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City Council Minutes Page 3 <br />January 22, 2001 <br /> <br /> Klinzing stated that the city should study traffic issues that would be created by <br /> new developments. <br /> <br />THE MOTION CARRIED 3-2. COUNCILMEMBERS DIETZ AND KUESTER OPPOSED. <br /> <br />Councilmember Kuester stated that she opposed the motion as she did not <br />agree with all the findings in the resolution. <br /> <br />4.2. <br /> <br />Authorize Evans and 193rd Traffic Study <br /> <br />City Engineer Terry Maurer stated that the city would like to complete a traffic <br />count study on Evans Avenue and 193r~ Avenue. Mr. Maurer indicated that the <br />study would cost approximately $5,000. <br /> <br />COUNCILMEMBER KUESTER MOVED TO AUTHORIZE A TRAFFIC STUDY F(~ <br />AVENUE AND 193RD AVENUE. COUNClLMEMBER TVEITE SECONDED THI <br />MOTION CARRIED 5-0. <br /> <br />THE <br /> <br />4.3. Authorize Park Land Ne.qotiation with Grace Assembl, <br /> <br />Director of Planning Michele McPherson stated that staff ~uld like authorization <br />from the Council to begin negotiations for the purchase oproximately 10 <br />acres of land from the Grace Assembly of God McPherson stated <br />that the area is near an urban residential location w there is little parkland <br />and that there may be future opportunities to more land in the area. <br /> <br />City Engineer Terry Maurer informed council thc <br />plans to loop the water system between <br />The need to acquire necessary easements <br />negotiations. <br /> <br />Municipal Utilities have future <br /> Ridge and County Road 13. <br /> be brought up during these <br /> <br />COUNCILMEMBER MOTIN MOVED TO <br />WITH GRACE ASSEMBLY OF GOD <br />OF PARKLAND AT $14,500 PER ACRJ <br />MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED ,~ <br /> <br />STAFF TO BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS <br />FOR THE PURCHASE OF UP TO 10 ACRES <br /> SECONDED THE <br /> <br />5. Open Mike <br /> <br />No one appeared for o mike. <br /> <br />6.1. Consider Rec <br /> <br />for Palice Officer Position <br /> <br />Police Chief Tom <br />River Police <br />months to co~ <br />of police <br /> <br /> stated that two police officers might be leaving the Elk <br /> ~s stated that the hiring process takes three to four <br />and he would like authorization to advertise for the position <br /> <br />Council~ Dietz questioned if the police department had an established <br />eligibi list. Chief Zerwas stated that the market for police officers is very <br />corn and his department does not have a current eligibility list because <br />it's hard to keep a list of good qualified applicants for more than a few months. <br /> <br /> <br />