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Council Minutes of 4/18/2000
<br />interested residents from the Bridgeport, Sharon Drive and Woodview area. The
<br />following matters were discussed:
<br />• Slab repair. The administration suggested spending $850,000 for slab repair to a
<br />number of different streets within the city. Those streets are: Sparky Lane, Berkshire
<br />Drive, Brendan Lane, Edgepark Drive, Sanders Lane, Lusandra Drive, Forestwood
<br />Parkway, Bristol Lane, Ashbury Park Drive, Ross Circle, Westview Drive, Maria
<br />Lane, Laurell Lane, Mary Kay Circle, Marquette Blvd., Dogwood, Cottonwood,
<br />Leenders Lane, Carsten Lane, Caton Place, Benwood Circle, Newton Circle, Blossom
<br />Blvd., Woodpark, Pine Circle, Linwood, Lisa Lane, Hyannis Port Drive,
<br />Williamstown Drive and Root Rood. It was agreed that the administration would
<br />expend the $850,000 to address these streets for purposes of slab repair only. It
<br />should be noted that merely because a street is on this list is no guarantee that this
<br />particular street will be addressed in this given year. The streets will be addressed in
<br />no certain order. That decision will be made by the Director of Service. This year's
<br />figure is $350,000 higher than last year and $350,000 higher than the year before that.
<br />The increase was attributed to a higher rate of concrete deterioration. Councilwoman
<br />Kasler expressed her concern for this sudden increase and posed a number of
<br />questions about the procedure that was used to determine whether or not a street was
<br />in need of repair and how it was compared to other streets in order to be on the list.
<br />With her concern noted, Council voted 7-0 to approve the recommended slab repair
<br />projects.
<br />• Street lighting. The administration suggested spending $300,000 to illuminate a
<br />number of streets within the city. Those streets are: Azalea, Gardenia, Wisteria,
<br />Andorra, Kew, Camellia, Nandina, Curtis Bentley, Plumwood, Danberry, Oak Lane,
<br />Oak Circle, Carriage Lane, Cedarwood, Linden Circle, Ashton, Circle, Amesbury,
<br />Delmere, Blossom, Woodpark Sanders, Edgepark, Dogwood, Cottonwood, Lisa
<br />Lane, Forestwood Pkwy., Lusandra Circle, Marcie Lane, Laurell Lane, Mary Kay
<br />Circle, Marquette, Pinewood Circle, Linwood Circle and Benwood Circle. It was
<br />agreed that the city would spend the $300,000 to light these streets if the residents in
<br />the neighborhoods desired it, which is how it was done in the past. Again, merely
<br />because a street is on the list is certainly no guarantee that particular street will be
<br />completed this year. That is a projected goal. Several Council members recalled an
<br />estimated figure in the past of $200,000 in the year 2000 and not $300,000. The
<br />administration stated that the $200,000 was a minimum and was not to be construed
<br />as the final figure. Council voted 7-0 to proceed with borrowing on this project
<br />although Councilpersons Miller and Kasler stated that they approved of $200,000
<br />which was, as they believed, represented in the past.
<br />• The committee agreed 7-0 to replace the Police Station HVAC at a cost of $170,000.
<br />The current HVAC system is many years old and has been a constant, on-going
<br />maintenance problem.
<br />• The committee agreed 7-0 to borrow $50,000 to repair a storm sewer on Burns Road.
<br />The current sewer runs beneath a resident's driveway, and Service Director Bohlmann
<br />said it is affecting the stability of the driveway and perhaps may be affecting the
<br />garage. The owner would like to work on his drive and would also like to work on his
<br />garage, so Council believed that now is the appropriate time to proceed.
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