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Council Minutes of 3/15/94 Director Bohhnann. The committees discussed Ordmance 94-48 which provides for the widening of the intersection of Butternut Ridge Road and Victoria Lane. The approximate cost is $235,000, but Shore West ConstYUCtion will pay for the i~tstallation of the traffic light. Because this is ahigh-accident area, the committees recommended approval. 2) The Finance Committee met on Tuesday, March 8; and m attendance were Council Members Lind, Musial, Limpert, I3ahas, Nashar; Finance Director Burns; Service Director Bohlmann. Agenda items were as follows: a. Ordinance 94-46 which authorizes the Service Director to advertise for bids for an aerial work platform. The cwrent vehicle is a 1974 bucket truck that is being shared by the traffic department and the tree service. The approximate cost is $50,000, and the committee recommended approval. b. Ordinance 94-47 which authorizes the Service Director to advertise for bids fora 60' aerial lift truck which will primary be used by the tree service. The committee recommended approval. c. Minor amendments were made to Ordinance Nos. 94-10 and 94-15, the 1994 appropriations and organizational chart. The committee recommended approval. Mr. Nashar, Chairperson of the Public Safety, Health and Welfare Committee, reported: 1) The Safety Committee met on March 15; and in attendance were Council Members Limpert, Saringer, Nashar and Lind. The committee discussed anew liquor permit for 4949 Great Northern Boulevard. This was the former location of Chester's, and the new establishment will be Red Robin Burger and Spirits Emporium The permit is a DSI, and the committee recommended approval. Mr. Nashar moved to approve the new liquor permit for Red Robin Burger and Spirits Emporium at 4949 Great Northern Boulevard; second by Mrs. Saringer; motion passed unanimously. Mr. Limpert, Chairperson of the Environmental Control Committee, reported: 1) The committee met on March 8; and in attendance were Council Members Bahas, Lmd, Limpert, Nashar and McKay. The committee discussed Ordinance 94-30 which provides for tightening the standards of non-organic waste materials leaving various city buildings and flowing through the Wastewater Treatment Plant. This is being done to comply with more stringent requirements of the EPA. The committee recommended approval. 2) The committee held preliminary discussions on Ordinance 94-61 which will be on first reading this evening. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Paul Miller, 3941 Pine Circle, encouraged City Council to pass Ordinance 93-140 which will regulate superstores. Mr. Miller is concerned about the burden put on city services and the infrastructure by retail establishments. He would like an impact study to be made, with the possible outcome of requiring retail establishments to bear some of the costs that are being placed on the city. Mr. Gareau said that some of these issues had been addressed with the adoption of the Master Plan. Hopefiilly, the proposed new zoning for the west end of the city will encourage alternate uses of the available land. As to imposing 2