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<br />county Cormnissioners and they were told it would be necessary to go through
<br />the entire process of obtaining a permit from the . County. Upon meeting With
<br />Sherburne County staff, the. Hennepin. County represefltati ves . were info~ed ,
<br />that the City ,of Elk River was now involved in the process inasmuch S:s the .
<br />townshipandtheeity had recently consolidated. Mr. Winterindicated>that, .. '
<br />the Hennepin County officials regretted the apPearance of a , story ;r'egarding
<br />t,he w?e,.9f.Lthe ,~~iH by ,~,~~epin COUnty in thenewspaperpri'Or to~
<br />eontfictWi tl1 the c;ty . of EJ..k ~ !~~ ~'M.a:r<?r ,M.ad~~_ ~c;!~!(L~h~1! 1!~!,y!~Y is
<br />vehem~nt~ ,oppos~Q..to 8.-117, u~e _of ',1:-l,1!, SJ:1erburne ,q~;Y,' ,~i.-!11?1 J~!l1ll.!~n
<br />county because such, 8.-,u~! would" f.'illup the exi~ing, lan.dfi:P. .an.d ,J:"~e
<br />the Gc:nmtyto establish, a,nothe:r: ,landfill in. a n.mch sl,1orte;r' period o~ ~i.-m.e.
<br />Councilman Duitsman supportedt.l1e .Mayor as.H did C~c;ilms.n.Engstr<?m.. It was
<br />the concensus of the City Council that should Hennepin County pursue the
<br />matter any further, that the City of Elk River's response would be negative.
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<br />11. Mineral Extraction Ordinance
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<br />The City Administrator briefly reViewed changes made in the Mineral Extraction
<br />Ordinance since the Council considered the matter last. Changes made. in the
<br />Ordinance included a requirement of certain slope dimensions during construction
<br />and at certain key points in the operation and a change in thehand1ii1gof
<br />water bodies on sites to be utilized for gravel or mineral extraction.. purposes.
<br />In reviewing the proposed fee structure, the City Administrator indicated that
<br />a charge per acre was more easily administered than a charge per amoimt of
<br />gravel extracted on a tonagepasis. The Administrator indicated that a fee
<br />structure suc1) as, t.l;lf).t "ut~li:-zed, in ,Maple, Grove would seem to beequi.table inasmuch
<br />as Mapl~ G~ove ,. Qperatedun4~r fl. simil~ ordinance, and . ~s 4<?n~, ~Q_~<?1; ,fl.period
<br />of yea~s. M~~~, ~ l'J;'~\1ss.e;-,~ ~est~<?n~4 , t.1)eO;t.7. O~<?~J.. . :r:~g~~~~ .1;oads
<br />and how they would function under the ordinance. The Administrator_i.-n.4;cated .
<br />that the designation of haul roads was thep~erogative of the City Council
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<br />, OF MINERAL EXTRACTION AND OTHER RELATED 'ACTIVITIFA"1lIm ' AN ..'ADUAL 'Ylil!i OF
<br />$750 PER LICENSE. COUNCILMAN OTTO SEdOOED '!'HE MOTION. MOTION'PA5SED' 4-0.
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<br />12. MississiPf'i River Bridge Replacement
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<br />The City Administrator indicated that Wright County had been successful in
<br />placing their half of the old Highway 101 bridge over. the, Mississippi River
<br />on the state aid system. 'The Administrator indicated, that' at the >next City
<br />,council meeting the Council would have a resolution to' designatetheC.ity' S
<br />half of the bridg~ ,an<:itheapp~a~ha~...~of ,theC~~f~s~~~~~,ai.-ci~~y
<br />syste~., The City AdIllinistrator also briefly revtewed> a :proposal for selecting
<br />consultants for studfanddesign-. C?f a replacem~nt Bt.:rtUctlij-e. ri>r ,the'M.lssissippi
<br />River bridge!"" The~dmi~strator proposed ,that,~he ,WJ;'ight.Q~y",~n.gi.Aeer,
<br />Larry .Koenigta~theCityAdministrator review qualified . consultant S. in terms
<br />of work performed and fees charges, and that a. recommendation tor. .selection
<br />of a consultant be made to Wright County Cormnissioners and to 'the 'ltikRiver
<br />City Council. COUNCILMAN ENGSTROM MOVED APPROVAL OF '!'HE cm ADMINISTRA'1'OlV$,
<br />PROPOSED APPROACH FOR SELECTION OF THE CONSuLT"~ COONCILMA.H TOTH SECONDED'"
<br />THE MOTION. MOTION PASSED 4--0. G6~.,~-tS1lU.~~~:th&;~;Atdmi~t.r
<br />if Sttlle 'M:d i\mds c.,Uld::..-.sed>to 'Nnd-PrA'~~ ~ettg.i",eer~lti..~-~t'
<br />federal and state grants were not, received' for tlie<,rejeOt;,.,'fhe' AdJtd.nistrator
<br />indicated he would research the matter and report back to the City Council.
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