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City Council Minutes Page 2 May 28, 2002 4.0. Consider H/ring Summer Help for Street Department, Accept Resignation of Dawnette Sayler, and Authorization to Hire Part Time Office Assistant Street/Park Superintendent Phil Hals requested to hire six employees for the summer. COUNCILMEMBER DIETZ MOVED TO AUTHORIZE THE HIRING OF SIX EMPLOYEES FOR THE SUMMER. COUNCILMEMBER MOTIN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. Mr. Hals stated that Part Time Office Assistant Dawnette Sayler has taken a position with another company and that applicant Debra Larson applied for this same position when it was open four months ago. He stated that she would be a good candidate for the position. COUNCILMEMBER TVEITE MOVED TO AUTHORIZE THE HIRING OF DEBRA LARSON AS PART TIME OFFICE ASSISTANT IN THE STREET DEPARTMENT AT PAY GRADE 5, LEVEL 1 AT $10.99 PER HOUR. COUNCILMEMBER DIETZ SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 4.1. Discuss T~vin Lakes Road Signal Request Associated with Elk River Station Development Proposal City Engineer Terry Maurer stated that the city envisions Tyler Street to be a major route for moving traffic in the eastern part of town and wants to keep traffic signals to a minimum. He stated that it would set the wrong precedent to allow a signal to be placed on any street for any development because the developer wants the signal. He stated that the proposed Elk River Station Addition may be too dense and that the current proposal does not have enough full access points. Len Pratt, developer for the proposed Elk River Station, stated that his company has done some further traffic analysis for Tyler Street near the Northstar Commuter Park and Ride. He stated that they could reduce the townhomes in Elk River Station by 25 percent and relocate a commercial business to reduce the amount of traffic and then a traffic signal could be avoided on Tyler Street. John Peterson, developer for Elk River Station, stated that if a signal light were installed at the southerly access point to their development then he would be concerned about traffic backing up onto the railroad tracks. However, if the proposed northern access were a full access, then a signal could work well at this location. Mr. Peterson and Mr. Pratt are looking for clkection from Council on how to proceed with a possible signal and the access points for their development. Councilmember Motin questioned the safety of the two access points with drivers trying to cross two lanes of traffic moving in both directions. He asked whether a signal would be a safer alternative. Mr. Maurer stated that the access points would be considered safe without a traffic signal but that there would be delays at busy times throughout the day. Councilmember Tveite stated that Tyler Street is designed to move traffic and shouldn't have any signals. He stated that the signal should be considered in the future if a need is determined.