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City Council Minutes September 13, 2010 Page 4 Vanessta Spark, Director, Spectrum High School - provided a brief history of the school. The Council ex ressed eneral su ort for workin with S ectrum to kee them in the City • P g Pp g p P of Elk River. Concerns regarding the proposed location and future expansion were cited. John Cairns, Attorney for Spectrum -indicated that there is no zoning ordinance that allows charter schools as a use, but many other cities have found a way to accommodate charter schools within their communities. Dave Lucas, Spectrum High School -stated Spectrum enjoys being part of the Elk River community and he is hopeful that the school and the city can work together to find a solution. He stated that Spectrum has canvassed the entire area looking for building. Mr. Barnhart indicated that he would prefer that Spectrum initiate the zone change by way of application with staff assistance. Councilmember Westgaard stated he would like to see a dialogue between the city and Spectrum. He stated that charter schools need to be addressed in our ordinance. Mr. Barnhart indicated that according to city ordinance, charter school are allowed in residential and commercial zoning districts. Rick Peterson, Spectrum High School -stated that the school has been looking since last March for a suitable building because the lease on the modular buildings expires June 2011. Consensus of the Council was for staff to initiate a change that would accomplish allowing Spectrum to locate in an industrial or business park zone. • 6.3. Public Works Master Plan Update Mr. Hals reviewed photos and layout of the current public works facility. Councilmember Westgaard explained that there were items discussed during meetings with SEH that he felt needed to be brought back to the Council. He stated that an important first step is to identify if the current site is the desirable site for the facility. Discussion took place on the possibility of relocating the parks maintenance employees, compost site, and ball fields. Councilmember Gumphrey expressed an interest in keeping the compost site in its current location. The possibility of sharing salt with another agenry was also discussed. Councilmember Gumphrey indicated he has no interest in sharing salt. Consensus of the Council was to continue to use the current site for public works master planning and for SEH to reconfigure the designs. 6.4. Adopt 2011 Tax Levies and Set Budget Meeting Date Ms. Johnson presented the staff report. MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER MOTIN AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER GUMPHREY TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 10-46 •