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City Council Minutes Page 4 <br />July 5, 2016 <br />----------------------------- <br />8.1. Discuss Work Session Items <br /> <br />There were no additions made to the work session agenda. <br /> <br />Signalization Update <br />Mayor Dietz provided an update regarding a meeting he and Councilmember <br />Wagner had with Representative Mary Kiffmeyer to discuss MnDOT’s recent state- <br />funded highway corridor traffic study in Elk River. He stated as a result of this study, <br />signals were adjusted to allow local residents additional time to travel through town <br />and cross highways. Mayor Dietz discussed a recommendation of adding flashing <br />yellow left-turn arrows to increase traffic movement and asked MnDOT for a cost <br />associated with those additions. He stated he would like to discuss cost-sharing these <br />signal change improvements at the future joint meeting with the Sherburne County <br />Board of Commissioners. <br /> <br />Mayor Dietz asked Mr. Femrite to discuss the Parrish Avenue traffic backup. Mr. <br />Femrite indicated the adjustments made on the main line traffic on Highways 10 and <br />169 will eventually help incentify traffic to stay on the main highways, and avoid the <br />cut-through on Parrish Avenue that their phone apps may determine is a quicker <br />course to take. <br /> <br />---------------------- <br />Chief Cunningham discussed possible dates for a joint meeting with the Sherburne <br />County Board of Commissioners. After some discussion regarding schedules, July <br />27, 2016, was chosen as a possible date to meet and Chief Cunningham would <br />contact the county to finalize. <br /> <br />9.1 Council Liaison Updates <br /> <br /> The Council provided updates of the work of the various boards/commissions. <br /> <br />The Council recessed at 6:57 p.m. in order to move into a work session. The meeting <br /> <br />reconvened at 7:05 p.m. <br /> <br />10.1 Community Center Site Analysis <br /> <br />Adam Barnett from JLG Architects presented the staff report. He recommended, <br />based upon all the information received, the site with the most potential was <br />determined to be the location of the Dave Anderson Athletic Complex in Orono <br />Park. The steering committee reported they were not fully in consensus with this <br />option and suggested finding a contractor willing to harvest the poor material and <br />donate the suitable fill needed to offer the location at Lion John Weicht Park (Lions <br />Park Center site). The steering committee also asked to provide costs associated with <br />relocation of the baseball fields at the Dave Anderson Athletic Complex to the <br />Youth Athletic Complex (YAC). The steering committee also wondered what the <br />council was feeling for the community center site. <br /> <br />