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City Council Minutes <br />August 18, 2025 <br />Page 2 of 6 <br />4.5 Professional Engineering Services for the Downtown Reconstruction Project <br />5. OPEN FORUM <br />No one appeared for open forum. <br />6. PRESENTATIONS, AWARDS, AND RECOGNITION <br />6.1 Introduction of New Employee <br />Multimedia Specialist Amanda Plude discussed her background and thanked the Council for the <br />opportunity to work with the city. <br />6.2 City of Elk River Volunteer of the Month <br />Acting Mayor Grupa presented the August Volunteer of the Month award to Katie Harstad. He <br />highlighted the following: <br />■ Chair of Taste of Elk River for EII< River Rotary Club <br />■ Marketing Chair for Otsego Lions Club <br />■ Park and Road clean up for Otsego Lions and Elk River Rotary <br />■ Named Chamber's Young Professional of the Year 2022 <br />■ Volunteer for ISD 728 in various capacities <br />6.3 Communications Awards <br />Ms. Sorheim highlighted the top awards received for two city communication initiatives: Highway 169 <br />Ribbon Cutting and the Play My Way Campaign. She reviewed the projects and highlighted the team <br />members who made the projects a success. <br />7. PUBLIC HEARINGS <br />7.1 Conditional Use Permit: Amend CU 23-02 to allow vehicle repair and storage, Skyline Motors and <br />Collision - 17242 Ulysses St NW <br />The staff report was presented. <br />Acting Mayor Grupa opened the public hearing. There being no one to speak to this matter, Acting <br />Mayor Grupa closed the public hearing. <br />Moved by Councilmember Wagner and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to approve <br />the Conditional Use Permit with the following conditions to satisfy the standards set forth <br />in Section 30-654: <br />1. A code analysis finding building code compliance for the areas approved for use <br />under this CUP shall be prepared by an appropriate registered professional. <br />Page 4 of 104 <br />