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City Council Minutes June 28, 2010 Page 8 David Ferguson asked the council to reconsider making improvements to the industrial area as the roads are in bad shape. Councilmember Motin stated he agreed with everything being said. He agreed that project costs will increase in the future. He asked if we wait to improve the roads, will it turn into a bigger project because the road is in worse shape. He agreed the industrial area improvements need to be done but to delay the residential areas for now. Mr. Bittner stated how difficult it is to catch streets at the right time to fix them. He stated the street superintendent chose the streets in the city that would benefit them the most. He noted the difficult position that the council is in to try and avoid assessing residents. Mayor Klinzing noted the roads in the city that really need the improvements, which were the Industrial Park areas and Smith Street. She stated the council needs to cautious of assessing residents during this economy but supports the assessment process. Ross Anderson, 20283 Vance Street, stated the development north of Vance Street only has one layer of bituminous and the road is breaking up. Council decided not to move forward with the 2010 Overlay Improvement as presented and directed staff to come back to the council with a recommendation on how to address the Industrial Park roads and Smith Street. 4.5. Debris Management Mutual Aid Policy Mr. Hals presented the staff report. Councilmember Motin stated the general concept of having a mutual aid policy for debris management was good. He asked if the neighboring townships and Met Council should be included. Mr. Hals stated he hadn't thought of these areas. He noted the city of Rogers didn't have a polity in place when their city was recently hit with a tornado. He felt that townships would probably appreciate being asked as they wouldn't have the bigger equipment that larger cities would have available. Councilmember Gumphrey stated it was a good idea to have this type of policy, noting it was similar to the Utilities policy. Councilmember Westgaard asked what an appropriate length of time for the polity. Councilmember Motin stated five years would probably be an appropriate length of time with a 30 day opt out with a written notice. MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER ZERWAS AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER GUMPHREY TO APPROVE THE DEBRIS MANAGEMENT MUTUAL AID POLICY AS OUTLINED IN THE STAFF REPORT FOR A FIVE YEAR LENGTH OF TIME, A 30 DAY OPT OUT WITH A WRITTEN NOTICE, AND LISTING ANOKA, WRIGHT, AND SHERBURNE COUNTIES AND TOWNSHIPS IN THE POLICY. MOTION CARRIED 5-0.