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THE MALL:
<br />ASSESSMENT -
<br />AND CONSTRUCTION
<br />SCHEDULE
<br />
<br />REQUEST RE:
<br />YELLOW TRANSIT
<br />COMPANY -
<br />CONTRACT SERVICE
<br />
<br />DISCUSSION RE:
<br />SPECIAL
<br />ASSESSMENTS
<br />MALL PROJECT
<br />
<br />BIDS RE~
<br />MAINTENANCE BLDG.
<br />PEN PARK
<br />
<br />APPROPRIATION RE:
<br />YEAR END
<br />$107,287.65
<br />
<br />FROM NOVEMBER 22, 1974 TO JANUAF~"~', 1975 SO THAT CONSTRUCTION WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH
<br />THE CHRISTMAS SI~PPING SEASON. ME THEN OUTLINED THE EVENTS TO OCCUR PRIOR TO CLOSING
<br />MAIN STREET AS FOLLOWS:
<br />
<br />1. DIRECTION OF TRAFFIC ON WATER AND MARKET STREETS TO BE CHANGED.
<br />2. RECONSTRUCTION OF MAIN STREET AND MCINTIRE ROAD.
<br />3, PARKING LOT CONSTRUCTION.
<br />4. WIDENING AND REROUTING OF 7TH STREET.
<br />5. SIGNS AND MARKINGS AND PARKING METERS.
<br />6. TRAFFIC SIGNALS.
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<br /> MR. EWERT, THEN EXPLAINED THE PALN FOR THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT LEVY, AFTER WHICH
<br />MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WERE OFFERED AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. MR. GERRY TREMBLAY, QUESTIONED
<br />THAT PROPER NOTICE HAD BEEN GIVEN CONCERNING THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS.
<br />
<br /> MR. 0tMANSKY REQLESTED THE COUNCIL TO POSTPONE ITS DECISION AT LEAST 'I'~0 WEEKS. A MOTION
<br />BY MR. BARBOUR, SECONDED BY MR. VAN YAHRES THAT THIS MEETING BE ADJOL~RNED UNTIL MONDAY,
<br />
<br />JUNE 10, 1974 AT 7~30 P,M, AND NOTICE BE GIVEN TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS ALONG MAIN STREET, WAS
<br />UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.
<br />
<br />COUNCIL CHAM3ER - JUNE 10, 1974
<br />
<br /> THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF JUNE 6, 1974 WAS CONVENED ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING
<br /> MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. BARBOUR, MR. FIFE, MR. GILLIAM, MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES.
<br /> ABSENT: NONE.
<br />
<br /> A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE YELLOW TRANSIT COMPANY REQUESTING A SUBSIDY
<br />
<br /> OF $6,000 FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, 1974 AND AN INCREASE IN THE ANNUAL SUBSIDY OF $75,000.
<br /> MR. EWERT, STATED THAT THE TRANSIT COMPANY HAS BEEN REQUESTED TO SUBMIT ITS ANNUAL AUDIT,
<br /> BUT THE AUDIT WILL NOT BE COMPLETED UNTIL LATER IN THE MONTH. ON MOTION BY MR. GILLIAM,
<br /> SECONDED BY MRS. RINEHART ACTION ON THIS REQUEST WAS DEFERRED UNTIL THE AUDIT IS AVAILABLE.
<br /> MR. GILLIAM REQUESTED THAT A ROUGH PERFORMANCE AUDIT BE DONE BY THE CITY STAFF TO DETERMINE
<br /> IF WE ARE GETTING OUR MONEY'S WORTH.
<br />
<br /> THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED THAT THE DISCUSSION ON THE MALL CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE AND SPECIAL
<br /> ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS WOULD BE RESUMED. MR, GERRY TREMBLAY, STATED THAT THE COUNCIL HAS NOT
<br /> COMPLIED WITH THE STATE STATUTE OF NOTIFYING PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS
<br /> OR PROPOSED ASSESSMENT, THAT THIS WAS NOT A PROPERLY CONSTITUTED MEETING AND THAT COUNCIL
<br /> HAS NO RIGHT TO DISCUSS METHODS OF ASSESSMENT UNTIL PROPER NOTICE IS GIVEN, THE MAYOR
<br /> ADVISED MR. TREMBLAY THAT SINCE THERE WERE PEOPLE PRESENT WHO WISH TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED
<br /> IMPROVEMENTS THEY WOULD BE HEARD, BUT NO ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN. SEVERAL PEOPLE ADDRESSED THE
<br /> COUNCIL IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS AND SEVERAL IN FAVOR,
<br />
<br /> MR, EWERT, PRESENTED BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MAINTENANCE BUILDING AT PEN PARK
<br /> AND STATED THAT THE LOWEST AND BEST BID WAS SUBMITTED BY THE DOUBLE C COMPANY IN THE AMOUNT
<br /> OF $72,570 AND RECOMMENDED THAT THIS BID BE ACCEPTED. ON MOTION BY MRS, RINEHART, SECONDED
<br /> BY MR. BARBOUR THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE, AYES: MR.
<br /> BARBOUR, MR. FIFE, MRS. RINEHART AND MR, VAN YAHRES, NOES~ NONE. ABSTAINED: MR. GILLIAM
<br />
<br /> THE RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING $107,287.65 FOR OVER-EXPENDED ACCOUNTS IN THE 1973-74
<br />BUDGET, WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON JUNE 3, 1974, WAS ADOPTED BY THE
<br />FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE. AYES: MR. BARBOUR, MR. FIFE, MR,GILLIAM, MRS. RINEHART AND MR,
<br />VAN YAHRES. NOES~ NONE,
<br />
<br /> ON MOTION BY MRS, RINEHART, SECONDED BY MR. BARBOUR THE COUNCIL VOTED TO GO INTO
<br />EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL MATTERS AND POSSIBLE LITIGATION~ BY THE FOLLOWING
<br />RECORDED VOTE, AYES: MR. BARBOUR, MR. FIFE, MR,GILLIAN, MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES,
<br />NOES: NONE.
<br />
<br />ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED.
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<br />PRES I DENT
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