10-13-2008 CCMP~EE~"II~G OF THE ELK RIVER CITY COUCVCIL
HELD AT THE CITY OF ELK RIVER (UPPER T~~1/N COi~1FEREI~CE RQOP~9)
M~Y~DAY, OCTOBER 13, 2QU8
~Vembe~s Presen~: ~:Cayar n~~n, ourzcieb~r~ axber, urn~~~re~r, ~Iarin, a~~d er~vas
~Ierr~b~~ ~~.bsent: None
~a~~` ~'~esen~: icy ~,d~i,s~~or Cori ~~nSDn, c~n~uni~y Deg eio~~en~ ~:ee~ore~`~'
~ar~goll, F~~e ~~:e~~or Trm ~rnon, ~'ar~,s and I~ec~ea~.o~z r~rectar
~~aer~~, ~~e ~~ier Bey ~Le~~, ~ab~c ~~1a~~ Lector Ferry ~~aurer,
En~izc~~~enta ~.d,n~s~ratox ebee~~ Hu, ~ccour~tant Lozi r~c~~,
~.c~uar• ~pe~~~.on ~~naez a~~d Pate, :~~s~stant greet u~erte~xdent
~I~~ ~'l~ona~san, and ~.ecordin ecretaxy essica e`er
1. a~ ~~ee~in ~'~ ~rd~r
ursu~€z~t ~a die c~l~ and notice ~~e~;eo, day ~~ee~n of ~~e Eli ~ e~ C~r;~ ou~~ri~ ~~+as c~~ed
to order ~~ G: aU ~.,,. by ~r~~ayor In~ir~.
?. or~~ider oun~i~ ~~~enda
~I~JVET3 ~~ C~~~IL~~E~IBE~ F.c~.BEI~.ANI~ E~NE~ B~
~T~NiE~~EI4IE ~~~~N ~ A.PP~'E ~ENI~~ ~IT~~N
~~ ~w0,
~, C~a~~side~ C~~~sent :~~end~
~~~~ ~~N~II~~~E~BE. E~~~ ANA SE~~N~E~ I3~'
~~~VIL~EE ~~'~~H~E~ TQ A.'~'.~E "THE ~'DD~~IN
~DN~ENT ~END~,;
~Q~a~c.~.e~nber un~~l~:ey ~ues~ioned ~~xe ~m.ount o~ tine et~e~: o~ erect under ~cer~a ~.3, ~~Ir.
~I~urer e~p~ained ~e letter a~cred~t e:~ceed ~Da,~D~ and i~ u~~icie~c to co~e~ tl~e rust ~~
tine de~-elc~~~x~ent rvari~k.
3,. ~'T~BE G, ?~~~ ~~NTE
~~~ T~~x ~~IE Ot~~'LE7` "~.~~ ~' ~~.~~'E~~.'TER
~E~T~~EN '~.AN'T ~ ~~~~~NET~ T~ ~'H T.~,.'' ~E~'~RT.
~,, ~.'THC~.~TIN ~ I I~I~E C~N~`CTIN ~'~
~~ ~E~EL~I'EN'T ~~ ~T BE~~~~N'T E'T~TE
A~]I'T~~N'T~ ~'~~ ~Y ~'~ ~EEIIC~I'E~' ~.E'T"ER ~~'
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~~~'T~~N ~A.R~~E~ ~-~.
=~. ~J~~n ~li~~e
N a one a~pe~red for open rn.i.~e.
1~~ ~unC~l ~'11~~5 ~~ ~
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~.~. ~r~~~r~ie~v finer v belated Bu~in~ss Reor~s~ntat~ve to ~~~ z~~r Cis ~orn.ission
~`~~~ ~aunci~ in~e~i~~ved truce ~ya~r of ~onn~~.us ~~ ~a~ consideration as ~~ ~n~ry
re~a~ed bu~nes .~e~resen~ativ~ to the Vinery ~i Con~nission.
