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e e e Page 12 City of Elk River July 17. 1989 Mayor Tralle indicated that he would like the City Attorney to look at the number of options the City may have to remove illegal billboards and also to look at the existing ordinance to see if some of the billboards are in violation and possibly creating an ordinance which would in effect have all billboards within the city limits of Elk River become principal uses on the property. Mayor Tralle further requested that the Staff check into the possibility of establishing a yearly license fee for billboard permits in order to offset expense of removal of signs. 10.1 City School Joint Garage Project Councilmember Kropuenske indicated that he attended the School Board meeting at which the City/School joint garage project was discussed. He indicated that it was the consensus of the School Board that they were in favor of expanding the garage and the School District renting the garage space from the City. He indicated that the School Board did pass a motion to go ahead with the concept but that discussion was held regarding the method in which the City was going to pay back the School District. They indicated that they were not in agreement on the method in which the City would be paying back the School District. It was the consensus of the Council to authorize staff to discuss the method of payback of the City to the School District with Dr. Flannery but the Council preferred the existing plan. 10.3 Landfill Surcharge The City Administrator indicated that this item was before the Council on July 10. and that the Council had made a motion to table it until several issues could be resolved. He indicated that the issues were the effective date. the language in the ordinance stating which fund the additional tax would go into. and the conversion from a cubic yard to a per weight charge. The City Administrator indicated that the ordinance had been revised to address these issues. Mayor Tralle indicated that he would like the records to be made available to City Hall regarding the conversion to a cubic yard to a per weight charge. He also indicated that if Chris Kreger would like the option of going up. he wants the City to have the option of going down in weight. COUNCILMEMBER DOBEL MOVED TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 89-13. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF ELK RIVER SECTION 604.08-3 TO INCREASE THE CITY LANDFILL FEE AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1. 1989. COUNCILMEMBER SCHULDT SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0. 10.2 Budget Discussion The City Administrator addressed the Council and stated that he would like some feedback from the Council regarding the City's budgeting process. The City Administrator reveiwed the previous budgeting process with the Council and it was the consensus of the Council that they found this process to be an acceptable and workable method.