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City of Elk Meeting of the Elk River City Council River Held at the Elk River City Hall Monday, May 16, 2022 Members Present: Mayor John Dietz, Councilmembers Garrett Christianson, Matt Westgaard, and Jennifer Wagner Members Absent: Councilmember Mike Beyer Staff Present: City Administrator Calvin Portner, Senior Planner Chris Leeseberg, City Attorney Peter Beck, and City Clerk Tina Allard I. Call Meeting to Order Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the meeting of the Elk River City Council was called to order at 6:29 p.m. by Mayor Dietz. 7.2 Extreme Motor Park (ERX), 21591 Highway 169 a) Platted Exemption: Aggregate Commercial Sixth Addition b) Easement Vacation c) Conditional Use Permit: Expand a Track, Construct Roof Viewing Area, and Install Changeable Copy Sign Mr. Leeseberg presented the staff report. Mayor Dietz Opened !" public hearing for Ite!s Y72(b), Easement Vacation, and Item 7.2(c), Conditional Use Permit. Heidi Goodin, 22953 Makah Street, St. Francis, ERX business manager — Stated they currently can't afford to construct the road and need time to study the impacts to their business. She stated the nature of their business generates noise and asked people to call her when issues arise. She requested an alternative solution to the special event permit process because it takes time and can cost additional fees for the five times a year they want to extend their hours beyond 11:00 p.m. She stated they have no intention to install the changeable copy sign anytime soon and the location may change so this item may have to be revisited. She would be okay removing their request to extend the hours to midnight if an alternative solution can be reached for notification versus the special event permit process. Lora Wynn, 21587 Brook Road — Submitted a petition and stated she is upset with the noise and partying and wants to know the consequences for violating the rules. She stated machines run from early morning until after midnight. She is opposed to moving ERX access from Highway 169 to Brook Road. She asked that the shoulder on Highway 169 be extended (acceleration lanes) so vehicles exiting ERX could merge on the highway. She requested a sound study. She would rather report issues to the city, so complaints are documented. She requested a copy of the schedule of hours and special events for ERX.