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e e e SPECIAL MEETING OF THE ELK RIVER CITY COUNCIL HELD AT THE ELK RIVER PUBLIC LIBRARY TUESDAY. OCTOBER 20. 1987 MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Gunkel. Councilmembers Schuldt and Tralle MEMBERS ABSENT: Councilmembers Dobel and Holmgren STAFF PRESENT: Patrick Klaers. City Administrator; and Terry Maurer. City Engineer Pursuant to due call and notice thereof. Mayor Gunkel called the meeting of the Elk River City Council to order at 6:25 p.m. At the time the meeting was called to order. there were no members from the public or press in attendance. The Mayor discussed with the City Council the different elements of the downtown "Beautification" Project that is included in the 1988 Main Street Improvement Project and the format of the meeting. At approximately 7:00 p.m. the Central Business District (CBD) property owners began to arrive. The Mayor informed the group of property owners that the City Council was comfortable with the different beautification elements within the Main Street Project as was discussed in the September 21. 1987. City Engineer's memo. These beautification elements included decorative street lights. trees and tree grates. trash receptacles. and a textured sidwalk. The original estimate for these items was in the $200.000.00 range. The Mayor then reviewed each item of the beautification part of the project and offered comments on how the cost could be reduced. The Mayor further indicated that the Council had previously stated that all of the beautification costs should be assessed to the benefited property owners. but that the Council has since determined that certain items should be in part or entirely financed by the City. DECORATIVE STREET LIGHTS The Mayor indicated that the City Engineer estimate from his September 21, 1987. memo had cost for 74 street lights at $300.00 per light. plus 20 percent additional expenses for a total of $26.640.00. Adding the standard 28 percent overhead to this amount and the total cost of decorative street lights reached $34.100 for street lights every 50 feet in the central business district. The Mayor indicated that based on a lower overhead percentage. total costs for decorative street lights may more realistically be in the $32.000 range provided that the City Engineers original cost estimate for lights ($300 per light) was accurate.