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City Council Minutes May 3, 1982 Page Six COUNCILMAN TOTH MOVED TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 82-2, AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 1982 CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF ELK RIVER AS AMENDED. COUNCILMAN SCHULDT SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 5-0. 7. Minnesota Department of Transportation Letter Regarding Priority Projects in the City of Elk River The City Administrator indicated that he had met with the Minnesota Department of Transportation regarding a variety of state highway road projects to be accomplished within the City of Elk River; specifically, the question of signals at the intersection of Highway #10 and Main Street, and Highway #169 and Main Street. The City Administra- tor further indicated that the Minnesota Department of Transportation had requested the City Council to provide a priority list of the projects and in addition, the City Council should indicate whether or not the City would be willing to become involved in the cost sharing for the particular project. The City Administrator indicated that if the intersection of Highway #169 and Main Street would be a prior- ity, the cost share would be approximately 50-50, and further indicated that if fed- eral funds were involved, the contribution would be approximately 75 to 90 percent from the federal government, and the remaining amount would be split between the State and City. The City Administrator indicated that if the City would express their willingness to become involved in the cost-sharing, the project would have a better chance of being accomplished. Councilman Duitsman questioned the cost of signaling a specific intersection; for example, the Highway #169 and Main Street intersection. The City Administrator indicated that signaling of an intersection costs approximately $100,000, and further indicated that the City's share could come from state aid monies as Main Street is on the state aid system. Councilman Duitsman questioned the importance of the City indicating that they would share in the costs as he felt signaling that intersection should be a high priority for the state as well. COUNCILMAN DUITSMAN MOVED TO DESIGNATE THE INTERSECTION OF MAIN STREET AND HIGHWAY #169 ASA FIRST PRIORITY, THE INTERSECTION OF MAIN STREET AND HIGHWAY #10 AS THE SECOND PRIORITY AND THAT THE CITY WOULD BE WILLING TO BECOME INVOLVED IN A COST- SHARING FOR THE PROJECT. COUNCILMAN ENGSTROM SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 4-0. 8. Peterson Addition Assessment Cost- Method of Assessment and Area of Assessment The City Administrator indicated that the City Council should consider the costs that are legally assessable in the Peterson Addition and the amount the City will pay for the railroad improvement. The City Administrator further indicated that the City Council should also consider the method of assessing those costs and set a date for a public hearing for the reassessment of those costs. The City Administrator indicated that this procedure was consistent with the time table the City Council adopted at a previous City Council meeting. The City Administrator indicated that the legally assessable costs for the Peterson Addition totalled $136,765.17, and the non-assessable costs total $64,066.39, which were costs associated with the construc- tion of the rail crossing signals and safety arms. The City Administrator further in- dicated that the majority of the assessable costs is attributable to the constr~ction of roads in the Peterson Addition and was originally assessed to the Peterson Addition