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Elk River City Council Minutes September 21, 1998 Page 4 4.11. Request for Huntinq in Urban Service District Assistant City Administrator Lori Johnson informed the Council Chief of Police previously received Council authorization to give permission at his discretion to those requesting to hunt in the Pintail Ponds area. 5. Open Mike Steve Erhardt indicated that he owned property on 221,t Avenue and Quinn. He stated his concern with the poor condition of 221,t Avenue. He stated that he has continuously called the city and the gravel company regarding the dusty and "washboard" condition of the road. He contributed the condition of the road to the number of gravel trucks using the road. He questioned whether the city is receiving money from the gravel that is being hauled from the pits and, if so, what the money is used for. He further questioned whether MSA funds and/or gravel funds could be used to upgrade 221,t Avenue. Building and Zoning Administrator Steve Rohlf addressed the issues. He indicated that the city is working with Tiller Corporation and Midwest Asphalt Company to try to get a portion of the road paved. Dave Balanski of Midwest Asphalt was present and also addressed some of Mr. Erhardt's issues. He indicated that Midwest Asphalt has a water truck on site daily when the gravel is being hauled. He stated that he is interested in working with the neighbors and requested the neighbors to call him directly if there are any complaints. Jerry Jackson, resident of 221,t Avenue, questioned whether there were any other streets in Elk River which have the same amount of commercial traffic as 221,t. He further indicated that in 1997, the City of Elk River received $43,000 from the gravel operations. He questioned whether the units of measurement used to determine the amount of money received by the city and county is monitored and further questioned whether there has been an audit completed to ensure that the city and the county are receiving their fair share of money. He stated that the amount the county received five years ago was $135,000 and this year was $185,000. He felt that the amount of money received would have increased more than $50,000 in five years. Steve Rohlf indicated that inspections are done each year by the Building and Zoning staff prior to licensing being issued. He stated that gravel funds should be a possible source of funding to upgrade 221,t. It was the consensus of the Council to have the city engineer to review the issue and report back to the Council at a later date. 6.1. Request by lSD 728 for Conditional Use Permit, Public Hearing Case No. CU 98-22 Planning Assistant Scott Harlicker indicated that lSD 728 is requesting an amendment to a conditional use permit for construction of a storage building on Lot 8, Block 1, Ell< River Industrial Park. Scott Harlicker reviewed the staff report on this issue. He indicated that the Planning Commission recommended approval.