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May 20, 1980 Page 2 6.D6Wrtt6wn Overnight Parking The City Administrator indicated that requests had been made for overnight parking, which is now prohibited, in the downtown area of the City of Elk River by nurses working the night shift at Mercy Hospital and residents of the downtown apartments. The City Administrator further indicated that two suggestions were made by City staff to solve the downtown overnight parking problem. One suggestion was that the County be contacted to determine if individuals could park overnight in the County administration parking lot. The other suggestion was the use of the parking lot on Jackson Street south of the Fire Station which the City of Elk River now owns. Councilman Otto expressed concern as to the time of the overnight parking and whether it would conflict with the business hours and business parking in the downtown area. Councilman Otto indicated he could see no problem with allowing parking in either of these areas if the overnight parking ended before the business hours began. Councilman Otto further indicated that there was a charge for contract parking during the business day and that the same charge should be made for overnight parking. The City Administrator indicated that parking permits could be issued for overnight parking as well as the contract parking during the business hours. COUNCILMAN TOTH MOVED TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO CONTACT THE COUNTY REGARDING OVERNIGHT PARKING IN THE ADMINIS~ TRATION PARKING LOT AND TO DETERMINE RATES TO BE CHARGED FOR THE OVERNIGHT PARKING. COUNCILMAN ENGSTROM SECONDED THE MOTION; . MOTION PASSED 4~0. 7. Sale of Hydro Electric Units at Orono Dam The City Administrator indicated that a new proposal had been received for the purchase of the hydro electric equipment for the amount of $12,000 from Mr. Dave Mercer. The City Administrator further indicated that Mr. Merc.er would rem.ove the hydro electric equipment from the power house at his own expense and his activities would not interfere with the City's general contractor on the Orono dam rehabilitation project. The City Administrator indicated the City attorney, Dave Sellergren, was in the process of preparing a contract for the sale of the hydro electric equipment. COUNCILMAN ENGSTROM MOVED TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CITY. ADMINISTRATOR.. TO ENTER INTO. A . CONTRACT FOR THE SALE OF. THE. HYDRO. ELECTRIC GENERATION EQUIPMENT TO DAVE MERCER IN THE AMOUNT OF.$12,000; COUNCILMANOTTO SECONDED THE MOTION. . MOTION PASSED 4~O. 8. Administrator'sUpdate A. New Police Officer The City Administrator indicated that the City was faced with the problem of filling the position in the Police Department of the school liaison/juvenile officer and a sergeant or evening supervisor.. The City Administrator further indicated that at the present time the City has one officer who is qualified or interested in filling either of these vacancies and, therefore, the other position would need to be filled by an experienced police officer which might require a salary higher than the starting base wage. Councilman Otto and Councilman Duitsman indicated they felt the school liaison officer was the priority position to be filled. It was the Council concensus to allow the City Administrator to proceed to add an experienced individual to the Police Department with the understanding that the officer could be paid at a rate higher than starting pay for patrol officers. B. Sewer Interceptor The City Administrator indicated the City had received the Projects List for the year 1980 from the PCA and that the interceptor project was not listed. The Administrator indicated that the Project List comes from the Needs List, which established a priority ranking of 354 for the City of Elk River. The