~~T~T~ T~ T~ N~~ CST CC]~I~TT~~ ~TT~T ~ TROT
~.?. ~.utlao~-i~a~on ~o Corn ~e~e onc~ete ~'~oor ~n Taub~ic ~ori~s tora~e ~3ui~din~
~~r, ~'~~turer presenCed ~~e st~~ report. ~~ reviewed the roux ~uot~s r~c~~~•ed ~oz ca~n~~~ta.an
o~ tl~e concrete door ~n ~.~~ ~uhlic ~~or~.s storage ~u~din~.
~`NCTLNI~NIBR ~~R~~A 'TC~ AC~T~~~ TIC ~T'~IT~JR~ ~~
~tl~~~. i4iC~TI~ A.RI~D ~-~.
~,3. Discuss nce~~rise ~€~nd ~ud~ets
arha e
+~4~~s, ~a~~ e~~l~i~ed the aran.ics ~~at prorarn currently tal~in.~ p~~ce ~ the "rr~tt Brao~:
de~~lop~~nent. h~ noted that Sherburne bounty ~~~~ ~:~tended the grant to con~nu~ ~l~is
~rograrn.
~~~s. Haug Indicated 1~~ ~~p1€c~rior~s ha~~ ~~en r~cived ~'or Project onser-~~e and sta~'~ is in
~ process o~re~~ie~v~g ap~~cadons to select ~~r~ici~ants, ~~~. Tau stated ~h~ i~~~~C~~~
rneeung for Proj~c~ onser~e ~~~ ~~ C~ctob~z ?.
~la~~or 1~~g questa.on~d ~~ ~n~l~ca~.ons i Sherl~urn~ Cou~a; and ~.~ do not con~nu~
d~~~: ar~e~~ent for ze~use to ~~ hauled ro tl~e I~ site, ~~Is. ~u,g ~ ~~lain~d that ~.~~ ~i~; o~
~~ T~i~~er his an ~reemen~ with ITT that they must con~.nue ro accept r~~us~ ~rorn the i~'
o~ll~ ~,i~er but the ~'~~ ~~ou~d ha~~e to b~ renegotiated if the Co~an~ and ,~.~ do not reach
an are~rncnt.
~~Is. Johnson stated ~~ere E~ould ~ no rate increase customer rates.
~~Ia.s te~~a ter ~r~a~n t Svs t~
1~~h~. ~'laurer reviewed the goals for tl~e ~~i~~,'~ budget, ~~l~ich includes appoin~n ~ lead
operator ar~d hiring a ~~~~ operator.
GIs, Johnson indicated tl~at the major changes .~ the ?~~9 l~udg~t include a t~~.rd purnp to
Evans ,.i~t Staon and a u~€.; rats crease o~ 3°la and ~ connection rate increase o~ ~~io.
i41~.1~laurcr sta~cd sta~'~' con~inues to ~vorl~ with great ,vcr n~rgy on hx~ possibi~i~+ o~
par~~r to use the sever treat~xient o~erati~n ro parr~cipate ~n generating electrici~{.
C~t~~ Caunc~ ~~iur~s
~crohez ~~, ?DOS
~a~ 3
L~auor
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~i~uo~ ~peradons ~Vlanaex David Poin oud,.ed ~~ ~oa~~ aid bud~t su~ax~ ~~ ?~~.
bra addi.don, ~r~r. PaC~in revie~ved the rernode pro~e~t ~DO9 for Che ~or~.~bound story.
5.=1, iscu~s ~'iv~ dear
i4~s. Jol~ns~n e~pla~.~d Chat .xe ?~~9 - ~DI3 Capital ~rn.pro~ree~t ~'ian ~I~~ covers a~,
major capital ~~pend~tures including sCxeeC pxojet:ts, a~ox bu~.din repaix ar~d nets builr~.in
const~.i~d,on, feet purcha~e~, and parl~ development.
1r~. 5ion .r~vie~~ed ~l~e items progra~x~rned inCO Clue C~ for ?DOS a~ outled leis ~ta~~
xepoxt.
