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Elk River City Council Meeting September 8, 1997 Page 3 ROAD PROJECT. COUNCILMEMBER DIETZ SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 5.3. Consider Wetland Recommendation for the Cherwwood Hills Plat Steve Rohlf indicated that Mr. John Peterson of Good Value Homes has made application to fill 11,790 square feet of two separate wetlands to accommodate the plat of Cherrywood Hills. He indicated that staff recommends approval based on the following: The original delineation was performed by Svoboda Ecological Resources on September 23, 1996 and supplemented on July 17, 1997 by Svoboda. The Technical Evaluation Panel reviewed the proposal on May 15, 1997. One wetland is proposed to be filled due to aligning the access into the plat opposite an existing road and sequence flexibility was invoked on the second wetland because of being degraded. On July 23, 1997, the city sent out combined notification of the proposed filling and replacement plan to the appropriate agencies and did not receive any negative comments on the proposal. COUNCILMEMBER FARBER MOVED TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED FILL AND MITIGATION PLAN FOR THIS PROJECT. COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 6. Open Mike Resident of 19265 Dodge Street indicated his concern about traffic on Dodge Street just south of 193rd Avenue. The resident questioned whether any action has been taken to monitor speed and whether there would be a possibility of putting up Children at Play signs. Police Chief Zerwas suggested the possibility of lowering the speed to 25 mph or installing a speed dip. He indicated that he would discuss this issue with the Street Superintendent. 7.1. Review Existinq Charitable Gambling Ordinance Relatinq to Number of Premises Permits The City Clerk indicated that the council has requested to look at the existing charitable gambling issue as it pertains to the number of premises permits per organization. She indicated that there is a concern with the ratio of gambling organizations to the number of establishments available to sell pull tabs. The City Clerk stated that currently the VFW and Elk River Youth Hockey sell pull tabs at two different locations in the city. Bill Konop, VFW gambling manager indicated that the VFW has committed funds for the next 7-8 years to develop a sports complex in Otsego. He stated that if they lose a pull tab site, it will extend the payment period to 14-16 years. He indicated that the VFW has donated many funds to the City. He further stated that property owners should have the right to determine who they want to sell pull tabs in their establishments. Earl Greer, VFW member indicated that most of the money made by the gambling organizations goes to the State. He suggested that the city find a way to fund Lake Orono with the State funds. Mayor Duitsman explained that Lake