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City Council Minutes February 7, 1983 Page 2 Discussion was carried on regarding the street and what would need to be done in order to bring it up to City standards. Mr. Ron Beck indicated that the City- owned portion of the street is not up to City standards as well as the privately- owned portion. Mayor Hinkle indicated that the City does not allow building permits for residences on private roads and further indicated that the City Council has budgeted money in 1983 for repair of some of the City's gravel roads. Mayor Hinkle indicated that the City Council would request that the Street Superintendent take care of the open country roads as soon as possible. Mayor Hinkle further indicated that the country was more lenient with specific road-building requirements and that there- fore has caused some problems for the City of Elk River. Mayor Hinkle indicated that it is hard to get people to agree on the method of payment for a street improvement. The City Administrator indicated that the normal process for a street to be accepted by the City would be that the citizens would petition the City Council td accept the street, and City Council would then decide if they wanted a feasi- bility study to determine what would be necessary to bring the road up to City standard, how much it would cost and how it would be paid. The City Administrator then indicated a public hearing would be held and if the public input was positive, the City Council would authorize the improvement and assess the cost. General discussion was carried on regarding the authorization of a feasibility study for the road imp rovemettof 211th Avenue. Marge Kampa expressed her concern of people not being able to build on the property they purchased from the Kampas, now that it was within the City of Elk River as the road is a privately-owned road. Further discussion was carried on regarding the condition of 21lth Avenue. Council- member Engstrom indicated that the City Council has budgeted money for the City to up grade some of the rural roads in the City of Elk River. Mr. Jedneak asked the cost of a feasibility study. Mr. Terry Maurer of Consulting Engineers Diversified, estimated that the cost for a feasibility study would be approximately $500 to $800. Councilmember Engstrom indicated that perhaps the City Council could pay for hal~ of the feasibility study cost for 211th Avenue. Councilmember Duitsman indicated that he was in favor of upgrading the gravel roads within the City of Elk River and that a priority list would be developed by the City Street Superintendent. Discussion '\<Vas carried on regarding the City accepting gravel roads. Councilmember Duitsman indicated that he felt the standards of gravel roads should be referred to the Planning Commission. Councilmember Engstrom indicated that the City of Elk River has many gravel roads which should be brought up to standards and that the City should consider standards for gravel roads. Councilmember Eng- strom further indicated that Big Lake Township has also considered standards for gravel roads. Councilmember Engstrom further indicated that should the City accept the. private portion of 211th and request that it to be brought up to the City's current standards, the City should also repair the City's portion of 211th and bring that to City standards. General discussion was carried on regarding the City paying for half of the cost for a feasibility study. Councilmember Schuldt indicated that the City did not