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City Council Minutes March 13, 2006 Page 2 5. Worksession . 5.1. Council Open Forum Councilinember Morin stated that the Northstar Corridor did get approved with ranking modified. The Federal Transportation Administration may be recommending the rail to go into flOal design. He stated that the Legislature will also be asked to approve the final $60 million bonding and the Northstar Corridor project could begin in 2009. Councilinember Dietz asked City Administrator Lori Johnson to check into the legality of having signage to warn citizens not to have for-sale cars parked in the highway right-of way. Ms. Johnson indicated she will check on this issue. 5.2. Presentation from Sherburne Coun1y Administrator on Utility Property Tax Legislation Sherburne County Attorney K.athy Heaney provided a brief presentation on proposed utility legislation that is currently in the Senate. Ms. Heaney asked if the Council had any questions regarding the legislation. Ms. Heaney responded to questions from the Council regarding the proposed legislation. Ms. Heaney stated that if the Council supports the legislation, a letter of support would be greatly appreciated. Mayor Klinzing indicated that staff will have the City Attorney review the proposed legislation and the Council can draft a resolution of support. Councilinember Motion indicated that the wording in this proposed legislation makes it sound as though tax abatement cannot go beyond 10 years and he questioned if this is the case. Ms. Heaney stated that this is not her area of expertise and she would defer the question to someone who has more experience in tax abatement. Mayor Klinzing indicated that this is an issue the city needs to have clarified. . Mayor Klinzing stated that the city is holding a Developer's Forum on March 29 and a Bankers Forum on May 24. She asked Ms. Heaney to pass the information on and if the County has any information they would like to present at either of these forums they are invited to do so. 5.3. Update on Landfill Expansion Application Environmental Administrator Rebecca Haug stated that she would like to provide the Council with a brief update on the status of the landfill expansion. Debra Walters, District Manager Elk River Landfill, Waste Management, Inc. - distributed a timeline on the Elk River Landfill's south expansion. Ms. Haug explained that the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will go before the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (11PCA) Board on March 28 and then if approved, the expansion will move on for local city and county approvals. She stated that it is anticipated that city approval will be sought in July or August 2006. .