05-11-2009 CCMMETING ~F THE ELF Rl11ER CITY ~~NEL
HELD AT THE ~ITY~F ELl~ RlYER~UPPE~TON ~N~EREN~E RDI~~
4 MAN DAY, ~IAY I I , ~~Q9
M~n~be~s ~'re~ent; Mayor ~~lin~ing, ounci~nen~be~s lestgaard, Curnpl~rey, Mahn, and
~ervvas
Members absent: lone
Staff Present: City .~d~is stator Lori Johnsar~, Fi~aance Director T ao~,1T Manager
fob Pea~~son, and Recording See~eta~~' Jessica Miller
I. fall etirl~ To ~rde~
Pursuant to due call and notice t~eteof, the meeting o~ the ~11~ River City ~ou~cil eras caked
to order at ~:1 ~ p ~m~ ~~ ~Vla~or I~J.in~ing.
~, consider ~ounc~ ~. enda
Item ~.I., vas moved to a~'ter item 5.4.
M~~'E~ B~' ~~~JI1~ILMEMBER'1EST~AA_RI~ ANI] SECOI~E~ B~
~UNEILMEMBER ~~III~~'~-IRE T~ ~I'PRI~~'E TAE .~~El~DA, MOT7~
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M~~ED B~' C~I~~'EIIJMEII~BER ~IEST~ A~1] SE~~NI~E~] B~
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.~I'RII~ ~7 F~EU~EI~ AREA ST~~'~
^ APRYL ~9 B~~.RD OF .A.~I'E.~L AND E~UALIZATI~~
MA~.Y ~ REUL~.R
3,~. S~~Y~~T~R LrCEE - HENRY BR~~OI~, R~SMA
C~1~1'STRU~T~Q TR~I.J~ I I]E~B~R 3~, ~00~.
~.3, RESOLUTION ~9~~~ AI~~LEDIN C~NTR.IBUTIO~ ~F FIRST
hiATI~N~AL i I~CrA~ S~R~'I~~ FAR ~PAI~DF~I~ H~I~R~ ~T
THE ~CTI~'ITY CENTER
~.~. T~~.~~c~ LI~E~vE - fER~ME HABERMAN', CT's ~~ TROUH
~ECEI~ER~~, zoo~~
3.5. AUTH~I~.I~.TI~~1 T~ BII] FAR ~R~AT 1~~RT~IERiV TR.A.IL
a~R~~ECT
~,G, PROCL~MATIC~N ~ PRDCLAIMIN'G THE MERITS OF ELLI~G
~~J~~~ I~OI'~'IES
~.7. RESOLUTION ~9-~~ ,ACRNOV~LEI~OII~~ RESIDENT
CQ1~ITRIBUTI~N TO THE P[~LICE DEPARTMENT
1~IDTIDN C~.RI~IED ~~~,
City Cou~c~ Minutes Page ~
May ~ ~, 209
4, ~ en Mike
Nn ane appeared far apen ixlil~e.
~. ~'~ Recav~ry Plan
M~~ Pearson outlined the current way city data is stared on servers, He stated t~~e downfall. is
that eacl~ individual a.p~la.catian has its o~vn dedicated server. ~e explained the new model
for hosting applications is tern-red vittuaii~ation and implements multiple applications
residing an shared hardware. ~ Pearson gent on to explain the l~ene~its of v~xtuali~atian
and out.~ned costs associated ~'ith it,
~iscussian took place on ~unding~ Council concurred with the recorninended change and
directed staff to identi£~ passible aptians including leasing and report back to the Council at
a later date.
5.3. Elk River rite Relief ,A.~~~ciatiorr Update
Mr. Liman stated fob Pearson is the secretary of the ilk River Fire Relief ~ssaciatian anal
introduced Scott Schmitt as the newly elected president of the association,
Simon and . Pearson provided an update on the ~ssaciatian as outlined in their
Power~oint,
NTr, Pearsara, an behalf of tl~e Relief Association, provided an update an the ~a08 reins
and the yearwta~date ~~~~ returns of the R.elief~s assets. The returns weze exceeding tie
benchmat'ks established ~n bath 205 and year-to-date far 209,
5.~. Comn~,unity Survey
Ms. Johnson presented the staff repart~
Cauncilmernber unxphrey questioned the need for a survey. ~VIs, Johnson explained that
the item. eras identified as part of the ~oDB Council planning workshop but was latex put on
hold by the Caunczi. She stated the Council requested that it be put back on the X009 warp
plan but safd it is at Caun~tl. discretion ~rhether or not a su~cvey is conducted.
Council consensus was to put the sut-vey an hold until the Council identi.~ies a need far the
survey
a. ~.. SeweiF Connection zdinance
Ms. Johnson presented the staff report,
Council consensus was to not change the ordinance,
5.5. Caunci~ ~ en Forum
Caur~ciinaeniber Cun~phrey stated the dead trees near .~Idi's have not been replaced and the
additional trees have not been planted, ll~s, ~ohnson indicated she will have staff look into
the issue.
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G. Other ~ui~~ss
There ~uas no other business.
~~ ~auncil C~~da~es
There ~rere too Council updates,
8. tafF~l~dates
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Nfs, ~~hnsan indicated the City/Clamber Co~nectian ~s scheduled Four Tuesday, May 1. the
asked the Council ~o na~~r staF~ ~£ they wish to attend,
9. Ad'o~ur~nment
There being no Further business, Mayor ~lrn~ing adjourned the meeting of the ~11~ .ver
City Council at 8:3~ p,m.
Minutes prepared by~essiea I1~i.ller,
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Tina Allard, C~t~ Clerk
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