01-12-2009 CCMMEETING OF THE ELK RIVER CITY COUNCIL
HELD AT THE CITY OF SLK RIVER (UPPER TOWN CONFERENCE ROOM)
MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2009
Members Present: Acting Mayor Zer%vas, Coundmem ers Gumphrey, Motin, and
des tgard
MembersAbsent: Mayor I liming
Staff Present: City Admir,strator o ' ohnson, Common y Development I ire for eff
Congo 1, PubHc Works DLirector Ferry Maurer, Planning anager,Jeremy
Barnhart, Environmental -Administrator Rebecca Haug, Finance Director
Tim SiLmo , and Recording Secretaqjesslca NbRer
Cad Me n To Order
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the meeting of tlhe , 1l�, River City, Council was called
to order at: p.m. by Acting .tayor Zenvas.
Consider Council Ada
Item 33.4. was re ov-ed from the consent agenda for discussion, after open mike.
MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER MOTI T AND SECONDED BY
COUNCILMEMBER WE' `GAA D TO APPROVE THE AGENDA A
AMENDED. MOTION CA R1 -0.
Consider Cons ent-Agenda
MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER WESTGAARD AND SECONDED
COUNCILMEMBER GUMPHREY TO APPROVE THE FOLLOWING
CONSENT AGENDA:
.T. COUNCIL MINUTES
a DECEMBER 1, 2008
a JANUARY , 2009
3.. POLICE DEPARTMENT PURCHASE of FOUR CROWN VICTORIA
SQUAD CARS FROMSTATE CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF
$99,170 INCLUDING SALES TAX TO BE FUSED FROM THE 2009
EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FUND.
3.3. ACCEPTANCE of CERTIFICATE of ACHIEVEMENT FOR
EXCELLENCE IN FINANCLkL REPORTING.
MOTION CRIED 4-0,
- Ogen Nfike
No one appeared for open mike.
Citi- Council Minutes 'age
January 12, 2009
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.. Call Special Toint Meen
MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER GUMPHREY AND SECONDED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MOTIN o CALL SPECIAT JOINT MEETINGS OF THE
CITY COUNCIL, PLANNING COMMISSION, AND O OMI
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2009;
MONDAY, MARCH 16,2009; AND MoN'DAY, APRIL 27,2009 FOR THE
PURPOSE OF DISCUSSINGTHE 71ST FOCUSED AREA S'T'UDY. MOTION
CRIED -.
.TH 10 Banner Pok
Staff report presented by Mx, Maurer. Mr. Maurer added that Elle River Mumicipal Utilities
Inas agreed to install and remove banners at no direct charge to the city. He added t -lat the
es=ated cost for floe UdEd'es to put up and remove each banner is S oo, The Council
offered the o wm'g comments:
13 Used ` Welcome to Eli River' banners at the ends of the light standards.
° Special event banners should be monitored to only be up for the appropriate time of
the event. Person responsible for determu' ng if banners meet intent of policy
should be designated.
a . ke to see consistency in banners.
0 Not in favor of pE -ate business advertising on city banners but okay for non -profits
a DeEmirion of qTe of organizations drat are perrruitted to display banners e.rs should be
consistent with those who are llowed to display signs on city property 0anguage
should be taken from sign ordinance).
I'vIx. Maurer wU come back with a draft polio- and sample banners,
Downtown Redevelooment Study
Mr. Gongoll presented the staff report.
Consensus of the Council was to reassemble the Downtown Redevelopment Task Force to
begin work on the TMississippi Connections Downtown Redevelopment Study but not unt
after work on die 1 1s� Focused -, ..yea Study is complete. Staff should begin contacting task
forcer embers to gauge their interest in returning.
It was noted that some task force members mai no longer serge on the advisory board or
co milussion for which they were originally appointed to serve as representative on the task
force. Council consensus was for all fo=er members to be invited back.
Actuig la -or Zenvas expressed interest in hav"Mig a Councilmember be a haison to or a
member of the task foxce.
3. 31. Landfill Di cu sioll
John Kellar, Waste Management and John Shardlow, onestroo— provided an update on
the proposed River Landfffl south development area as oudined in their PowerPoint
presentation. fir. sellas noted that over: a dozen public open houses have been held and the
public is welcome to visit the land . U office for a touranytime me during business hours.
City Council mutes
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The Council indicated they would Eke to see the recommendation made by the Parks and
Recreadon CofruTiIssion on end use as well as any pubLic input included as part of the landO
expansion applica on packet.
o nd erg Forum
Co nye ber Motin indicated that the Nort%star Corridor project is progressing. He
stated that all five locomotives are currently m Big Lalie and the passenger cars are expected
to arrw