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<br />rei ----\j <br />( ); <br />!11l <br /> <br />ITEM 4.5. <br /> <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />SANDY THACKERAY, CITY CLERK <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />OCTOBER 13, 1993 <br /> <br />/J- <br /> <br />SUBJECT: GOPHER BOUNTY <br /> <br />At the October 4th City Council meeting, the Council directed <br />staff to survey surrounding communities to find out the going <br />rate for gopher bounty. <br /> <br />Attached is list of those cities, townships and counties <br />contacted, with the rate being paid by each. As the survey <br />indicates, 10 out of 20 localities surveyed pay a gopher <br />bounty. Three of the localities (those showing a ?) have not <br />returned my phone calls, therefore, the amount of bounty is <br />unknown. Two of the localities pay $.75, including Elk River; <br />two pay $1.00; and three pay $1.25. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />The attached information also shows the dollar amount paid by <br />the City of Elk River for gopher bounty during the past nine <br />years. The Star News reported the gopher bounty expenditure at <br />$1,000 per year. This information was incorrectly given by <br />staff at the October 4, Council meeting. The correct figure is <br />about $82.00 which is the average yearly amount paid for gopher <br />bounty by the City over the past four years. <br /> <br />COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED <br /> <br />--Leave the gopher bounty at $.75 <br />--Raise the gopher bounty to an amount desirable to the Council <br />--Eliminate the gopher bounty entirely <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />P.O. Box 490 · 13065 Orono Parkway · Elk River, MN 55330 · (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br />