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<br /> --,' <br /> forgot about undergrounding utilities, is that something <br /> that should happen now? Didn't we talk about some <br /> kind of franchise fee or money that is available now that <br /> could go towards undergrounding and shouldn't we do <br /> it now? <br />Phare: We are going to be meeting with the Public Service and <br /> discuss that a little more. We will have more definitive <br /> answers as we work our way through the project. We <br /> endorsed a concept that would allow us to do as much <br /> of the infrastructure underground so that we would have <br /> minimal disruption in the future. <br />Beckmann: Deanna has a little bit of cost information on <br /> undergrounding. <br />Phare: It comes from Public Service and it is not inexpensive to <br /> put utilities lines underground. When we meet with <br /> them, we will make sure that we have the right <br /> numbers. Our first problem was that we didn't have <br /> enough in the undergrounding allowance to do the <br /> whole thing in 1992. <br />Carnival: The $400,000.00 that you are working with this year will <br /> be solely allocated to the sewers and the sidewalk <br /> improvements and will not have anything to do with the <br /> underground utilities? <br />Beckmann: That is correct. <br />Oram: If we had chosen to underground, we would have to <br /> give up one of those three blocks of sidewalk and street <br /> improvements. We will get it clarified on Friday <br /> morning when we meet. There is some money available <br /> and I believe that the City Council will ultimately have <br /> to decide whether and where to use it. <br />Carnival: My concern was that if we are doing all of this for the <br /> sole purpose of not having to come back and rip things <br /> up again and disturb the downtown merchants, then it <br /> makes sense to try to do as much of the undergrounding <br /> that we possible can while things are ripped up. <br /> 7 <br /> -- <br />