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City Council :Minutes July 9, 2007 Page 4 5.3. Agt:eement for Public Works Director Services Between the City of Elk River and BDM Consulting Engineers . Ms. Johnson presented the Mayor and Council with her staff report. Mayor Klinzing appreciated Mr. Maurer's willingness to take on the position of the first Public Works Director for the City. MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER GUMPHREY AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ZERWAS TO AUTHORIZE THE AGREEMENT FOR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR SERVICES BETWEEN THE CITY OF ELK RIVER AND BDM CONSULTING ENGINEERS. MOTION CARRIED 4-0. 5.4. Street Light Payment Policy Ms. Johnson presented her staff report to the Council and requested their input. Mayor Klinzing questioned why this cost isn't being included in the cost of the street rehabilitation program. Ms. Johnson explained that it does need to be factored into the cost of the program. Mr. Maurer explained that in the past, he wasn't sure how it would be accepted by the public to be included as part of their assessment. The streets have an older style of lights that the homeowner already paid for once and they shouldn't have to pay for another. He stated if you need to add more lights to an area, the cost could be factored into the program and assessed to the homeowner. Councilmember Motin requested clarification on when this policy will go into effect. . Ms. Johnson stated these changes will only affect future projects. It was the consensus of both the Mayor and the Council to add the finalized policy on a future consent agenda. The council took a break at 7:35 p.m. and reconvened at 7:40 p.m. 5.5. Financial Land Use Study Mr. Clark and Mr. Simon presented the ''Land Use Financial Model" which has been under development over the past year. This Model will track future development growth and ascertain the affect on the City's overall tax rate projections. The presentation showed the model projecting growth over the next 20 years, and how the model can be quickly changed to ascertain key variables that affect the City's budget position, such as inflation, market rate increases, and new programs. 5.6. Bu~t Discussions A. Community Development Mr. Clark was present to discuss the community development budget items. He stated he would like to hire one part-time code enforcement officer who would assist in implementing a formal code enforcement system. This would allow for code enforcement on a systematic basis and would dedicate up to 1000 staff hours. He also stated the Energy City .