appraved an the basis af dismissal af the civil case, sa that judgment daes nat exist against the pa1ice officer. The Attarney said acceptance af such a prapasa1 is unlikely, but he will appraach Mr. Caseb.ier with a sett1emen, based an Mr.' Marraw' s request. It was ~gr~ed, hawever, that this wau1d nat be an afficia1 canditian far settlement. e 4/29/69 - 5 I~ ...