01-15-1990 CC MIN
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MEETING OF THE ELK RIVER CITY COUNCIL
HELD AT THE ELK RIVER CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM
MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1990
Members Present: Mayor Tralle, Councilmembers Holmgren, Schuldt, Kropuenske
and Dobel
Member Absent: None
Staff Present: Pat Klaers, City Administrator, Lori Johnson, Finance
Director, Terry Maurer, City Engineer
1. Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the meeting of the Elk
River City Council was called to order at 3:00 p.m.
2.
Di~9.!!sstgll on CaI;!i "t~Ll!JIprovement Pro~rall!
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Pat Klaers, City Administrator reviewed his 1/11/90 memo with
the City Council that discusses a Capital Improvement Program in
Elk River. The City Council discussed future capital
improvements in Elk River within the foreseeable future. These
capital improvements included equipment; land and public
facilities; and public improvements (street, sewer, water and
storm sewer) . The City staff reviewed with the Commission all
possible financing tools for capital improvements in Elk River.
These financing tools included "one time" items such as grants
or bond referendums and also annual financing tools such as
equipment certificates or municipal state aid (MSA) funding.
The Council and staff then discussed
for each of the capital improvements
some of the capital improvements.
expensive capital improvements, such
Hall or athletic/recreational complex
a public bond referendum and that
typical capital improvements such
preparedness sirens and communication
would be financed through Equipment
operating monies or Equipment Reserves.
the possible tunding tools
and also the priorities of
It was noted that some
as a Community Center/City
would most likely require
most of the smaller more
as police cars, emergency
items (radios and pagers)
Certificates, General Fund
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At this time the City Council concentrated on the public
improvements that are needed wi thin Elk River. The Ci ty
Council noted that improvement of the School Street and Proctor
Avenue intersection was a high priority as was the improvement
of Dodge Avenue. These projects most likely would not take
place until 1991 because of a lack of MSA funding. The City
Council requested addi tional cost figurt':)s from the City Engineer
on various public improvements in order to assist them in making
decisions regarding funding and priorities for these public
improvements. The Council also noted that the purchase of the
abandoned railroad bed, the demolishing of old City Hall and the
construction of a police vehicle storage facility were high
priority items for 1990.
City Council Minutes
January 15, 1990
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3. Schedule Next Meeting
By consensus the
Wednesday, January
Program worksession.
City
31,
Council agreed to
1990, to continue
meet at 6:00 p.m. on
the Capital Improvement
4 . M,iQ!lrnmen t
By consensus the City Council ad,journed at approximately 6: 45
p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Patrick D. Klaers
City Administrator
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