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~lk River City Council Minutes June 29, 1992 Page 6 . COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN MOVED TO OFFER EARL HOHLEN THE APPRAISED VALUE OF $125,823 FOR HIS TWO PARCELS OF PROPERTY FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY PURPOSES. COUNCILMEMBER KROPUENSKE SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. It was the consensus of the Council to continue working with Mr. Hohlen in negotiations for his property and a right of entrance to his property so that construction of the project can take place in 1992. 5.5. Consider Traffic Signs The City Administrator indicated that at a previous Council meeting, the Council authorized the installation of a crosswalk south of Jefferson Lane. He stated that the Street Superintendent has since further evaluated the crosswalk and is requesting the Council to authorize the installation north of Jefferson Lane. COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN MOVED TO MOVE THE LOCATION OF THE CROSSWALK FROM THE SOUTH SIDE OF JEFFERSON LANE TO THE NORTH SIDE OF JEFFERSON LANE AT FREEPORT AVENUE. COUNCILMEMBER DIETZ SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. . COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN MOVED TO AUTHORIZE THE PLACEMENT OF A STOP SIGN AT AUBURN PLACE AND 5TH STREET AND ALSO TO AUTHORIZE A WARNING SIGN INDICATING A WHEEL CHAIR AT BALDWIN AVENUE AND 5TH STREET AND TWIN LAKES ROAD AND 5TH STREET. COUNCILMEMBER KROPUENSKE SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 5.6. Landfill Update The City Attorney distributed a memo from himself to the City Council regarding Elk River Landfill. Peter Beck reviewed the situation with the City Council. He indicated that the first conditional use permit for the Elk River Landfill was issued in 1988 and a renewal was authorized in 1990. He stated that the Elk River Landfill never signed the conditional use permit renewal. He further indicated that there is a bonding provision in the conditional use permit requiring the Landfill to furnish a surety bond in the amount of $300,000 to ensure compliance with terms and conditions of the conditional use permit and license and to protect the City in the event the City has to expend monies for Landfill clean up activities as a result of the Landfill's failure to do so. Elk River Landfill requested that the City allow an escrow account option in lieu of the bonding requirement. He further indicated that the bonding requirement and escrow option were both in the Landfill's original conditional use permit. . The City Attorney stated that a bond has never been posted by the Elk River Landfill and the escrow account was never funded until late 1991 when $2,453.14 was deposited in the escrow fund. He further indicated that since the deposit into the escrow fund, the City has received a letter from the Landfill's attorney requesting that the conditions be deleted from the conditional use permit and license. He further stated that the City has not received any further payment into the escrow fund since the late 1991 payment and also that the Landfill has not paid past due City license fees and other City Landfill related expenses.