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City Council Minutes February 24, 1986 Page Three agreed that the most desirable situation would be where the City finance functions would be completely separate from the law enforcement Enfors system. The City Council directed the staff to review the existing contract with the County, and directed the City's Finance Director to return to the Council with a report regarding the various options including selling the present system and purchasing the system offered by Ameridata and also buying a completely new system with increased capacity. 6. Status of RDF Conditional Use Permiting Process The City Council reviewed the status of the RDF Conditional Use Permiting Process. The staff pointed out that the City cannot legally grant a conditional use permit until the final EIS document has been approved. He explained that NSP has requested the City to consider and approve a condi- tionaluse permit contingent on the exceptance of the final draft EIS. The Council discussed the status of the permiting process and there was general Council agreement that a draft EIS should be done prior to consideration of a conditional use permit due to the fact there would be essential data in the EIS necessary to develop a conditional use permit. The City Staff also suggested that the cost born by the City, related to the preporation of the conditional use permit and review of the EIS should be paid by the applicant in this case NSP. The Council discussed the cost involved and there was general consensus amoung Councilmember to direct the staff to request that NSP provide an initial sum of $10,000 to drawn upon by the City for purposes of paying staff and/or professional fees related to the development of the conditional use permit, review of the environmental impact statement and other items related to the RDF facility. 7. League of Minnesota Cities Amicus Program The City Administrator reviewed the request from the League of Minnesota Cities regarding the establishment of a Municipal Amicus Program. He noted that Amicus bri fs are "friends of the court" briefs filed in cases where the filing of su h briefs may provide additional assistance in favor of municipalities a d certain court cases which would significantly effect a considerable num er of municipalities. He explained that the program proposed by the League would provide staff assistance to review Minnesota cases which will or may be appealed and which will likely shape the law effecting all or a substantial number of Minnesota cities, select from the cases reviewed those which are considered most worthy of intervention and encourage assist of appeals in those cases. He explained the additional funds being requested from cites would provide the addition of a full or part-time attorney to the League staff to pursue this program. The City Administrator explained that the cost of the City of Elk River for participation in the program would be approximately $286 and that as a staff recomendation he felt the program would be of some value to municipali- ties. COUNCILMEMBER GUNKEL MOVED TO AUTHORIZE PARTICIPATION IN THE LEAGUE OF CITIES AMICUS PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $286.00. COUNCILMEMBER SCHULDT SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED. 4.;..0.