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City Council Minutes Page 3 <br />November 20, 2017 <br />Councilmember Wagner asked about the proposed fee for the services of the <br />construction manager and expressed her concerns with staying within budget. <br />Mayor Dietz asked questions regarding percentages of all the submitted proposals <br />for construction manager -at -large. <br />Moved by Councilmember Wagner and seconded by Councilmember Olsen <br />to enter into a contract with RJM Construction for Construction Management <br />Services on the Ice Arena and Lion John Weicht Park Improvement project as <br />outlined in the staff report. <br />Motion carried 5-0. <br />Council recessed at 6:14 p.m. for work session. Council reconvened at 6:19 p.m. <br />9.1 Should Food Trucks be Allowed and Regulated <br />Ms. Allard presented the staff report. <br />Councilmember Wagner noted she informally polled her neighborhood and <br />indicated the responses received opposed food trucks because they take away from <br />other restaurants <br />Mayor Dietz expressed concerns with the affect food trucks would have on the <br />downtown restaurants but did think they would provide a quicker meal option on <br />downtown concert evenings when restaurants were at full capacity. <br />Dave Gess, owner of Gess What's Cooking in Big Lake, and Joe Engel, owner of <br />Rocket Concessions, both own food trucks and provided input regarding their city <br />licensing requirements and fees in neighboring cities. <br />The council discussed concerns such as food truck location, number of trucks <br />allowed in an area, how many trucks should be licensed in the city, litter created by <br />diners, and the affect food trucks would have on various restaurants in the city. <br />It was the consensus of the council to have staff request feedback from area <br />restaurants and to prepare an ordinance to review at a future work session. <br />9.2 Tobacco Shop Distance Requirement <br />Ms. Allard presented the staff report. After discussion, council consensus was to <br />keep the current ordinance with a distance requirement near schools/park property <br />for tobacco product shops at 500 feet. <br />9.3 Trunk Highway 10 and MaBn Street Redevelopment Plan <br />Ms. Othoudt presented the staff report. <br />IA1FAII 11 <br />frIATURE <br />