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City Council Minutes Page 2 October 10, 2011 3.3. QUOTE FOR PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY PROJECT ITEMS (ELECTRICAL AND FENCING) AS OUTLINED IN THE STAFF REPORT. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 6.1. Redistricting Councilmember Motin expressed his willingness to attend the public hearing on October 13 in St. Cloud on behalf of the Ciry of Elk River to offer comments on the impact of redistricting. The Council discussed various impacts of the redistricting and offered comments for Councilmember Motin to discuss. Council consensus was to request that Elk River not have split legislative districts. Mayor Dietz recessed the meeting at 6:51 p.m. in order to wait until the School Board is available. The meeting reconvened at 7:30 p.m. 5. Joint Meeting with the Elk River School Board Chair Farber called the meeting of the Elk River Area School Board to order at 7:30 p.m. 5.1. Ice Arena Renovation Mr. Czech presented an update on the Arena renovation. He discussed a few of the financial commitments he has received from various user groups. Dr. Bezek explained that it is difficult for the school district to commit funding for the Elk River Arena because the district covers four major communities and those communities would expect equal funding for projects in their area. It was noted that. the district has the same agreement with the Rogers Ice Arena as they currently have with Elk River. A suggestion was made for the city to go out for bond on the project. Mayor Dietz stated that he believes the Arena provides Elk River High School with a valuable service. He indicated the high school gets prime hours for practice and games and pays the same rate as the other user groups. Dr. Bezek indicated this is the most the School Board has heard about the possible Arena renovation. He stated that this item will be added to a future School Board worksession for further discussion. 5.2. Baseball Field Irrigation Mr. Blesener explained that the Oak Knoll athletic field was developed jointly by the school district and the city. He stated that the well that is meant to irrigate that field is not functioning correctly. He outlined a few possible solutions. Mr. Thistle indicated that there has been some question whether the well is located on school or city property but recent surveys show it on school property. He stated that this issue has been discussed with Water Superintendent David Berg and he has some issues he would like discussed. • •