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Elk River City Council Minutes April 21, 1997 Page 4 5.3. Request Authorization to Appoint Environmental Code Enforcement Officer Steve Rohlf stated that he is requesting authorization to hire Laurie Mezera-Kerr to fill the position of Environmental Code Enforcement Officer which was recently vacated by Greg Berg. He stated that the pay rate would be $13.18 per hour or $27,414.40 per year. Steve recommended a cost of living increase as other employees in January, 1998, and a step increase in July of 1998, if job performance is satisfactory. COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN MOVED TO AUTHORIZE BUILDING AND ZONING ADMINISTRATOR STEVE ROHLF TO APPOINT LAURI MEZERA-KERR TO THE POSITION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CODE OFFICER AT A PAY RATE OF $13.18 PER HOUR ($27,414.40 PER YEAR) WITH A STEP INCREASE IN JULY, 1998, UPON SATISFACTORY JOB PERFORMANCE. COUNCILMEMBER FARBER SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 5.4. Consider Grant Application to Repair Erosion at Orono Cemetery Steve Rohlf indicated city staff and the Lake Orono Improvement Association have been working with the Sherburne Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) on a proposed project to stabilize erosion from the point at Orono Cemetery. The SWCD is preparing a grant application to help fund the project. COUNCILMEMBER FARBER MOVED APPROVAL TO SPONSOR THE LAKESHORE STABILIZATION PROJECT AT THE LAKE ORONO CEMETARY POINT AND COMMIT FOR UP TO 25% OF ITS COST WITH IN-KIND SERVICES AND/OR CASH FROM THE CITY OR SOLICITING OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE. COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 5.5. Consider Grant Application for Mississippi River Rip Rap City Administrator Pat Klaers stated that this grant would come from the same agency as the Orono Cemetery grant and that only one grant may be able to be obtained. He indicated that this was a $50,000 proposal with the city match being $25,000. It was decided that the Council would like to support the Lake Orono Erosion grant first and then the Mississippi Rip Rap grant. COUNCILMEMBER FARBER MOVED TO APPROVE SUBMISSION OF THE 1997 MISSISSIPPI RIVER RiP RAP GRANT REQUEST, WITH THE LOCAL MATCH TO COME FROM THE CITY CAPITAL PROJECTS RESERVE. COUNClLMEMBER HOLMGREN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. Councilmember Farber questioned whether anyone has looked at the erosion situation at Lake Orono or along the Mississippi riverbank from the high water level. Pat Klaers stated they have not yet looked into it, but there appears to be minimal damage to the rip rap work which was done in the downtown in 1991 and 1994.