~~ui~~ent e~lace~~.ent ~u~d
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~4~1r, i~r~.on revie`ved ~.~~ ~009~~0~~ cash ~lo~v ana~rsi and than~~ed ~~~ fleet Con~.ttee ~a~:
the ~vox~, Choy i~a~*~ da~.~.
auncilmenzher barber ~ue~tloned i~ one o~ the ~~€~~ vel~cles could ~~ lie~at and utied
~~~ ad~ninis~:ation~cable ~ raCher than purchasing a ne~~ one. pls. ~oh,~son ~~plain~:d that
tl~e plan 4~as to ~~~. .~~ police ~ehlcles ~~h.ile ~.~e~t still lave value. She noted ~~~~~ ~ .xe past
staff leas used old squad caxs ~~he~ a reliable one is availably, the also noted that ~xchasing
a Z~y~~rid vas intended to send a rne~sae reaxd~n~ energy c~ ta~~4~~~1 ~s~aluate dae
p~sa~a~i€~ o.~ usi~~g one ~~ tl~e police vehicles for ad~sati~z~.
~ar~. ~~~:~~ ez~er~t F`ur~d
~:lx. ~~laer l~iglalil~t~d some o~ the major expenditures u~~luded ~ the ~ for ?00
inrludin tl~e ~~i'oodland 'rls gxoo~in garage, pla~~g~ound sa~e~~, ~l~e ~~, resto~:a~ion
grant n~atcl~.r~g funds, a.nd ~r~.s repaixs~ re~ur~aci~r and co~~~ecr~ons,
1~~s, ]ol~nsoz~ i~~dicated that c~~~e ~ ~ti~rex ilas vacated dae ~~'oodland ~'ru~s louse. ~~~~
staCed ~~at the louse is ~ no codi~ion to rent out and the cost ~~ repay; die lao~~e is
extensive, ~~s. ~ol~nson e~pla~ned sta~'~ zs proposg Clue house be ~:~rno~~ed as sta~~ dears the
hoL~se is an at~;active n~.isance. lie stated ~~~~ Police ~epartn~ent rna~+ conduct g~~s ~:ainln~
in tl~e borne and tl~e ~~~ Department a co~.du~C a practice bu~-t~, prodding ~l~e ha~~e l~:~s
no asbestos. ~~~.~~ ~~es t oCed lie ~s eetg ~vzCh the as~esros inspe~COr toorro~v to
detexr~ine i~ t~~e l~oe can be bu~.-ned. ~,. ~laert stated tlxe cost to re~~o~e the debxis a~t~r
tl~e 1~u.rn ~~ould ~~ appro,~atel~ 1,~~D.
ounciltx~ember ~lotin c~ues,on,ed wha,C ~~ould be done ~~~itl~ tl~e vacanC l~C o~~ce die Douse is
removed. .~. ~~aertz indicated he would line ~o see ma~tena~ce shed s~arxounded ~~ na~i~+e
plantings.
arl~ Dedication
~+~~. ~oh~~son e~al~ed Che ~~~ dedicadox~ ~urad balance is down co~~siderabl~F lased o;~ tl~e
current r~naLl~~C conditions. the s€ated Clue projects ~e CIS ~~ not tale place un ~.one~-
is available,
~~aildin ~ese~ e
~~s. ol~nsan stated Clue public ~vor~~ e~pa,nsion is e most significant b~ldi~~,~ pzaject
pxogranned. l~~x. ~~auxer explained Chat staff tivo~ld lil~,e to proceed ~~u~Ch con~ple~,ng a
I~ublic ~~lorks 1~~ater flan fox Che e~.pa~sion so planning can Caltie place. ~e noted tl.~~€t sta~~
Cif Counca~ 1~utes ~~~e ~.
Oc~ober ~ 3, ?~~$
~vou~ld life t~ ~roc~~d ~~~ti~ rye a~t~x ~'i~n ~~-idi the unders~~ndir~ die p~ab.~c ~va~~~
~~.pa.nsian mad b~ astponed dear ~~ ~~o die to bud~~ cons~r~.int~.
