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City Council Minutes Page 2 November 7, 2005 ----------------------------- 5.1. Resolution 05-120 Granting Easement Vacation to Vacate a Portion of the Right-of-Way of Parrish Avenue at its Intersection with Main Street in the Downtown as Requested by the City of Elk River, Public Hearing, Case No. EV 05-10 Community Development Director Scott Clark explained that the City of Elk River is proposing to vacate a portion of Parrish Avenue right-of-way at the intersection of Main Street. Mr. Clark indicated that this will allow for MetroPlains to construct the underground parking lot for the Bluff Block building as proposed. Mayor Klinzing opened the public hearing. There being no one to speak to this issue, Mayor Klinzing closed the public hearing. MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER GUMPHREY AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER DIETZ TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 05-120 VACATING A PORTION OF STREET EASEMENT ON PARRISH AVENUE, CASE NO. EV 05-10. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 6.1. Street Department Update 6.1.A. 2005-2006 Snowplow Policy Street Superintendent Phil Hals stated that each fall the City Council is asked to review and adopt the city’s snow and ice control policy which sets the general guidelines as to how the city deals with snow and ice on city streets, sidewalks, and parking lots. Mr. Hals explained that there are 9 truck routes for streets, one loader for parking lots, one loader for cul-de- sacs, one pickup for trails, one sidewalk plow, and a contractor for cul-de-sacs. Mr. Hals indicated that plowing operations will begin at 3:00 a.m. and each unit will have a designated priority route that will take about 2 hours to complete before beginning their designated route. He noted that a 4” to 6” snowfall will take about 10 hours to plow. MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER DIETZ AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER FARBER TO ADOPT THE 2005-2006 SNOW AND ICE CONTROL POLICY. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 6.1.B. Update on Brush Pile Project Street Superintendent Phil Hals stated that the volume of brush that has been collected since the September wind storm is equal to what is normally collected in six months. Mr Hals stated that the Street Department picked up tree limbs and brush from over 120 residences and additional brush was hauled to the compost site by residents. Mr. Hals complimented his staff for their response the night of the wind storm and also for their hard work picking up the brush and tree limbs from residences. Councilmember Dietz indicated that he has received many compliments as to how thorough the Street Department was in picking up the brush. 6.1.C. Building and Site Improvements Street Superintendent Phil Hals and Assistant Street Superintendent Mark Thompson presented photographs and reviewed the progress of the public works building construction and site improvements.