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Elk River City Council Minutes October 25. 1999 Page 4 e 5.5. Consider Appointment of Gary Leirmoe as Chief Operator of the WWTS City Administrator Pat Klaers reviewed the staff report on this issue. He noted that Gary Leirmoe has been in charge of the Wastewater Treatment System since Darrell Mack's retirement. The city administrator recommended that Gary Leirmoe be appointed to the new position of WWTS Chief Operator, which would be under the direct supervision of City Engineer Terry Maurer. The city administrator further reviewed the terms and conditions of this position and promotion as outlined in his October 25, 1999, memo and responded to questions from the council. COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON MOVED TO APPOINT GARY LEIRMOE AS THE WWTS CHIEF OPERATOR AT $20.33 PER HOUR EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS OUTLINED IN THE MEMO FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR DATED OCTOBER 25,1999. COUNCILMEMBER DIETZ SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 5.6. Emporium Update City Administrator Pat Klaers updated the council on weekend activities at the Emporium. He indicated that the city has experienced some issues regarding young adults mixing with teens. He explained that the city is taking action to limit the age to 20 years in order to resolve these issues. Pat Klaers and Assistant Chief Police Jeff Beahen reviewed other actions that the city is taking in order to address city and parent concerns regarding activities at the Emporium. e 6. Open Mike No one appeared for this item. 7. Other Business 7. 1 . Northstar Corridor Update Mayor Klinzing noted that she and Council member Motin attended a meeting of the Sherburne County Communities and the Sherburne County Commissioners that focused on funding of the Northstar Corridor. She stated that discussion was held regarding the county's capital share of $2.2 million. She indicated that the main question was how much of this $2.2 million would local cities or townships be willing to fund. Mayor Klinzing indicated that the cities present at the meeting did not offer any funding, and felt that the funding of capital costs needs to be on a regional basis. She indicated that it is possible that Sherburne County will bond for the $2.2 million. Mayor Klinzing noted that the ongoing operating cost of $9 million was also discussed at the meeting. She stated that Sherburne County expressed their belief that this obligation belongs to the State of Minnesota. It was the consensus of the council to have the city administrator work with the mayor on a draft letter stating the city's desire that the counties would cover the capital costs for this project and that the shortfall in the operating costs would be a state borne cost. e