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Special City Council Meeting <br />May 11, 1998 <br />Page 5 <br /> <br />of the buses would greatly reduce the number of accidents. Councilmember <br />Holmgren expressed his concern that the City Council move as quickly as <br />possible to do the project, before a fatality occurs. Discussion followed <br />regarding the school district's participation in the project. By consensus, the <br />following actions were ordered by the City Council: <br /> <br />- Preparation of a resolution ordering plans and specifications and calling <br /> for a pub!lc hearing a project to widen School Street between Jackson <br /> and Proctor. <br />- Request the School District for 50% financial participation in the project. <br />- Installation of a sidewalk on the south side of School Street between <br /> Jackson and Proctor with assessments for this sidewalk to the south side <br /> property owners. <br /> <br />8. Other Business <br /> <br />A0 <br /> <br />City Engineer Terry Maurer distributed information regarding Municipal <br />State Aid funds, the Business Center Drive project, and the Upland Avenue <br />and Highway 10 improvement project. <br /> <br />COUNClLMEMBER FARBER MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 98-48, A <br />RESOLUTION APPROVING AN ADVANCE FOR FINANCING APPROVED <br />MUNICIPAL STATE AID STREET PROJECTS IN THE CITY OF ELK RIVER IN AN <br />AMOUNT UP TO $500,000.00. COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN SECONDED THE <br />MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED .~-0. <br /> <br />COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 98-49, A <br />RESOLUTION ACCEPTING BID AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF CONTRACT <br />IN THE MATTER OF THE BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE STREET AND UTILITY <br />IMPROVEMENTS OF 1998. COUNCILMEMBER FARBER SECONDED THE <br />MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED .~-0. <br /> <br />COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON MOVED TO APPROVE THE COOPERATIVE <br />AGREEMENT WITH MN/DOT, SHERBURNE COUNTY, AND THE CITY OF ELK <br />RIVER FOR THE UPLAND AVENUE AND TRUNK HIGHWAY 10 TRAFFIC SIGNAL <br />AND INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS. COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN <br />SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. <br /> <br />COUNCILMEMBER FARBER MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 98-50, A <br />RESOLUTION ACCEPTING BID AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF CONTRACT <br />IN THE MATTER OF THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND STERET IMPROVEMENT AT THE <br />INTERSECTION OF UPLAND AVENUE AND TRUNK HIGHWAY 10 OF 1998. <br />COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION <br />CARRIED 5-0. <br /> <br />9. Staff Updates <br /> <br />A. Resiqnation of City Planner <br /> <br />Pat Klaers distributed a letter of resignation from City Planner, Steve Ach, <br />indicating he has accepted a position with a land development and <br /> <br /> <br />