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City Council Minutes Page 3 <br /> May 7,2018 <br /> ----------------------------- <br /> 6.2 TH 169 Freeway Conversion Funding <br /> Mr. Femrite presented the staff report. He noted this is an exciting and extremely big <br /> deal for the city. He thanked the transportation committees' for determining the <br /> scoring criteria based on the merits of a project. He noted the City of Elk River has <br /> huge needs. He further thanked Senator Kiffineyer and Representative Zerwas,the <br /> Sherburne County Board and staff, and the Chamber of Commerce Board and <br /> businesses. He noted Elk River has two large corridors with major needs. He stated <br /> the first meeting with MNDOT begins this week to determine the schedule,review <br /> preliminary design, connections,and effects on property. <br /> Representative Zerwas stated he was stunned;noting an award to a single project this <br /> size outside the metro district is very significant. He stated the city put in tremendous <br /> effort and credit goes to staff, the county, and chamber. He discussed the short <br /> turnaround time needed to come together and drill down on the Highway 169 <br /> corridor and commented the city had a superior project submittal. He stated it was <br /> very apparent from the applications submitted which groups did their homework <br /> and noted there has been some pushback around the state due to other needed <br /> projects. <br /> Council thanked Representative Zerwas for his support. <br /> 7.1 Ordinance Amendment: 2018 Master Fee Schedule <br /> Ms. Allard presented the staff report. <br /> Mayor Dietz opened the public hearing. There being no one to speak to this issue, <br /> Mayor Dietz closed the public hearing. <br /> Moved by Councilmember Westgaard and seconded by Councilmember <br /> Olsen to adopt Ordinance 18-06 amending the 2018 Master Fee Schedule to <br /> add food truck licensing fees to the City of Elk River, Minnesota, City Code. <br /> Motion carried 5-0. <br /> 8.1 Advisory Group Attendance Policy <br /> Ms. Allard presented the staff report. <br /> Mayor Dietz expressed concerns with removing all special meetings from the <br /> attendance requirements. <br /> Council directed staff to review the policy further and to address unique attendance <br /> issues, such as medical reasons, on a case-by-case basis with advanced notice. <br /> 8.2 Discuss Work Session Items <br /> Mr. Portner presented the staff report. <br /> 8.3 Council Listening Sessions <br /> UREJ <br />