Laserfiche WebLink
City Council Minutes <br />July 18, 2016 <br />Page 12 <br />Moved by Councilmember Burandt and seconded by Councilmember Wagner <br />to direct staff to prepare notice to the county auditor for a general election <br />ballot referendum. Motion carried 5-0. <br />8.2 Woodland Trails Master Plan <br />Mr. Sevick introduced Paul Paige with Hoisington Koegler Group, Inc. (HKGi) <br />Mr. Paige discussed how the master plan and how the commission arrived at the <br />fmal plan. <br />Council questioned grant funding chances for the park. <br />Mr. Paige stated it is high. <br />Moved by Councilmember Wagner and seconded by Councilmember <br />Westgaard to accept the master plan. Motion carried 5-0. <br />8.3 Select Towing Services for Police Department <br />Captain McKernan presented Chief Nierenhausen's staff report. He reviewed the <br />performance standards required and how the scoring of each company was <br />determined. <br />Councilmember Olsen questioned the pros/cons of having a single source versus <br />multiple sources to handle towing needs. He questioned if the department <br />benchmarked other communities. He questioned if having one towing service is <br />adequate to cover the 44 square miles of the city. <br />Captain McKernan reviewed how other cities handle their towing services and noted <br />many are going toward a single company. He further stated having one service keeps <br />the process simpler for staff for tracking and accounting purposes. He stated one <br />service can handle all of Elk River and would be cheaper with Collins Brothers. <br />Moved by Councilmember Westgaard and seconded by Councilmember <br />Wagner to approve a towing agreement with Collins Brothers Towing. Motion <br />carried 4-1. Councilmember Olsen opposed. <br />Council recessed at 9:13 p.m. in order to go into worksession. Council reconvened at <br />9:21 p.m. <br />9.1 Line Avenue Traffic Study <br />Mr. Femrite introduced Bryant Ficek and Max Morland with Spark Consulting. <br />Mr. Ficek reviewed the science of traffic studies. He then outlined the 6 intersections <br />that were studied by his firm. He provided an overview of the Levels of Service <br />P OKEAlt 61 <br />NATURE <br />