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City Council Regular Meeting - 06/12/06 Minutes - Page 13 ($14,000) to offset any legal and staff costs. Discussion included the City's bonding ability of $10 million; and how this impacts the city's ability to issue bonds for City- sponsored projects in a given year; similar projects; sale of the non-profit entity and ramifications; and benefits to the community and non-profit corporation. Mayor Klausing closed the Public Hearing at 8:23 p.m.; with no one appearing for or against. Maschka moved, Pust seconded, authorized the issuance of a revenue note for Wingspan Life Resources in an amount not to exceed $1,400,000. Roll Call Ayes: Kough; Ihlan; Pust; Maschka and Klausing. Nays: None. 8. Discuss City Traffic Model and Authorize a Request for Proposals Public Works Director Duane Schwartz reviewed previous discussions regarding funding for a city-wide traffic model as a useful tool to identify impacts of redevelopment and normal growth in the City's and region's transportation system. Mr. Schwartz reviewed the existing traffic forecast information, developed in 1992 using 1990 traffic data that forecasted 2010 and 2020 traffic based on land use and anticipated street projects; and concerns that some 2010 forecasts were exceeded in 2001. Mr. Schwartz noted that the data also had no intersection analysis and addressed major roads only. Mr. Schwartz reviewed the need for traffic impact analyses related to land development and traffic generation impacts; types of traffic modeling, their basic premises and approaches (macroscopic versus microscopic); the complexity of the software; and the City's existing cumbersome procedure and hiring of a traffic consultant by the developer and/or City. Mr. Schwartz reviewed the estimated cost of $100,000, with the 2006 Budget including $25,000 to initiate the proposal; with staff Discuss City Traffic Model and Authorize a Request for Proposals