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City Council Minutes <br />December 4, 2017 <br />Heritage Preservation Commission <br />• No update <br />Page 8 <br />Library <br />• Next meeting, January 23. <br />■ Great River Regional Library and library board members are excited about <br />the increase in hours <br />Planning <br />• Next meeting, December 19 <br />• Two appeals from Board of Adjustments will come before Council. <br />Elk River Muniapal Utilities <br />■ 2018 budget discussions <br />■ Tentative increases in electric and water bills <br />• Expansion to shop discussed with architects <br />• Wage committee presentation to come forward on December 12 <br />■ Water tower report, plan funded by utilities to try and obtain a grant to pay <br />for the tower <br />Arena Taskforce <br />• Meetings are every Monday <br />■ Construction manager presented some alternatives to renovate while being <br />cognizant of high school sports/parking <br />• More details to Council on Dec. 18 with further direction needed <br />9.1 Elk River Celebration Day <br />Council was contacted by a student asking about having an Elk River celebration <br />day. They directed staff to look in to the possibility of hosting an event in May or <br />June and to research what other cities do for celebrations and funding. <br />Council recessed at 8:09 p.m. in order to go into work session. Council reconvened <br />at 8:15 p.m. <br />10.1 Should Colli Carts be Allowed and Regulated by Permit <br />Chief Nierenhausen stated most cities don't allow golf carts on city streets with the <br />exception of Andover and Ramsey via a perrntting process. He expressed his <br />concerns regulating them such as conditions, insurance, monitoring, obstructed <br />pathways, and drinking and driving. He noted in Andover an applicant must prove a <br />physical disability before getting a permit. <br />P0111RER R1 <br />NATURE <br />