4.1. DRAFT MINUTES 05-15-2017
Meeting of the Elk River City Council
Held at the Elk River City Hall
Monday, May 1, 2017
Members Present: Mayor Dietz, Councilmembers Olsen, Ovall, Westgaard, and Wagner
Members Absent: None
Staff Present: City Administrator Calvin Portner, Police Chief Ron Nierenhausen,
Patrol Officer Jon Christie, and City Clerk Tina Allard
1. Call Meeting to Order
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the meeting of the Elk River City Council
was called to order at 7:14 p.m. by Mayor Dietz.
2. Pledge of Allegiance
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
3. Consider 5/01/17 Agenda
Mr. Portner stated Council should remove Item 10.1 because the Housing and
Redevelopment Authority hasn’t completed their work on the policy yet.
Moved by Councilmember Ovall and seconded by Councilmember Wagner to
approve the May 1, 2017, agenda with Item 10.1 removed.
Motion carried 5-0.
4. Consider Consent Agenda
Moved by Councilmember Westgaard and seconded by Councilmember Ovall
to approve the following consent agenda:
4.1 April 17, 2017, Minutes.
4.2 Check register, check numbers 9893-9895 and 101322-101480 as
outlined in the staff report.
4.3 Changes to the board/commission attendance policy as outlined in
the staff report.
4.4 Ordinance 17-08 amending Chapter 6, Section 94, Hours and Days of
Sales of the City of Elk River, Minnesota, City Code.
4.5 Resolution 17-21 acknowledging contributions from Cargill for
purchase of trees for the Youth Athletic Complex.
4.6 Agreement for Issuance of Conditional Use Permit for Mineral
Excavation for Tiller Corporation and Max Steininger, Inc.
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4.7 Hold Harmless Agreement, Contract 17-07, between Elk River
Municipal Utilities and the City of Elk River.
4.8 Hire Karen Keast for Human Resources Technician position effective
May 17, 2017 per terms in the staff report.
Motion carried 5-0.
5. Open Forum
No one appeared for Open Forum.
6.1 Update on Hotel Criminal Interdiction
Chief Nierenhausen introduced Officer Jon Christie.
Officer Christie discussed the following:
Tactics and indicators for determining criminal activity at hotels.
Types of crimes occurring at hotels, such as drugs, sex trafficking, weapons, etc.
human trafficking.
Types of places, such as hotels, long-term stay residences, and campgrounds
seeing this type of activity.
Officer Christie provided information to area hotels on what to look for to prevent
problems and offered to visit their establishments and provide training. He noted
these types of criminal activity aren’t prevalent in Elk River as in other communities.
7. Public Hearings
There were no public hearings.
8.1. Communications Policy
Ms. Allard presented the staff report.
Mr. Portner noted this is an internal policy.
Moved by Councilmember Ovall and seconded by Councilmember Olsen to
acknowledge and accept the Communications Policy.
Motion carried 5-0.
8.2 Discuss Work Session Items
Mr. Portner presented the staff report.
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Councilmember Wagner stated she would like to see a discussion on goals for the
Economic Development Authority and Planning Commission regarding the East
st
Highway 10 gateway (Highway 10 from 171 Avenue to Jarvis Street).
It was noted the audit would be done at the next Council meeting.
Council asked about a joint meeting with the school board meeting. Mr. Portner
stated he was waiting on the hire of the new superintendent.
9.1 Council Liaison Updates
Updates were provided.
Mayor Dietz provided an update regarding senior citizen concerns of the city’s
discussion regarding location of the Activity Center.
10.1 Tax Increment Finance Policy and Scoring Worksheets
This item was delayed to a future meeting.
11. Adjournment
There being no further business, Mayor Dietz adjourned the meeting of the Elk
River City Council at 7:57 p.m.
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John J. Dietz, Mayor
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Tina Allard, City Clerk