3. AGENDA 01-18-2022
Regular Meeting
City Council
AGENDA
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
6:00 p.m.
Elk River City Hall
The Elk River Vision
A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional
service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity
1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. CONSIDER AGENDA
4. CONSENT AGENDA
Considered to be routine and noncontroversial by the City Council and will be approved by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of
these items unless a Councilmember, staff member, or citizen so requests, in which case the item will be removed from the consent agenda and
considered under the regular agenda.
4.1 January 3, 2022, Special Minutes
4.2 Check Register
4.3 Financial Contribution to the Arvig Broadband Expansion Project
4.4 Pay Estimates
4.5 Athletic Field Utilization Study
4.6 2022 Equipment Replacement Fund Purchases
4.7 Pay Equity Compliance Report
4.8 LELS 501 Collective Bargaining Agreement
4.9 Resolution for Donation to the Fire Department
5. OPEN FORUM
An opportunity for residents and guests to provide comments and feedback to the City Council regarding items not on the agenda. Information
provided in Open Forum will not be discussed by the City Council; rather, the information will be referred to staff and/or scheduled for
discussion at a future meeting.
6. PRESENTATIONS, AWARDS, AND RECOGNITION
6.1 Introduction of New Employees
6.2 Volunteer of the Month
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS
An opportunity for the public to express their opinions and raise questions pertaining to the agenda item. All comments become part of the
official public record. For this reason, all comments must be made at the podium so they can be heard and recorded. Comments may also be
provided in writing. The city council will only receive information during the Public Hearing and will not deliberate, discuss or answer questions
until the hearing is closed. It is important to be courteous and allow each presenter to comment before adding additional testimony.
7.1 Conditional Use Permit: Expansion of Religious Use, Emmanuel Christian
Center, 18912 Twin Lakes Road
7.2 Conditional Use Permit: Home Occupation for Tractor Trailer Parking, Byron
Nielson, 19796 Tyler Street
7.3 Easement Vacation: Drainage & Utility, Bruce Rahn, 13665 185th Avenue
Meeting Protocol
▪No sidebar discussions
▪No interruptions
▪State your concern
▪Ensure you understand
▪Don’t take things personally
▪Adhere to time limits
▪Come prepared
▪Ensure all are heard
8. GENERAL BUSINESS
General action items in which the City Council receives information from city staff or consultants and after deliberation act s on the item under
consideration. General Business items are not opportunities to receive or provide public input. However, the City Council may, at its sole
discretion, solicit public feedback.
8.1 Elk River Youth Lacrosse Association Field Lighting Deferment Request
8.2 Lion John Weicht Park Ballfield Memoriam Naming
9. WORK SESSION
Work Sessions are less formal meetings of the City Council to encourage dialog between themselves, staff, consultants and invited members of
the public. The Council does not typically take official action on items under discussion. At the conclusion of a discussion, a simple Council
consensus provides staff direction for execution of the item. This portion of the agenda is audio recorded but not video recorded or broadcast.
Work Sessions are open to the public, however, visitors who wish to provide input must be invited by the Mayor, assume a seat at the discussion
table and provide their full name and address for the official record.
9.1 Housing Study Review
Statement to be read by the mayor prior to adjournment
“The City Council will be holding a closed meeting per MN Statute 13D.05 to consider an offer
for the purchase of property known as PID #75-011-4100”
10. ADJOURNMENT