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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, October 11, 2010 7:00 o'clock p.m. (11. CRYSTAL BAYROAD CUL-DE-SAC PETITION, Continued) Murphy stated the City does care about safety on Crystal Bay Road but that he cannot support closing the road. Murphy recommended staff speak with the police chief. Franchot stated he is troubled with not obtaining a feasibility study because the City Council would be making a number of decisions without obtaining all the facts. One of the reasons this road is different is the location of the Lafayette Club, which is something that needs to be taken into consideration. Franchot indicated he has driven down the road a number of times and that it is unsafe. Franchot stated in his opinion the City needs to spend some serious time looking at that road as the City should do with any road that is unsafe. Franchot recommended the Council approve no more than $6,000 for the feasibility study and to keep the study as straight forward as possible. Franchot stated in his view the residents on the street and the surrounding neighborhood should be heard and that the disadvantages and advantages should be listed for each option. Bremer indicated she does not feel the votes are here to approve a cul -de -sac or a break -away barrier, but that there are other solutions that could be looked at. The study is not really an engineering study and that the City needs to get the input from Minnetonka Beach and the police department. The City needs to address the concerns of the current residents even though this has been discussed previously. It is a difficult road to traverse and there are some concerns with small children. The City is not really able to make the road wider and that she would be supportive of directing Staff to gather additional information. White concurred that Staff should gather additional information. Murphy stated he would be happy to lead up the efforts with staff and the residents. Murphy indicated he would also be happy to speak with the mayor of Minnetonka Beach and that they can call it a task force rather than a study. Kellogg stated a break -away barrier could be constructed very inexpensively but that cars would still need to be able to turn around. Kellogg pointed out that Staff did not recommend the study be completed. This is not really an engineering issue but is more of a public safety issue. Kellogg indicated he is in agreement with Council Member Murphy's suggestion. It was the consensus of the City Council to form a task force to study this issue, with Jim Murphy heading the task force. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT 12. ESTABLISH DATE AND TIME FOR CANVASSING BOARD MEETING Bremer moved, Murphy seconded, to schedule the 2010 Canvassing Board meeting for Monday, November 8, at 6:45 p.m. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. *13. DISPOSAL OF BICYCLES • Murphy moved, Bremer seconded, to approve the disposal of 11 bicycles by K -BID in Maple Plain. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. Page 18 of 20