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City ofCenterville February 11, 2004 Council Meeting Minutes Council Member Broussard Vickers commented that the City has been short on funds in the past and not able to finance necessary maintenance. Most of the residents in attendance said they do not want water. Council Member Broussard Vickers explained that Council is charged with doing the best thing for the entire City not just those that live on the affected streets. Mr. Desmond Englund of7081 Brian Drive asked Council to consider reducing the width of the road on Brian Drive to save the trees because he talked to the forester and the road can come within two feet of the trees and they would survive. He also said that keeping the road narrow will reduce speed. Council Member Lee agreed that wider streets increase the speed but said that is a law enforcement issue. He then said he went by there to look at the trees and he would love to live on a street with that canopy over the street but at the same time the City needs to be concerned with keeping roads built to a certain standard. Mr. Englund indicated the neighbors discussed it and their request is that the City reduces the width of the road. The residents at 7094 Brian Drive, 7087 Brian Drive, 7088 Brian Drive, 7067 Brian Drive, and 7095 Brian Drive indicated they wanted the road width reduced and kept centered to eliminate tree loss. They then indicated that they represented more than 60% of the affected people on that street. Mr. Peterson indicated that he would not design a street to be built that close to those two large trees, as it is a major safety hazard. Council Member Capra indicated that she would like to look into the safety issues involved with the trees and the road. Mr. John Mersinger of 6936 Tourvil1e Circle asked whether residents would get a proposed market value increase before the project starts because the assessment cannot exceed the market value of the improvements. Council Member Capra commented that the amount can be challenged. Council Member Broussard Vickers indicated that Council approval of the assessment amounts means that the City believes it can support that amount and feels it could withstand an assessment challenge. City Attorney Hoeft advised residents to get an attorney to help educate them on the process. He then referenced Minnesota Statute 429 and provided a brief overview of the process. Page 7 of 15 In __ .