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City Council Minutes Page 5 <br />July 14, 2003 <br /> <br /> Mr. Prosser stated that the City Council has made it very clear that they want <br /> answers to the parking issues raised before the final development agreement comes <br /> before the HRA. <br /> <br />Councilmember Motin indicated that the HRA has discussed these issues and <br />reminded everyone that the City Council is not committing to a development <br />agreement by approving the Letter of Understanding and the resolution. <br /> <br />COUNCILMEMBER TVEITE MOVED TO APPROVE ADOPTION OF <br />RESOLUTION 03-42 OF SUPPORT OF A PROPOSAL BY <br />METROPLAINS DEVELOPMENT, LLC TO CONSTRUCT HOUSING <br />RENTAL UNITS IN THE CITY OF ELK RIVER. COUNCILMEMBER <br />MOTIN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0. <br /> <br /> COUNCILMEMBER MOTIN MOVED TO APPROVE THE LETTER <br /> OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF ELK RIVER AND <br /> METROPLAINS DEVELOPMENT, LLC FOR THE FUTURE SALE OF <br /> THE CITY-OWNED JACKSON BLOCK PROPERTY. <br /> COUNCILMEMBER TVEITE SECONDED THE MOTION. THE <br /> MOTION CARRIED 4-0. <br />f5.6. Consider Amendment to Fire Prevention Standards <br /> Fire Chief Bruce West stated that the office of the MN State Fire Marshal has recently <br /> adopted a new MN State Fire Code that will be enforced throughout the state. The nexv <br /> code uses both the International Building Code and the International Fire Code. Mr. West <br /> stated that sections of Article 3 are included in the International Fire Code and may be <br /> deleted from our city code. Mr. West stated that he is requesting that the City Council <br /> approve the amendments made within Article 3, Chapter 22, Fire Prevention and Protection, <br /> of the Elk River Minnesota Code. <br /> COUNCILMEMBER TVEITE MOVED TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENTS <br /> TO ARTICLE 3, CHAPTER 22, FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION, OF <br /> THE ELK RIVER MINNESOTA CODE AS PRESENTED. COUNCILMEMBER <br /> MOTIN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0. <br /> <br />5.7. Update on Results of ArtSoup Festival <br /> <br />Tony Darkenwald, Treasurer of the Elk River Arts Alliance, thanked the City Council for <br />their support of the ArtSoup Festival held June 21-22. Ms. Darkenwald stated that the event <br />was a huge success and the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. <br /> <br />5.8. Request to Release 2003 Funds for Arts Alliance Activities <br /> <br />City Administrator Pat Klaers stated that in February the Elk River Area Arts Alliance <br />requested $10,000 from the city. At that time, the City Council released $5,000 of the <br />$10,000 budgeted due to the uncertainty of pending state aid cuts to the city. Mr. I~daers <br />noted that budget adjustments were made to the 2003 budget on June 9, but the allocation <br />to the Arts Alliance was not included in these adjustments. <br /> <br />Mr. Klaers stated that the previously released $5,000 went for the ArtSoup Festival and the <br />remaining $5,000 will go to the Arts Alliance to distribute how they chose. <br /> <br /> <br />