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e Members e e MINUTES OF THE ELK RIVER CITY COUNCIL HELD AT ELK RIVER CITY HALL SEPTEMBER 14. 1987 CONTINUATION OF THE AUGUST 31. 1987. CITY COUNCIL MEETING Present: Mayor Estelle Gunkel. Councilmembers Gene Schuldt. Roger Holmgren. Jim Tralle Members Absent: Councilmember Harold Dobel Staff Present: Patrick Klaers. City Administrator. Terry Maurer. City Engineer 1. Pursuant to due call and notice thereof Mayor Gunkel called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2.1 Main Street Improvement Project for 1988 City Engineer. Terry Maurer was present before the City Council to discuss the feasibility study for street and utility improvements on Main Street. Jackson Avenue. and Proctor Avenue dated September 1987. Mr. Maurer briefly discussed the scope of this project with the City Council including the sanitary sewer. water main and street improvements. Mr. Maurer further discussed the extra downtown amenities that are being requested by the downtown merchants. The amenities being discussed includes: tree plantings with protective grates. street lights that will produce a "gas light" effect. texturing of sidewalk surface and trash receptacles. The cost for such amenities vary dramatically and additional meetings will be needed with the downtown merchants group in order to determine how much cost for these amenities the group is willing to assume. A meeting between the staff and the merchants will be required prior to the public hearing on this feasibility report and project. Mr. Maurer additionally explained that the cost of these assessments per front footage is somewhat high and that a waiver of appealing the assessments may be required from all the business owners before these amenities are installed. COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 87-51. A RESOLUTION RECEIVING THE FEASIBILITY REPORT AND ORDERING A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE IMPROVEMENT IN THE MATTER OF THE MAIN STREET IMPROVEMENT OF 1988. COUNCILMEMBER TRALLE SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 4-0. It was noted that this public hearing is planned to be held at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. November 2. 1987. at Handke School. COUNCILMEMBER TRALLE MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 87-52. A RESOLUTION ORDERING PREPARATION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE 1988 IMPROVEMENT OF MAIN STREET. COUNCILMEMBER SCHULDT SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 4-0. It was once again clearly expressed by all Councilmembers that the extra amenities being requested by the downtown merchants group will not be financed by the City's general fund and that the merchants desiring the extra amenities will be required to pay for these items. 2.2 Jackson Avenue Improvement Project for 1988 City Engineer. Terry Maurer. explained that the City had finally received the official documents from Mn/DOT which turned back Highway #201 (Jackson Avenue) to the City of Elk River.