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o o REGULAR SEMI-MONTHLY MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF ELK RIVER HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE CITY OFFICE BLDG. July 17, 1978 at 7:30 P.M. Members present: Mayor Madsen, Councilmembers Engstrom, Otto, Duitsman and Toth. Moved by Councilmembers Toth and seconded by Councilmember Otto approving the minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of June 19, 1978, Special Meeting of the Board of Review on June 27, 1978 and the Special Council Meeting of July 13, 1978 with the following corrections: On the June 19,1978 Regular Council Meeting, second page, second paragraph, it should read: Moved by Councilmember Otto seconded by Councilmember Engstrom to purchase the trailer from Ken Nelson for $250.00. Motion unanimousily carried by a vote of 3-0. On the June 28, 1978 Special Council Meeting, the motion to have Dean Bailey resign failed. The minutes then were approved as corrected. Motion unanimcusly carried by a vote of 4-0. Zack Johnson, Mateffy Engineering met with the Council regarding the dam in terms of what we should start thinking about in regards to repalcement or repair of the dam. Mr. Johnson presented several questions to the Council. 1. Is there a need for the Dam? 2. What type of dam, if it would be a power generation dam or just a water retention dam. 3. Type of project, is it just repairing the existing dam or build a new dam? 4. The bridge. If the City is interested in replacing the dam, the Department of Natural resorces has started a program and hired a safety inspector who will come out and look at all dams in the state and report to the legislature for special funding. The Department of Natural Resorces will be making their review of the dam in late July or early August, and by September 30, 1978 will issureyou a report on the condition of the dam. It will tell you the protential dangers to life and property existing below the dam. Mr. Johnson, said his firm would continue working on grant funding for the dam. Moved by Councilmember Otto and seconded by Councilmember Duitsman to give ap- proval to Northwestern Bell Telephone to bury cable on the Westside of Holt St. from 4th St. to 3rd St. Motion unanimousily carried by a vote of 4-0. Lyle Swanson,City Engineer opened the bid proposal.on the Street Improvements on 6th Lane and Xenia. . Only one bid was received. N.D.H. of Anoka was the bidder, with a bid of $11,268.00 with a 5% bid bond attached. Moved by Council- member Engstrom and seconded by Councilmember Duitsman to table the bid and in- vite the property owners to our next Council Meeting on August 7., 1978. Motion unanimousily carried by a vote of 4-0. Pinewood Plat, represented by Tom Noon met with the Council on a Preliminary Plat approval for a Residential Development and a Golf Course. Moved by Councilmember Toth and seconded by Councilmember Duitsman to approve the zone change from A-l to an R-2. Motion unanimousilycarried by a vote of 4-0. Moved by Councilmember Duitsman, seconded by Councilmember Toth to approve the Preliminary Plat subject to our City Engineers approval of water drainage plans. Motion unanimousily carried by a vote of 4-0. Greenhead Acres represented by Lloyd Anderson met with the Council for a hearing on a preliminary plat for a Residential Development. Moved by Councilmember Duitsman and seconded by Councilmember Engstrom approving the preliminary plat with the condition that the streets be 24 feet wide. Motion unanimousily carried by a vote of 4-0.