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Council Minutes of 10/6/98 d. The Service Director gave an overview of suggested capital improvements for 1999: First, widening the intersection at Claque and Lorain Road at an anticipated cost of $700,000. Second, widening of Butternut Ridge Road between the intersections of Fitch and Burns roads to three lanes to better accommodate bus traffic and changing the width of the balance of Butternut Ridge from 19 feet to 26 feet, which will include along the entire length the addition of new gutters, sewers and curbs. The cost of this project is estimated at $4.5 million. Since Issue 2 funds are being sought, the city responsibility would be 10% of that amount. Third, the widening of Barton- Bradley intersection and adding a traffic signal at a cost of approximately $160,000. Total cost for these projects is anticipated at $5.36 million using Issue 2 funds with the city contribution estimated at $536,000. The committee, with the support of all members of Council, unanimously recommended approval of these capital improvements and suspension of the rule for Resolution 98-105. e. Appropriations for work at the Rec. Center. Seven hundred and eighty thousand dollars was initially available, with $295,000 used for construction and $40,000 used for engineering. Of the remaining $445,000, $350,000 is targeted toward the HVAC systems. It was agreed by the Finance Committee, with the consent of the rest of Council, that the remaining $95,000 will be directed toward work at the Rec. Center that has already been engineered, such as lighting improvements and adjustments to ceiling heights. f. Excess monies appropriated for the Brookpark Road construction. One hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars was appropriated, which was in excess of $90,000 actually committed thus far for the project. The suggestion was made to use the remaining $85,000 to begin work on a plan to bring water to the center island along Brookpark Road with the intent of planting trees along the center of the road. With Council not in favor of this expenditure of funds, the suggestion was made to allocate $5,000 for engineering and $15,000 for construction to bring the water across from the side of the road to the center of the road so that the infrastructure would be in place so further construction could occur at some later point. The rationale was that, with construction currently under way along that portion of the road, the work could be completed now at a minimal cost. Council deliberated over this question for some time and voted 2 for the measure, 4 against and 1 abstention. The proposal was defeated. Council then voted to take the $85,000 that is still in excess on this project and split it in half, using half for city roads and the other half for use in debt reduction. The Service Director was directed to use the half for city roads on street lighting with the concern of Council being safety. Mr. Gareau, Chairperson of the Building, Zoning and Development Committee: 1) The committee met on September 24. Present were committee members McKay, Miller, Gareau; Council President Saringer; Council members Kasler, O'Grady, Limpert, Nashar; Service Director Bohlmann; Safety Director Jenkins; Finance Director Copfer; Mayor Musial. The following item was discussed: a. A request by ODOT to locate identifier signs along Interstate 480 near the Great Northern Boulevard interchange. These signs are commonly placed along highways -~ to indicate food, gas and lodging. The proposal was brought to the committee by the 3