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;" C. PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR: 1. Mrs. R. F. Witmer, Summitwood Road, requested that her letter to the City Council be read at this time. Mr. Lawson, City Manager, read the letter from Mrs. Witmer reqarding the status of Summitwood Road and the necessary repairs. firs. Witmer stated that in the past when the Town was approached and asked to repair the road that she was informed that this was a private road and any maintenance would have to be at the expense of the residents. After searching through records at the County Recorder's Office, she found that the road was deeded to the Town and accepted in 1957, and was once again before the Council re- questing that the City take sone action to repair the road. The City Attorney informed the Council that the Town could take one of two approaches. They could abandon the road through public hearings, or they could form an assessment district and bring the road up to Town standards. Mrs. Hecky, Summitwood Road, stated that the residents on the road did not want the Town to reimburse them for monies already expended on the road, but merely to take over the maintenance. She also stated that abandonment would not be acceptable to the residents. MOTION, SECONDED AND CARRIED: Councilman Grabowski moved, seconded by Councilwoman Miller and unanimously carried that this item be placed on the Agenda for the Council meeting on August 15th. 2. firs. Florence Fava, Town Historian, requested the Council to take some action on her request to have a Historical Ordinance adopted. She said that she had talked to the City Attorney and he did not have the document ready for Council review. To illustrate the importance of such a document, she pointed out that the lands of Costello had great historical meaning and that the proposed ordinance would insure that there i,ai1i be some preservation of historical monuments, and requested that something be done to insure the preservation of the Juan Praeda Mesa located on the lands of Costello. The Council concurred that fir. Faisant should proceed with the Historical Ordinance immediately and requested that the City Manager meet with the owner of the subdivision and Mrs. Fava in an effort to work out some arrangement to secure space for the historical monument. The Council further granted Mrs. Fava permission to begin arrangements for the Town's input in the BI- centenial celebration. 3. Mrs. Mary Valenti, Olive Tree Court, requested that the Council lift L the requirement of off -tract frainage as one of the requirements on 'r their building site approval. -2L