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. e e II - Mr. Murray moved second by Mr. Keller that the bill be read the secon~ time by council bill number only, with unanimous consent of the Counc~l, and that enactment be considered at this time. Lacking unanimous consent, all Council members present voting aye, except Councilman Bradley voting no, the bill was held over for second reading. Items acted upon with one motion after discussion of individual items if requested. Previously discussed in committee on March 19, 1975 (Presen~: Mayor Anderson; Council members Murray, Beal, Williams, Bradley, Hamel (arr~ved later), Haws, and Shirey). Minutes of that meeting appear below printed in italics. A. Resolutionre: Pro. Tem Manager Appointment to be presented for Council con- sideration at the March 24 meeting. The resolution spells out personnel re- Comm sponsibilities until a new city manager is appointed and takes care of 3/19/75 Charter requirements relating to collective bargaining contracts. It indi- Approve cates where responsibilities lie between Keith Martin, assistant city manager; Gary Long, manager pro tem; and the Council in the interim period. B. Improvement of Agate Street from 30th Avenue to the south - Manager read memo from the Planning Commission (February 17, 1975), copies of which were distributed to Council members with agenda in which the Commission expressed agreement with concerns expressed by the Oak Hills Homeowne~s Association about traffic con~es- tion and unsafe conditions on Agate Street that might occur from development of the 10th Addition to Nob Hill Subdivision. Copies of memo from city engineer were distributed requesting Council initiation of street improvement, with curbs, gutters, and sidewalks on the east side only of Agate Street from Cameo Street south 1100 feet, with on-street parking provided adjacent to residential lots. Bert Teitzel, city engineer, displayed a map showing location of properties whose owners were involved in the neighborhood group requesting improvement who would not be involved in assessment for the project. The map also indicated those properties which would be assessed and where owners had expressed opposi- tion to the project. Petition for improvements in the 10th Addition to Nob Hi-II adjacent to Agate Street had been submitted, he said, and Mr. Lindberg, the developer, indicated he would not oppose the Agate Street improvement. Mr. Teizel said the public works department thought the best solution would be installation of curbs, gutters, and sidewalks on both sides of the street, but because of the opposition, it was recommended to install them on the east side only. Improvement of Agate to 30th had been suggested but staff felt that portion should wait because sf the more difficult topography, possibility of a better route when Spring Boulevard was improved to 30th, and because north of Cameo the roadway had be~n leveled wide enough to accommodate pedestrians and bikes although it still was not considered a desirable street. !f the improve- ment was initiated, Mr. Teitzel said, staff would recommend a 24-foot traveled roadway (which would not entail widening) with some parking provided in those . sections where it would be feasible. In response to Councilwoman Beal, Don Gilman, assistant public works director, explained that annexations in the area go back to 1959-1964; the county had blacktopped the road to its existing width. At that time, only one side of the road was inside the city which precluded improvement to city standards. Manager noted the further complication in that the request was presented by the Oak Hills Homeowners Association with no participation in the request by property owners who would bear the assessed costs of the improvement. This, he said, had helped formation of another neighborhood group in the same general area. So there was some concern about splitting the planning for the area on this kind of an issue. He said it might be a "tough" decision about who was going to represent the area. 3/24/75 - 5 \'3S..