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Page Nine November 16, 1981 at Jackson and Highway #10 have been postponed indefinitely. The State indicated that it was their .feeling that because of the differences in surface between pavement and blacktop, people would not pay attention to the striping lines, and further indicated that resurfacing is planned for 1983 and then striping may be possible. The City Administrator also indicated that a communi- cation line is to be installed with the railroad to notify and stop any trains should an emergency occur and require the tracks to be clear. The City Ad- ministrator indicated that this communication telephone line would be, tied into the SherbufneCounty dispatcher for notification of an emergency and further indicated that the Police Chief, City Administrator and County Sheriff 'would have access to the number. D. Sale of Property on Highway #169 The City Administrator indicated that he had met with Mr. Dexter Mapson re- garding the .purchase of the proPerty in the Industrial Park for the City of Elk River street departmen~m:a.intenance building. The City Administrator further. indicated that there was a concern of the land being too wet for con- struction of a building and suggested that Mr. Mapson acquire soil borings on the property. E. Custom Motors Conditional Use Permit Compliance The City Administrator indicated that according to the memo from Mr. Rick Breezee, Building and Zoning Administrator, to the City Administrator and City Council, Custom Motors informed Mr. Breezee that although they are aware of their requirement of screening the entire property, there is absolutely no way they could afford to do such a requirement. Councilman Duitsman indica- ted that he felt Custom Motors has committed to provide a buffer of evergreens or similar shrubbery from the adjacent property owners and further indicated that he felt they must be required to comply with the conditional use permit or have the permit revoked. F. Peterson Addition Lawsuit The City Administrator indicated that the Supreme Court has handed down a de- cision on the Peterson Addition Lawsuit and further indicated that the Supreme Court decision was in agreement with the District decision. The City Admini- strator indicated that the City would have to re-assess the improvement pro- ject and that the City could not assess for the safety portion of the railroad crossing. The City Administrator further indicated that the Court did not award attorney fees. Councilman Duitsman suggested that the re-assessment of the cost for the improve- ments be done as soon as possible. Mr. Bob Fritz questioned when the City would do the re-assessing of the project. The City Administrator indicated that the decision came too late to be able to re-assess the property in 1981 for payment in 1982 so therefore, the re-assessing would be done sometime between January and September of 1982. Mr. Fritz indicated that with the assessments as they are now, he is paying more than he will have to pay aft€r the re-assessment and asked that the City re-assess the project as soon as possible.