res_6929 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

9 MAYOR DEMOS: When you get back in there, even though you're raising it, will that put the edge of the driveway at about the same slant? MR. HONCHELL: For the ones on the north side there should be a noticeable improvement in the grade situation. MR. STRONG: At least up to the property line we're pro- posing to bring it up so they will have a flatter landing between the curb and the property line, or in most of the cases, other than one driveway, they're all concrete - to within a foot of the right-of-way line. We're proposing to go back to the concrete and giving them the best grade from that point. None of the driveways were proposed to be dug up to the garage and re-laid. COUNCILMAN KEHR: The Peterson residence on Western and Oakcrest - how will that grade be affecting their property? MR. HONCHELL: The roadway will end up slightly higher than it is today which will mean a better match than (inaudible). COUNCILMAN KEHR: Would the road be an improvement? MR. HONCHELL: Yes. MAYOR DEMOS: I guess the whole bond market makes it somewhat - makes you somewhat hesitant to take any action. MR. ANDRE: I think if there's action at the legislature it should happen pretty soon. If we ordered in the improve- ment, within the next two weeks we should know. MAYOR DEMOS: I do understand certain cities were going to give certain legislators (inaudible) and done later at a higher cost that the taxpayers would be reminded of that, so I don't think we have quite the same (inaudible) or the bond selling ability to sell a thing like that, but perhaps if you have $28 million - COUNCILMAN KEHR: Am I correct, Mr. popovich, that we can order this improvement and defer the implementation of this work until a later day? MR. POPOVICH: A number of communities have ordered the improvement so the engineer's work can be done, and have ordered the bids and have said that the bids must be firm for 30 to 60 days and that gives them an opportunity to test the bond market to see what financing they can get. Then you have your financing and you can go ahead with the improvement. If it doesn't meet your satisfaction, you don't award the bids. COUNCILMAN CURLEY: It's sort of unusual that when lO out of the 13 people that signed petitions that - that's 77% and that's quite a high ratio.