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City Council Minutes Page 3 <br />October 17, 2016 <br />----------------------------- <br />6.1 City of Elk River Volunteer of the Month – Mayor Dietz <br /> <br />Mayor Dietz introduced, read, and presented a plaque to Anne Hove as Volunteer of <br />the Month of October. He noted the following volunteering accomplishments: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Works in Retired Seniors Volunteer Program (RSVP) <br /> <br /> <br />Serves as reader, moderator and confirmation coordinator for ISD 728 Book <br /> <br />Ends program <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Assists in preschool classrooms for speech/language <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Volunteer at Discovery Learning Preschool classroom <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Part of an adult English as a Second Language conversation group <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Meals on Wheels volunteer <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Elk River Lutheran Church community outreach volunteer <br /> <br /> <br />Past member of Elk River Community Education Advisory Board and Elk <br /> <br />River Early Childhood Initiative Board <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Facilitated Word Weaver’s Writers group at Senior Activity Center <br /> <br /> <br />7.1. Apex Embroidery & Design, Inc. – Microloan - Tax Abatement <br /> <br />Ms. Othoudt presented the staff report. <br /> <br />Mayor Dietz opened the public hearing. There being no one to speak to this issue, <br />Mayor Dietz closed the public hearing. <br /> <br />Mayor Dietz asked some questions regarding the forgivable loan fund balance. <br /> <br />Ms. Othoudt explained this loan request would deplete the forgivable loan fund, <br />which was utilized from a federal government program called Minnesota Investment <br />Funds. <br /> <br />Moved by Councilmember Wagner and seconded by Councilmember <br />Westgaard to adopt Resolution 16-68 approving a $200,000 forgivable loan and <br />a 12-year pay-as-you-go property tax abatement in the amount of $85,164 for <br />Apex Embroidery & Design, Inc., as outlined in the staff report. <br /> <br />Motion carried 5-0. <br /> <br />7.2. Shelly Liestman – 19776 Gary Street NW – 19776 Gary Street NW – <br />Conditional Use Permit for Home Occupation (Dog Grooming) <br /> <br />Mr. Leeseberg presented the staff report. <br /> <br />Mayor Dietz opened the public hearing. There being no one to speak, Mayor Dietz <br />closed the public hearing. <br /> <br /> <br />