~ayo~ i~ que~q,aned tvi~y ~and~. ~~;~ansion x~ve~u~ e nit ~~ogxa~nrn~d lac ?QED,
~Ir. Simon indicated ~~ ~~as r~a~ ~ux~ ~vb~n ~7~ l~sr cep ~v~u~d b~ ~.cd but d~~ e~r~n~ ,gat
~e hQS~ Fee cantinues it ~~., be ~~o~xnmed ~, accordini~.
~~<~t~s~ortation ~~da~e
~'~x~ ~~a uxe~ pra~ided a ~ran~p~rt~.tion update ~~ auti~d i.n ~i~ s~a~ re~a~t.
ounc~-n~,~b~~ fat ques~iarred ~~hy ~~ T~ 1G9 eomet~.c s~dy eras sent ~`ar ede~al
appx~~~al ~~ia~ to ~~ Council a.~pxav~l~ ~~~:.1~~~u~e~ ~~~lain~d ti~at tl~e a~ro~r~l from tl~e
Fede~ai ~il~~va~fi ~.d~.inis~atfan ~ci~~es m~r~ to en~~:on.entai design. ~e added ~l~a~
~4`I,nDQ~''s alic~+ ~s to l~a~ ~ die stud~~s ap~za~red ~~ ~~~~ i~ghex ov~~~ntal a~~~c~s ~rlar ~o
m~anici~~l a~p~o~ ai. e st~~~d tl~~~ i~ ti}.~e ~e~~x~.t~, t1~e sn~d~ could ~~ brpugi~ ~ ~~ Ci~~
ounce r~~"l~ti~ pr~a~ to sub,ss~an to ti~~ ~a5r~rnm~n~.
1~fr. ~{~ur~r indicared tlz~.~ I~ bids ~ve~e received far rl~e ~~3~~ ~~~`enue i~~~~:o~-~n~enr pro~~c~.
~e ~~~uned ~l~at because it is ~ ~'~der~. ~r~~ec~, ~~t~nsi~ ~ ~apex~vo~:1~ is r~~~~~;ed ~~iti~ ~aci~
bid aid ~, bids need to be anal~~z~d be~'o~e tl~e bid can be ~~~cia~t a~~~~rded,
~r~r.1~'~~~~~~ Faxed ~~~ day esti~x~a~ed gaunt a~~r~ut~.ci~al Sate ~~.id ~ ~~~~} il~ i~er is
e~~~c~cd ~a r~c~i~~e is lilxtl~, under' QQ,Q0~. ~ nand r1~at tine CIS is based on
~~~~~la~.on and building cst~,tcs,
5.5. yen i~a~um
~'~~e Council lead na i~ezns for o~e~ Sarum.
C~. C~~hez ~us~~~~ss
~"l~ere ~~~~ no otl~~r business.
i . Cr~uncii ~dat~s
Cau~ncili~ne~~be~ ~~~od~~ ind~.cated tine ~~:~~ ~loxthsraz C~x~;ido~ laca~r~ad~ ~~~~ arri~~ ed in dig
~~~~~~
Caunciizr~en~bex 1~`~odn staCed t1~a~ b~s~d ~~~ discussions ~~i~~~ 1~ ~°~~ Cou~~~~ Cl~~b i~
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appears t~~e~ ~~a~e made ~. deczat p~a~it ~i~is ~~c~~r.
~a~~~.~oda€es
~~~~, ~al7nson stand ~~~C aged a prar~~~ an Sunda~+ ~'ea,~.ri~~ d~~ ~~ ~e~: ~'olice
~~ar~~enC and t~~e~ pape~iess records ~~te~n. Sloe sated t~x~.~ d~~ proz~.m can b~ ~i~~~~d
on ~~+C~~s ~~eb~ite,
~~,d~ournrne~~~
~bere being no ~:ti~er business, ~~a~ror ~i,n~ing adjourned tl~e meet~g a~ tie ~~ a,ve~:
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