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Elk River City Council Meeting June 17, 1996 PRIOR TO HOOKING UP TO CITY SEWER AND WATER. S~ECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0. 5.6. 5.7. Page 3 COUNCILMEMBER HO~ Public Hearinq: Tax Increment Financinq Plan for Tax Increment Financinq District No. 15 (McChesney Cabinets Consider Private Development Contract for Tax Increment Financinq District No. 15 between the City/EDA and McChesney Cabinets Assistant City Administrator Lori Johnson explained that TIF District No. 15 relates to McChesney Cabinets and involves pay-as-you-go assistance in the amount of $35,000. She stated that it is required that the City Council hold a public hearing on the Tax Increment Financing District. Lori Johnson reviewed the Contract for Private Development and stated that the City Council is asked to approve this Contract. Mayor Duitsman opened the public hearing. There being no one for or against the matter, Mayor Duitsman closed the public hearing. COUNClLMEMBER DIETZ MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 96-34, A RESOLUTION FOR THE CITY OF ELK RIVER RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT NO. 15 AND THE ADOPTION AND APPROVAL OF THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING PLAN RELATED THERETO LOCATED WITHIN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 RELATING TO MCCHESNEY CABINETS. COUNClLMEMBER HOLMGREN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0. COUNClLMEMBER HOLMGREN MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT FOR PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF ELK RIVER,iTHE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY OF ELK RIVER, AND GERALD AND JOANNE MCCHESNEY. COUNClLMEMBER SCHEEL SECONDED THE MOTION." THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0. 5.8. Discuss Historic Downtown Sians Zoning Assistant Kendra Lindahl stated that the Rivers Edge Group has contacted the city regarding the installation of four major highway signs which state "Historic Downtown". She indicated that these signs would be placed below the population signs on the outskirts of the city. She further indicated that the Rivers Edge Group is requesting the city to fund the signs. Kendra Lindahl stated that the EDA reviewed this issue and recommended that the city not be responsible for these signs and felt it would be more beneficial for the signs to be located near the downtown area. Kendra Lindahl further indicated that the Rivers Edge Group is proposing to put a wooden sign in the downtown square and have requested the City Council to waive the permit fee for this sign. COUNCILMEMBER SCHEEL MOVED TO WAIVE THE PERMIT FEE FOR THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN SIGN TO BE PLACED IN JACKSON SQUARE. COUNClLMEMBER HOLMGREN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0.