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Excerpt from Council Minutes on Highway 371 Road Turnback Committee <br /> Meetings <br /> SPECIAL MEETING OF THE PEQUOT LAKES CITY COUNCIL <br /> MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 2014 <br /> PEQUOT LAKES CITY HALL <br /> Members Present: Mayor Adams, Council Members Akerson, Gardner, <br /> Pederson, and Sjoblad <br /> Staff Present: Sandra Peine, City Clerk; Mike Loven, Public Works <br /> Supervisor; Dawn Bittner, Zoning Administrator; Eric Kiang, <br /> Police Chief; Tom Nelson, Fire Chief; Billy Rickard, Assistant <br /> Fire Chief; Justin Burslie, Community Growth; and Tim <br /> Houle, City Engineer <br /> 1. Call Meeting to Order <br /> Mayor Adams called the meeting of the Pequot Lakes City Council to <br /> order at 6:00 p.m. <br /> 1.1. Pledge of Allegiance <br /> Mayor Adams led with the Pledge of Allegiance. <br /> 1.2. Road Turnback Committee Update <br /> City Engineer Tim Houle stated that Crow Wing County has requested a <br /> proposal of what the City would like to see on different roadway segments. <br /> He explained that the roadway segments are roads that the County is <br /> proposing to turn back to the City which includes a segment of Highway <br /> 371. The Turn-back Committee has reviewed the roadway segments and <br /> put together a draft negotiation document. Tim Houle stressed that this is <br /> a negotiation document at this point. <br /> The Committee considered the affect that the additional mileage would <br /> have on the City in relation to budgets, equipment, and employees. There <br /> have been differences of opinion by the Committee relating to the roadway <br /> segments. Tim Houle stated that the biggest issue was the present <br /> Highway 371 as the Council has not made a decision on whether or not <br /> the City will accept the highway as a turnback. <br /> Council Member Pederson stated that the language in the turnback table <br /> states that the City wants to take possession of Highway 371. He <br />