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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, December 15, 2008 Page 13 among those impacted, in addition to communication between MnDOT and Paper Calmenson to work out remaining issues. Councilmember Pust spoke in support of closing County Road B at that point; however, expressed concern in cutting off bike traffic in that location, and was glad that the Larpenteur access would be an eventual solution in making access more bike-friendly. Councilmember Pust encouraged MnDOT to continue hold- ing discussions and seeking solutions to get people out of their cars, as expressed by numerous residents attending the Open House held in September. Ms. Bloom advised that staff would continue to work on bike and pedestrian amenities, and noted that the Larpenteur bridge should be completed in 2009. Councilmember Ihlan opined that it would be helpful to explore greater connec- tivity to the north, as it remained difficult to connect to the Minneapolis trail sys- tem through that industrial area. Roll Call Ayes: Ihlan; Willmus; Pust; Roe; and Klausing. Nays: None. 11. b. Public Hearing regarding Use of Electronic Auctions for Unclaimed Property Disposal Police Chief Carol Sletner briefly reviewed the request for Council Action dated December 15, 2008 and the simple request to allow the Police Department to en- ter into an agreement, Attachment A, with ProeprtyRoom.com, Inc., for electronic auction of unclaimed property; and to amend City Code, Section 501.91 to in- clude disposal through electronic online auction. Discussion included staff rationale for requesting work with only this one vendor; continued exploration of options and advantages at this time of using this particu- lar vendor from an administrative cost standpoint; ongoing analysis by staff to re- ceive competitive sales prices and to receive a higher rate of return; and State Statute providing the Chief authorization for dissolution of property up to a cer- tain dollar amount and within a certain amount of time. Mayor Klausing opened the Public Hearing at 7:40 p.m. Public Comment Dick Click, Fairways Lane Mr. Click addressed his personal concerns in frequent outages with Comcast if citizens were bidding on unclaimed property; and interests of the City being met if utilizing that system.