8.2. SR 07-07-2014 City of
Elk - Request for Action
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To Item Number
Mayor and City Council 8.2
Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by
General Business July 7, 2014 erem Barnhart,Deputy Director, COD
Item Description Reviewed by
Gravel Mining Study Cal Portner, City Administrator
Reviewed by
Action Requested
Approve,by motion,the hiring of WSB and Associates to complete the 2014 Gravel Mining study at a
price not to exceed$43,300.
Background/Discussion
The City Council has directed staff to complete a study of the gravel mining area,in part to remove the
CRT zoning designation from properties on the east side, and in part to better understand the future
transportation and utility network necessary to serve the area.
The city received five proposals, ranging in cost from $39,135 to $437,400. Three of the proposals were
in the $39,155 to $43,300 range.
Representatives from Planning/ Economic Development, Engineering, and ERMU reviewed the
proposals for understanding of the project,public process, cost, and placed higher importance on the
clarity of the proposal, and the experience in similar projects. Following this review,WSB received
unanimous support as the first choice of group. WSB completed the 2014 Comprehensive Plan update
and the 2011 FAST area's Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR).
WSB will provide a general land use plan that will help identify preferred transportation routes and
preliminary design of the utility network. WSB will meet with both the miners and the other property
owners,MnDOT/ Sherburne County to understand their goals for the area, and based on this,will
generate land use alternatives, to be reviewed by the boards and commissions. The process is expected to
take about seven months.
Financial Impact
$43,300. $40,000 is budgeted, the balance will come from the trunk utilities fund.
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