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REGULAR SI'1:1I-HONTHLY H:'~TING OF TEE VILU,m~ COUNCIL OF :~LK RIV:~R }fELD IN nE~ COUNCIL CEiUIBERS OF TIn:; VILLAGE OFFICE BLDG. APRIL 3rd 1972 at 7:30 pm. Tae regul;;,r semi-monthly meeting of the Elk River Village Council .vas called to order by Mayor Bartelt, on April 3, 1972 at 7:30 pm. in the Council Room of the Village Office Building. Hembers were present as follows: ~/;ayor Bartelt, Councilmen Hudson, Konop, Syring and Otto. Village ',ttorney John MacGibbon in attendance. The minutes of the March 20, 1972 regular meeting were rrailed March 23, 1972. All members received and read the minutes, there were no additions or corrections and the minutes were approved as mailed. Rex Oetinger Village Building Inspector met with the Council regarding a variance waive:c setback of 5 feet of backyard space for a house to be built on the odd shaped lot on Xenia and 111and. The Council agreed that a letter fmblnitted by the Planning Corrrrnission recommend- ing the 5 foot setback to the Council vmuld be approved. The Council authorized the Village Building Inspector and Clerk-Treasurer to attend the Ivlunicipalities State Building Code Dinner l~eeting to be held April 26, 1972 and to pay the .CO fee for e8,ch person attending. Hayor B2.rtelt reviewed the letter received from the First National Bank of Llk River re- Questing the Village to facilitate the tie in with the banks new facility and the streets a,nd also to assist in providing off street parking. The Street Committee was instructed to resolve their requests as stated in the letter of }larch 23, 1972. Eak River Associated Investors, Inc. letter dated l'Iarch 23, 1972 v[[eS passed arolL.'1d for, Councils review. l\',surnmary of this let tel' reeds as follows: The Association requested t-he Village Council to extend l^mtermain extensions into the easterly portion of the Industrial Park and to have the assessments spread over a 20 year basis. Moved by Councilman Otto and seconded by COlL.'1ci~llan Syring to call for a prelL~inary engineering report for watermain extensions into the easterly portion of the Industrial Park to be prepared by Bill Mills Village Engineer. Motion unaminously carried. The Public Hearing of vacation of land dedic&ted to streets convened at 8:00 pm. There was no one present for the hearing in opposition. Cliff Lundberg was in attendance in behalf of Alfred Brown Jr. IvIoved by Councilman Syring and seconded by CounciL~an Hudson that as there was no one present at the hearing in opposition it was felt to be in the best interest of the community to processed to vacate the street as presented in the notice. A copy of the resolution is 8,ttached. i"lotion unaminously carried. The Council discussed the nroblem of the ditches on School street as to what course of action should be taken. Councilman Syring to meet with Lester Derr and Bill Hills to see what would be the most feasible solution. jI~oved by Councilman Hudson and seconded by Councilman Eonop to authorize up to ~~500.00 expenditures to resolve the School street ditch project. iIotion unaminously carried. At 8:30 pm. Jvlayor Bartelt declared the taking of the bids for the new patrol car be closed. The bids received were as follows: Joe Rosenthal Ford Ford Custom Vi/trade-in Country Chrysler Flymouth Satellite w/trade-in All bids meet the specification requirements. $;3,123.00 $2,863.00 Hoved by Councilman Hudson and seconded by Counci~nan Syring that the Village accept the bid for the purchase of the new patrol car submitted by Country Chrysler at the bid price of ,863.00 with trade-in. Motion unaminously carried.