01-29-2007 CC MIN - SPECIAL
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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE ELK RIVER CITY COUNCIL
HELD AT THE ELK RIVER CITY HALL
MONDAY, JANUARY 29,2007
Members Present:
Mayor Klinzing, Councilmembers Zerwas, Farber, Gumphrey, and Motin
Members Absent:
None
Staff Present:
City Administrator Lori Johnson, Finance Director Tim Simon,
Community Development Director Scott Clark, Parks and Recreation
Director Bill Maertz, 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 5:30 p.m. by Mayor Klinzing.
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Discuss Closure of Main Street for Bluffs Construction Project
Mr. Clark stated CSS Builders, Inc. is requesting a street disruption permit to close Main
Street in order to dismantle a crane..He stated he was contacted by CSS Builders only a few
hours prior to this Council meeting and informed that they would like to change the dates
for the disruption to February 10 and 11.
Councilmember Farber questioned if it would take two days to dismantle a crane.
Councilmember Gumphrey informed the Council of his experience with this issue and
stated it takes about 10 hours to dismantle a crane. He recommended the permit be good
for one day.
Paul Iverness, CSS representative-Stated he hopes to have the crane down in one day but
would like the extra day in case any unforeseeable problems arise.
Councilmember Fa,rber questioned how the builder could fiot have foreseen the need for
this road closure. He stated the Council was promised there would not be anymore closures
in the downtown revitalization area.
Mayor Klinzing stated she was unsure the city received that promise.
Fred McCoy, McCoys Pub-Stated Saturdays are the busiest days for his business and would
prefer that the closure of Main Street be on Sunday and Monday morning.
Councilmember Motin stated concerns with other businesses in the area and how this will
affect them if the permit was given for Monday.
Mayor Klinzing questioned Mr. Iverness if February 11 and 12 would work for him.
Mr. Iverness was unsure as he would need to contact the dismantling crew to conf1rm their
schedule.
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Councihnember Zerwas suggested approving the permit for February 11.
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MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER GUMPHREY AND SECONDED BY
COUNCILMEMBER ZERWAS TO APPROVE A STREET DISRUPTION
PERMIT TO CSS BUILDERS FOR SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2007 FOR THE
CLOSURE OF MAIN STREET AS ILLUSTRATED ON THE STREET
DISRUPTION MAP DATED JANUARY 25,2007. MOTION CARRIED 5-0.
3. Consider Approval of Architect for YMCA Project
Ms. Johnson stated a panel interviewed three architectural firms out of five which submitted
proposals for the construction of a YMCA in Elk River. She stated the interview panel
recommended BWBR due to their experience with building YMCA's plus they had
competitive fees.
Councilmember Motin questioned why one of the YMCA designs done for another
community has racquetball courts when representatives from the YMCA stated they could
not do these courts for Elk River.
Anita Lancello-Bydlon, Vice President of New Development for the YMCA stated some
of the designs are of facilities completed in years past and may not be done for YMCA
projects anymore.
Councilmember Zerwas noted that some community projects, which seemed the same
square footage as the Elk River project, didn't cost near the $12 million that Elk River is
paying for this project and questioned why.
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Ms. Lancello-Bydlon stated BWBR may not have done those projects. She stated Elk River
will have other features that cost more such as an extra fitness center, aquatics pool, and an
outdoor splash pool.
Councilmember Gumphrey, who was on the interview panel, stated BWBR is known by
other contractors as having the best construction drawings to work with on projects.
MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER GUMPHREY AND SECONDED BY
COUNCILMEMBER ZERWAS TO APPROVE BWBR AS THE ARCHITECT
FOR THE ELK RIVER COMMUNITY YMCA PROJECT AND DIRECTED
STAFF TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH BWBR FOR THOSE
SERVICES OUTLINED IN BWBR'S PROPOSAL. MOTION CARRIED 5-0.
4. Consider Offer on Property Located at 1217 5th Street
Mr. Maertz stated an offer of $165,550 has been received for property the city recently listed
for sale and requested direction from Council on whether to accept the offer.
Councihnember Motin stated he was concerned about the purchase price at first but noticed
how much the city was saving on the commission and was fine with the offer.
Mayor Klinzing stated she talked with the potential buyer and she is confident he will do a
great job renovating and re-selling the home.
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MOVED BY MAYOR KLINZING AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MOTIN TO ACCEPT THE OFFER OF $165,550 FOR THE PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 1217 5TH STREET, MOTION CARRIED 5-0.
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Adjournment
There being no furtber business, Mayor Klinzing adjourned tbe meeting of tbe Elk River
City Council at 5:55 p.m.
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Tina Allard
City Clerk