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City Council Minutes April 4, 1983 Page Two The Deputy City Clerk suggested that a volunteer group, for example the Jaycees, be approached for the placement of some playground equipment in the park as a community project for the organization. It was the consensus of the City Council thatCouncilmember Gunkel explain to the citizens the options the City has regarding the use of Tot Park. I 6. Economic Development Commission Star Cities Program Mayor Hinkle indicated that at the organizational meeting of the Economic Develop- ment Commission meeting on Monday, March 28, 1983, a budget was briefly discussed; specifically, funds for members of the Commission to attend a training session presented by the State Department of Planning and Economic Development. Mayor Hinkle indicated that it was the consensus of the Economic Development Commission that three members of the Commission should be allowed to attend the workshop. Mayor Hinkle indicated that he, Dick Gongoll and the City Administrator had attended the Star Cities program training workshop in August and further indicated that it was a very good workshop, providing information relative to the program. Discussion was carried on regarding Councilmembers also attending the workshop. It was the consensus of the City Council that three members of the Economic Development Commission be allowed to attend the training session scheduled in May and that the funds should come from the Council contingency, and if any members of the Council could attend the training session, the funds would come from their budget. COUNCILMEMBER SCHULDT MOVED TO APPROVE THE ATTENDANCE OF THREE MEMBERS, OTHER THAN COUNCILMEMBERS, OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, TO ATTEND THE TRAINING SESSION SPONSORED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. COUNCILMEMBERENGSTROM SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 3-0. 7. Status of Main Street Feasibility Study Mr. Terry Maurer of Consulting Engineers Diversified indicated that the feasibility study for the Main Street project is near completion and further indicated that the reasons for the study not yet finalized is the possibility of including the signali- . zation work at Highway #169 and Main Street in the project. Mr. Maurer indicated that the preliminary design engineer from the Mn/Dot Brainerd office has indicated that the signalization and some minor highway improvements at Highway #169 and Main Street could be included with the Main Street improvement project. Mr. Maurer in- dicated that there would be an agreement with the State that the City's engineers would then oversee the project. Mr. Maurer further indicated that the Mn/Dot office has indicated that the funding as proposed earlier would still be in effect; that is, ninety percent funding by the Federal government and the ten percent between the State and the City. Discussion was carried on regarding the approach by Mn/Dot to include the signaliza- tion of Main Street and Highway #169 into the Main Street project. Mr. Maurer in- dicated that he would need final approval from the District Engineers and that he would then meet with the City Administrator to discuss the process involved.