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(e MEETING OF THE ELK RIVER CITY COUNCIL HELD AT THE ELK RIVER CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1990 MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Tralle, Councilmembers Holmgren, Schuldt, and Kropuenske MEMBERS ABSENT: Councilmember Dobel STAFF PRESENT: Pat Klaers, City Administrator; Lori Johnson, Finance Director; Terry Maurer, City Engineer Prior to the meeting being called to order, the Fire Chief, Russ Anderson, was present to update the City Council on the status of the Motel proposal and the need for a sprinkler system at the motel. .e Prior to the meeting being called to order, Mayor Tralle updated the Council on his work at the State Legislature regarding a Bill which would allow the Ci ty and County to collect a tipping fee for garbage dumped at the RDF Plant. Elk River would be one of approximately 13 communities affected by such Legislation. At this point, the proposal as adopted by the House Committee did not include the City of Elk River as an eligible host site to collect this fee. A proposal may be introduced at the Senate Committee level to allow this fee to be collected for Elk River and other communities. Some type of compromise that would benefit Elk River is still being discussed. 1. Call 2/28/90 City Council Meetin~ to Order Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the meeting of the Elk River City Council was called to order by Mayor Tralle at 7:30 p.m. 2. Discussion on CaDital lmDrovement Pro~ram The City Council reviewed the 1/31/90 draft ClP minutes. The Council agreed and concurred that the consensus items listed in these minutes were accurate. The City Engineer provided update and progress information on each of the engineering consensus items that was reviewed by the City Council from these 1/31/90 minutes. e During the review of the 1/31/90 minutes, the City Engineer was: 1) directed to make contact with MnDOT officials to discuss the purchase of their property along Highway 169, north of Elk Hills Drive; 2) instructed to continue to do preliminary plans for the improvement of Railroad Drive and 3rd Avenue in anticipation of this project being constructed in 1992; 3) directed to use Zebulon Avenue as the preferred route for a connection to a future Waco Street bridge over the Elk River, north of Highway 10; and 4) requested that any reconstruction of Dodge Avenue meet City standards and the proposal, in general, should include an additional southbound lane, sidewalk, lights and curb and gutter.