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. . . ARDE0J HILLS CITY COUNCIL MEETll\G MINUTES \1ARCH 25, 2002 8 \10TION: Councilmember Grant moved and Councilmember Aplikowski seconded a friendly amendmcnt to number three stating "a completc cvaluation on the condition of Benton way as it related to Waldon Place and Hunters Court". Councilmember Rem accepted Councilmember Grant's friendly amendment. Amendment carricd 3-2 (Probst and Larson). \1ayor Probst rcqucsted conespondence be sent to residents along Benton Way as to why borings wcrc going to be done. Councilmembcr Larson stated this was not a neighborhood project; these were t\VO small cul-de- sacs and while it was thc intcntion of giving a year's notice for large projects, he did not scc this as a large project. He stated he did not scc that any information obtaincd about Benton Way in the feasibility report would influence what the decision was for Waldon Place and Hunters Court. Councilmember Grant asked the City Engineer how long Benton Way would last before reconstruction was recommended. The City Engineer replied 3-8 years. Councilmember Grant stated if it was thrcc ycars and the residents were willing to wait, and then nothing should be done at this time, but if it was eight years, then this needed to be looked at. Councilmember Rem stated it was the City's policy to givc a year notice, and this was not done in this case. She stated these residents wcre given too short of a notice. Councilmember Larson pointed OLlt iC they did not do Waldon Place and Hunters Court at this time, this would push off other neighborhood projects also. He expressed lrustration that the Council could not make decisions and stick with them. Mayor Probst statcd hc supported the feasibility study, but was not gomg to support the amendment. Councilmembcr Aplikowski stat cd this was different in some ways because thcy had 100 percent resident concel11 regarding the reconstruction. She stated the Council was committed to doing something this year and she did not believe a couple of borings on Benton Way would throw the ncighborhood into chaos. Mayor Probst stated only three of the sixteen residents were in attendance at tonight's meeting, and he would want additional resident's opinions before hc would assume all of the residents had agreed to a double project/asscssmcnt plan. Councilmcmber Larson stated it was thcir job to listen to the residents and then makc the best decision for the City. He stated they should be looking at option numbcrs one and two. Councilmember Grant asked if boring sal1lples on Benton Way werc takcn, would that give them furthcr infol11ution if Benton Way wOllld stand up to rcconstruction of the cul-de-sacs. Thc City Engineer statcd thcy would bc able to determine what was below the surfacc arca, and if Benton