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. . . City Council Minutes May 17, 1993 Page 14 between the developers and home builders in an effort to minimize any conflicts. COUNCILMEMBER LANDING PLAT COUNCILMEMBER Councilmember HOLMGREN MOVED TO ALLOW TEN MODEL HOMES IN THE HERITAGE PRIOR TO IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PLAT BEING COMPLETED. SCHEEL SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0-1. Dietz abstained. 7.10. Consider a Request for an Ordinance Amendment, Titled "Subdivision Design Standards" (Length the City of Elk River/Public Hearing Section 1008.14 of Dead-end Roads) by steve Rohlf stated that as requested by the City Council, Planning commission and staff have reviewed the section of ordinance pertaining to the length of dead-end roads in the City of Elk River. He indicated that the Planning Commission did not have a clear consensus on the adoption of the ordinance amendment. Dan Tveite, Planning Commission Representative, indicated that the Commission concurred with the necessity of the ordinance amendment, however, a clear consensus was not reached on whether or not language in the ordinance amendment should be included discouraging cul-de-sacs. Councilmember Holmgren requested that this issue be sent back to the Planning Commission for further review which would also give the City's new Planner time to review the issue. Mayor Duitsman indicated that he did not feel it was necessary to postpone a vote on the issue at this time. COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN MOVED TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 93-6, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1008.14(5)(j) OF THE ELK RIVER CODE OF ORDINANCES REGARDING CUL-DE-SAC STREETS IN SUBDIVISIONS. COUNCILMEMBER FARBER SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 3-1-1. Councilmember Dietz opposed. Mayor Duitsman abstained. The City Council recessed at 9:55 p.m. and reconvened at 10:10 p.m. 7.11. Solid Waste Update The Building and Zoning Administrator indicated that there were several issues to update the Council on concerning solid waste. He informed the Council that staff is in the process of organizing a spring clean up day on Saturday, May 22, 1993. He informed the Council that Sherburne County Waste Advisory Board is reviewing the SCORE Grant proposals and a recommendation is anticipated next week. The Building and Zoning Administrator informed the Council that the Tri-County Solid Waste Management Commission has received a request from a st. Cloud hauler to bypass the refuse transfer station in St. Cloud and bring the waste directly to the RDF Plant in Elk River. He indicated that the tipping fees at the transfer station in st. Cloud have increased, making it less expensive for haulers to bring their waste directly to the RDF plant. He stated that this could mean an addition of 50 to 60 smaller typical garbage trucks per day at the RDF plant.