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THE MALL: ASSESSMENT - AND CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE REQUEST RE: YELLOW TRANSIT COMPANY - CONTRACT SERVICE DISCUSSION RE: SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS MALL PROdECT BIDS RE: MAINTENANCE BLDG. PEN PARK APPROPRIATION RE: YEAR END $107,287.65 FROM NOVEMBER 22, 1974 TO JANUA~'"~, 1975 SO THAT CONSTRUCTION WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH THE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING SEASON. HE THEN OUTLINED THE EVENTS TO OCCUR PRIOR TO CLOSING MAIN STREET AS FOLLOWS: 1. DIRECTION OF TRAFFIC ON WATER AND MARKET STREETS TO BE CHANGED. 2. RECONSTRUCTION OF MAIN STREET AND MCINTIRE ROAD. 3. PARKING LOT CONSTRUCTION. 4. WIDENING AND REROUTING OF 71'H STREET. 5. SIGNS AND MARKINGS AND PARKING METERS. 6. TRAFFIC SIGNALS. MR. EWERT, THEN EXPLAINED THE PALN FOR THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT LEVY,.AFTER WHICH MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WERE OFFERED AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. MR. GERRY TREMBLAY, QUESTIONED THAT PROPER NOTICE HAD BEEN GIVEN CONCERNING THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS. MR. 0'MANSKY REQUESTED THE COUNCIL TO POSTPONE ITS DECISION AT LEAST TWO WEEKS. A MOTION BY ~R. BARBOUR, SECONDED BY MR. VAN YAHRES THAT THIS MEETING BE ADJOURNED UNTIL ~ONDAY, JUNE i0, I974 AT 7:30 P.M. AND NOTICE BE GIVEN TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS ALONG MAIN STREET, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. COUNCIL CHAMBER - JUNE 10, 1974 THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF JUNE 6, 1974 WAS CONVENED ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. BARBOUR, MR. FIFE, MR. GILLIAM, MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. ABSENT: NONE. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE YELLOW TRANSIT COMPANY REQUESTING A SUBSIDY OF $6,000 FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, 1974 AND AN INCREASE IN THE ANNUAL SUBSIDY OF $75,000. MR. EWERT, STATED THAT THE TRANSIT COMPANY HAS BEEN REQUESTED TO SUBMIT ITS ANNUAL AUDIT, BUT THE AUDIT WILL NOT BE COMPLETED UNTIL LATER IN THE MONTH. ON MOTION BY MR. GILLIAM, SECONDED BY MRS. RINEHART ACTION ON THIS REQUEST WAS DEFERRED UNTIL THE AUDIT IS AVAILABLE. MR. GILLIAM REQUESTED THAT A ROUGH PERFORMANCE AUDIT BE DONE BY THE CITY STAFF TO DETERMINE IF WE ARE GETTING OUR MONEY'S WORTH. THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED THAT THE DISCUSSION DN THE MALL CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE AND SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS WOULD BE RESUMED. MR. GERRY TREMBLAY, STATED THAT THE COUNCIL HAS NOT COMPLIED WITH THE STATE STATUTE OF NOTIFYING PROPER~( OWNERS DF THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS OR PROPOSED ASSESSMENT, THAT THIS WAS NOT A PROPERLY CONSTITUTED MEETING AND THAT COUNCIL HAS NO RIGHT TO DISCUSS METHODS OF ASSESSMENT UNTIL PROPER NOTICE IS GIVEN. THE MAYOR ADVISED MR. TREMBLAY THAT SINCE THERE WERE PEOPLE PRESENT WHO WISH TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS THEY WOULD BE HEARD, BUT ND ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN. SEVERAL PEOFN_E ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS AND SEVERAL IN FAVOR. MR. EWERT, PRESENTED BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MAINTENANCE BUILDING AT PEN PARK AND STATED THAT THE LOWEST AND BEST BID WAS SUBMITTED BY THE DOUBLE C COMPANY IN THE AMOUNT OF $72,570 AND RECOMMENDED THAT THIS BID BE ACCEF~FED. ON MOTION BY MRS. RINEHART, SECONDED BY MR. BARBOUR THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE. AYES: BARBDUR, MR. FIFE, MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. NOES: NONE. ABSTAINED: MR. GILLIAM THE RESOLUTION APF~OPRIATING $107,287.65 FOR OVER-EXPENDED ACCOUNTS IN THE 1973-74 BUDGET, WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON JUNE 3, 1974, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE. AYES: MR. BARBOLR, MR. FIFE, MR.GILLIAM, MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. NOES: NONE. ON MOTION BY MRS. RINEHART, SECONDED BY MR. BARBOUR THE COUNCIL VOTED TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL MATTERS AND POSSIBLE LITIGATION, BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE. AYES: MR. BARBOUR, MR. FIFE, MR.GILLIAM, MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAPRES. NOES: NONE. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. PRES I DENT /