1983/08/24 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

311 August 24,1983 COUNCIL BILL NO.838-80 FINAL BEADING, AN 0AnINANCE creating a special construction fund entitled"Design and Construction of Campus Park- way improvements%Fund 363,for LTD 711,in the vitY of CamPen Par..,Evergreen May to Casino Road. Moved by Councilman Aldcroft,seconded by Councilman Lan us,that this is declared to be the final reading of Council Bill No.838-80 and the City Clerk is directed to call the roll for the final disposition of the ordinance. Roll Call: Ayes: Stephenson,Langus,Gipson,Overstreet,Michelson, Aldoroft,Pope Nays: None 'Ordinance No.968-83 Adopted. LANE STREET VACATION Celia Strong,of the PublicbWorks Department,briefly reviewed the background of the 7Street vacation agreement and amended • 1978 agreement between Ne City and the Wexler's which will expire lawman,1984. Councilman Michelson felt there should be a public hearing on this and Ms.Strong said a number of neighborhood meetings had been held regarding this,and Bruce Jones,City Attorney,said a public hearing was not required. Ms.Strong reported the agreement provided the City en alternate corridor between Evergreen Mayand Fleming Road in exchange for the vacatioo of Lake Street and payment to assist in igpvtto the corridor. Additional prOperty has now bee acquired 1.1, the Wexler's to complete the alternate corridor. However,there Present',does not appear to be a need for the street improvement and funds are not available for this purpose. ghe Traffic Advisory Committee met and:has recommended that the City should retain the property acquired by the Wexler.s to preserve the option for a street in the future. They also recommended that this property be used as a pedestrian pathway in the interim. She pointed out the 20.strip would be at the northerly boundary line of the property and would be approximnately E.from an apartment building on Fleeing. Police and Fire Departments heve indicated they do not feel a connecting street is needed and a majority of residents in the area are not in favor of it as they Pe.it will generate commercial traffic on Fleming. Bruce Jones then summarieed the 1974 reement and 1978 amendment and pointed out that Council is at Napoint where they must decide whether the City should retain the easement for pedestrian or auto corridor. He said the proposed resolution was prepared based on the TAC recommendation but acknowledged there could be some type of a legal problem in converting the access topedeetrian use 4444. _JEN=