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City Counal Minutes Febxuary11,2008 Page 2 appeazs that the pazking stalls axe turning over more than every three hoots. He noted that • only about 20% was long term parking. He stated that staff is scheduled to conduct the nest study in Mazch and every three months thereafrer. Mr. Maurer questioned if the findings were presented in an understandable format. Council consensus was that future findings should be provided to the Housing and Redevelopment Authority and the Cite Councl as information in their packets and should only come back for discussion if trends show that the parking demand is substantially increasing. There being no other business, Chair Wilson adjourned the special meeting of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority at 6:43 p.m. 6. Wotksession 6.1. Highway 169 Land AcgL5ltlo~T} City Admirdstratox Lori Johnson explained that MnDOT's polity is to determine property values at the time MnDOT obtains the property, not the value at the time the City purchased the property. Ms. Johnson indicated that since there is no timeline for beginning the project and the eazly acquisition needs to be funded by the City, early acquisition does not appeaz to be to the City's advantage at this time. The Council concurred. G.2. Public Works egisladve Update Public Works Director Terry Maurer provided a Legislative update to the Council as outlined in his staff report Mr. Maurer questioned if the Council would like him to represent Elk River at the Transportation Day at the Capitol where he will have an opportunity to • meet with legislators and indicate to them what the City Council would like to see out of the legislature regarding transportation funding. It was the consensus of the Council for Mr. Maurer to attend Transportation Day on behalf of Elk River. The Councl would like Mr. Maurer to cotrvey to legislators that Elk River would like something done to in«ease transportation funding but not to discuss the City's views on specific bills. Ms. Johnson distributed a resolution that was received from the League of Minnesota Cities Friday afternoon. She indicated that the League would like each City Council to adopt the resolution in support of comprehensive road and transit funding. The Council would like the resolution placed on a future agenda. 6.3. Request by Hi Develooment to Amend Condition of Pla for Carson Street Planning Manager Jeremy Barnhart explained that the Cazsoti Street Station plat contains a condition that limits the p.m. peak hoax trips generated by the business to 330. He stated that Gary Janisch of HJ Development has indicated a desire to amend this condition, in«easing the number of trips generated Gary Janisch, HJ Development -explained that the trip limitation has created a hazdship on the development making it difficult to lease the property. Mr. Janisch further explained that an actual trip count generation was conducted the week before, the week of, and the meek after Thanksgiving, by Wenck Assoaations which found that the actual trip count from the tenants in place was considerably less than the manual during one of the busiest • times of the year. Mr. Janish outlined three proposed options fox Council review. He stated