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Ciry Council Minutes Page 3 <br /> November 2,2015 <br /> ----------------------------- <br /> Moved by Councilmember Burandt and seconded by Councilmember Olsen <br /> to approve the solid waste facility license for the Elk River Landfill, Inc., as <br /> outlined in the staff report. Motion carried 5-0. <br /> 8.2 Discuss Work Session Items <br /> Mr. Portner presented the staff report. He noted the park dedication fee discussion <br /> would be on the November 16 meeting agenda. <br /> 9.1 Council Liaison Updates <br /> Council provided updates for the various boards. <br /> Council recessed at 7:01 p.m. to go into work session. The meeting reconvened 7:07 <br /> p.m. <br /> 10.1 Saxon Property Discussion: Requested by The Briggs Companies <br /> Pat Briggs,Briggs Companies —Stated they are working on an overall development <br /> plan for the former Saxon Motors property (South of Highway 101/169 bridge and <br /> west of Highway 10/169). He stated it is 20 acres and is known as The Point in the <br /> city's Focused Area Study. He introduced Dan Anderson who he has hired as a <br /> consultant. <br /> Dan Anderson stated he likes this project. He stated he informed Mr. Briggs that <br /> they need to come in today and erase everything else. He stated this location needs <br /> attention and he has a list of users who want to be here. He stated he has shown the <br /> users the direction he would like to go but they are all under NCNDA (Non- <br /> Circumvention Non-Disclosure Agreement) so they can't talk about the project. Mr. <br /> Anderson stated he specializes in people movement. He stated he knows the road <br /> will change and he wants to address the townhome project located in the area. He <br /> stated he would never have done the townhome project at this location but it ended <br /> up being a good move and it is a nice-looking project. He stated he would like to add <br /> to it by marrying up the uses and get body movement to get people in and out of the <br /> area. He stated they don't'have a lot to present to the Council to highlight what they <br /> are doing today but he wants them to know he is a protocol person and he wants to <br /> deal with the senior planners and get Council's feedback. He stated that towards the <br /> end of projects he does the heavy lifting to try and bring in a plan Mr. Briggs <br /> envisions and the financial component. He stated he doesn't get involved with a <br /> project unless he knows he can bring in the financing piece. He stated he looks <br /> forward to working with the city and coming up with ideas,good and bad, and to <br /> work through the details. <br /> Mayor Dietz encouraged Mr. Briggs and Mr. Anderson to work through the city's <br /> NATUREJ <br />