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e MEETING OF THE ELK RIVER CITY COUNCIL HELD AT THE ELK RIVER CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1990 Members Present: Mayor Tralle, Councilmembers Holmgren, Schuldt, Kropuenske and Dobel Member Absent: None Staff Present: Pat Klaers, City Administrator, Lori Johnson, Finance Director, Terry Maurer, City Engineer 1. Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the meeting of the Elk River City Council was called to order at 3:00 p.m. 2. Di~9.!!sstgll on CaI;!i "t~Ll!JIprovement Pro~rall! e Pat Klaers, City Administrator reviewed his 1/11/90 memo with the City Council that discusses a Capital Improvement Program in Elk River. The City Council discussed future capital improvements in Elk River within the foreseeable future. These capital improvements included equipment; land and public facilities; and public improvements (street, sewer, water and storm sewer) . The City staff reviewed with the Commission all possible financing tools for capital improvements in Elk River. These financing tools included "one time" items such as grants or bond referendums and also annual financing tools such as equipment certificates or municipal state aid (MSA) funding. The Council and staff then discussed for each of the capital improvements some of the capital improvements. expensive capital improvements, such Hall or athletic/recreational complex a public bond referendum and that typical capital improvements such preparedness sirens and communication would be financed through Equipment operating monies or Equipment Reserves. the possible tunding tools and also the priorities of It was noted that some as a Community Center/City would most likely require most of the smaller more as police cars, emergency items (radios and pagers) Certificates, General Fund e At this time the City Council concentrated on the public improvements that are needed wi thin Elk River. The Ci ty Council noted that improvement of the School Street and Proctor Avenue intersection was a high priority as was the improvement of Dodge Avenue. These projects most likely would not take place until 1991 because of a lack of MSA funding. The City Council requested addi tional cost figurt':)s from the City Engineer on various public improvements in order to assist them in making decisions regarding funding and priorities for these public improvements. The Council also noted that the purchase of the abandoned railroad bed, the demolishing of old City Hall and the construction of a police vehicle storage facility were high priority items for 1990.