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;' ' Council Minutes of /17/84 _6_ LEGISLATION (cont'd): Ordinance No. 84-70 introduced by Mr. Wilamosky was given its first reading. An ordinance providing for the issuance and sale of $75,000 notes, in anticipation of the issuance of bonds, to pay costs of acquiring and installing telephone equipment and necessary appurtenances thereto for use by the City, and declaring an emergency. Referred to Finance Committee. Ordinance No. 84-71 introduced by Mr. Wilamosky was given its first reading. An ordinance providing for the issuance and sale of $54,000 notes, in anticipation of the issuance of bonds, for the purpose of acquiring motor vehicles for the Department of Public Safety, and declaring an emergency. Referred to Finance Committee. Under Old Business: Mr. Wilamosky expressed his surprise and disappointment that the County rejected the project dealing with the traffic island - the miniature City Beautiful Project - with respect to Community Development Block Grant allocations. This concept would prevent potential blight as well as providing for safe access of vehicular traffic in the area. Mr. Bierman discussed the terrible condition of the area just west of the Police Station, due to construction of the Administration Complex, and asked if this would be taken care of in-house. Service Director Corrigan advised that a pole was moved as well as a fire hydrant; the apron is going to be expanded for easier mobility of buses; this is part of the contract with the builder; believes it will be done this year. Mr. Bierman also commented that at Mr. Corrigan's invitation he drove down Country Club to see the "new concept in repaving". There were two pieces of equipment there but no one to explain what this new concept in repaving was. Service Director Corrigan stated that he really did not indicate that it was a new concept but wanted Council to see and appreciate some of the problems the Service Department is experi- encing with concrete roads. This community started out with gravel roads; converted to asphalt streets; developed standards for subdivisions and went to concrete streets. During this period, the Service Department was primarily concerned with an inch or so of overlay on asphalt streets;-the~con~rete streets were fine and did not need any repair. Standards have changed over the years. Thirty-one yard garbage packers are now being used; trucks in general have increased in size; load level on the streets has increased and the sub base is just not there to support this added load level. Deterioration of joints, lack of curb drains in many cases, and water seeping under the concrete is causing the loss of concrete streets. Country Club specifically was not built as a City street. It did not meet City specifications. This is why the problem was dumped on the Service Department and they are trying to cope with it. Will do the best they can and hope to get six to eight more years out of it but this is not really the proper approach to street reconstruction in this community. Had contacted Michael Benz and. Associates to prepare an estim€~te on a street program and received their report today.. They estimate between $21,000 and $26,000 for just a program to tell the City where it is at now; where it should go and what the cost will be. Council will have to decide if this approach to the problems of streets in this community is desirable. This is why Mr. Corrigan asked Council to take a look at Country Club. Literally, the whole street should be ripped up and rebuilt; the City is not going to do that; it is doing the best it can and hopes to have it operational for this Fall. Mr. Wilamosky asked what action had been taken by the Administration with respect to the petition relative to the installation of sidewalks on Stearns Road. Director Corrigan advised that the Engineering Department is following up on the petition.