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on this item; gOUNCILl"J>N OTTO)\;IOilED THAT~ THE CITf'S PLANNIlIJG AND ZONING FEE SCHEDULE BE AHENDED TO ALlOH A SLIDING SCAL'S FOR PLANNING JiJlJ'D ZONING FEES7 vJHEN IT IS DETERHTI.JED BY CITY STAFF THAT SAID FEES t;IILI"'EiCEED 125~;; OF THE ESTA13LISHED PEp FOR TIlE PARTICULAR PLJi.NNINGORZONINGITEH 'fNQUEsTION (FEES gP.P.RGED BY THE CITY ARE INTENDED ONLY TO COVER CITY'-S COST A1TD NOT TO GEl'JERATE HEVENUE). COUNCIU1AN DUITSNAN SECONDED THE NOTION. HOTION PASSED 4-0. 1.2. Stop Signs The City Administrator and the City Street Superintendent indicated that there were some problems on City streets, which may be remedied by the erection of stop signs. The areas indicated as possible stop sign sites were signs at 4th St. and Proctor stopping traffic traveling on 4th St. and at Mississippi and Orono, stopping traffic in all directions. The City Attorney indicated that it was unnecessary to adopt an ordinance in order to erect and enforce stop signs. COUNCILMAN OTTO MOVED THAT STOP SIGNS BE ERECTED IN THE FOLLOVJING LOCATIONS: 1. Tl~O SIGNS AT 4TH ST. AND PROCTOR, STOPPING TRAFFIC ON 4TH ST 2. ONE SIGN AT THE INTERSECTION OF MISSISSIPPI AND ORONO RD, STOPPING TRAFFIC TRAVELING EAST ON ORONO RD 3. AT PROCTOR AND MAIN ST., STOPPING TRAFFIC ON PROCTOR. COUNCIUflA.N ENGSTROM SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION PASSED 4-0. 12i. Christian Realty Chuck Christian and Raleigh Christian, representing Christian Realty & Bldrs., were present at the Co,:fficil Meeting, along with Dave Sellergren, City Attorney for the City of Elk River. Mr. Sellergren and Chuck and Raleigh Christian reviewed the situation ~~th the suspension of building permits in the Heavenly Hills Subdivision for the members of the Council. Hr. Sellergren informed the members of the Council that there was law on both sides of the issue to support the claims made both by the Christians and by the City, but that he felt that the City's case was slightly stronger. The Council proceeded to discuss with the Christian brothers, Mr. Sellergren and the City Administrator, various alternatives for rectifying the situation. The alternatives discussed included platting the land, black topping the roads, providing drainage, providing easements and making corrections in the roadway. After some discussion on many of these alternatives, Chuck Christian volunteered to construct a roadway linking the Heavenly Hills Subdivision with that Subdivision directly west of it, to grant the City easements for cuI de sacs, as the City requested, to provide drainage where necessary and he insured the members of the City Council that each buyer, in the area, would sign a maintenance agreement for the gravel roadway which would remain. With those understandings, COUNCILMAN TOTH MOVF~ THAT CONSTRUCTION BE ALL01tJED TO RES1JMl!~ IN THE HEAVENLY HILLS AREA ON PARCELS WITH VALID BUILDING PERMITS, HITH THE UNDERSTA!\1DING THAT AN AGREEMENT WOULD BE EXECUTED BETw~EN THE CHRISTIAN BROTHERS AND THE CITY OF ELK RIVER, PROVIDING FOR ROAD EASEMENTS, CUL DE SACS 11.1\11) CONSTRUCTION OF THE NECESSARY ROADHAY. MOTION SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN OTTO. HOTION PASSED 4-0.