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City Council Minutes June 12,2006 Page 2 5. Worksession 5.1. Council Open Forum . Councilmember Motin asked who was responsible for trees growing by a city sidewalk. Street Superintendent Phil Hals responded that in the sidewalk area and one-foot beyond, the city is responsible. He will look into this matter. 5.2. Discussion of Fleet Safety Program Fire Chief Bruce West explained that in February a loss control consultant from Berkley Risk Adminis trators performed a site visit to the City of Elk River and recommended that the Fleet Safety Program be put into a formal written policy. Chief West explained that the city had already been doing 85 - 90% of what was put together into this policy which is before the Council. Councilmember Dietz had a concern because of the CDL law as to what would happen if the city had an employee that would not be able to drive a city vehicle for a long length of time. City employees consisting of Bruce West, Lauren Wipper, Lori Johnson and Bryan Adams will work on forming a policy regarding this issue. MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER DIETZ AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER GUMPHREY TO APPROVE THE FLEET SAFETY PROGRAM AS PRESENTED. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 5.3. Library Schematics . Jennifer Anderson-Tuttle and Mohammed Lawal with KIill Architects; and Dave Rey, Civil Engineeer, and Jonathan Duceman, Landscape Architect, with Anderson Johnson and Associates, part of the KIill consultant team, presented information on the building design and schematics for the new Elk River Library. They reviewed the site plan, grading plan, landscaping, interior finishes and exterior building image. These individuals have been working with the Library Board and a building committee consisting of city staff to put together plans to meet the needs of the community. Mr. Rey explained that in discussing the site plan, visibility, setbacks, preserving the present pine trees, and the trash area were considerations in the planning. For the grading plan, consideration had been given to use a minimized amount, using rain gardens in four areas, underground storage, sanitary sewer and water to come off the street, the use of porous-type pavement to minimize hard surface, brick pavers in front of the building and along the sidewalk, and to minimize the curb and gutter by leaving an open edge for runoff with preservation of the bituminous edge. It was mentioned that any future expansion would come off the north side with sufficient space for parking. Trees would be preserved within a 300' distance. Councilmember Motin suggested looking at the pavers in the downtown area for a possible match. Mr. Duceman explained that in consideration of the landscaping, the Library Board and building committee wished to provide beauty with low maintenance but to be environmentally sensitive. Rain gardens would help with the infiltration of water, provide .