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City Council Minutes Page 4 January 27, 2003 ............................. The Council continued to discuss the issue. It was again noted that 5 feet is far better than 10 feet. The Council indicated that the City should look at the possibility of tree canopies. Mark Thompson indicated that the Street/Park Department would reconsider the policy and bring it back for Council review at a future Council meeting. The Council recessed at 7:37 p.m. and reconvened at 7:43 p.m. 5.2. Establishment of Citizen Corps Council and the Development of a Community Emergency Response Team Fire Chief Bruce West stated that he is requesting authorization to establish a City of Elk River Citizen Corps Council. He explained that a citizen corps council could coordinate citizen corps programs such as volunteers and police service, neighborhood watch, medical reserve corps, operation TIPS, and community emergency response teams at the local level. Chief West proceeded to explain the program. Chief West explained that after establishment of the Citizen Corps Council, the first task would be developing a community emergency response team. COUNCILMEMBER KUESTER MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 03-08 IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY OF ELK RIVER CITIZEN CORPS COUNCIL. COUNCILMEMBER TVEITE SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 5.3. Discussion Regarding Cable Assistant Position Pat Klaers City Administrator introduced this item. He noted that the Cable TV Department has been operating without a part time assistant for several months. He explained that the reason related to the previous assistant resigning. He indicated that staff budgeted for a full time position, which was approved for 2003, but has been unsuccessful in the ability to attract a part time person qualified for the position. He indicated that potential LGA cuts are forcing the issue of putting the full time budgeted position of Assistant Cable Producer on hold until the City knows the affect of the State budget deficit. Cable Producer Kristin Thomas addressed the Council. She reviewed the impacts that a full time assistant versus a part-time assistant versus not hiring an assistant would have on the budget and on the Cable Channel. She noted that a full time assistant would allow for the continued growth and development of the government access channel, a part time assistant would return the channel to its status prior to the resignation of the last assistant and not hiring anyone would allow only for core programming. The Council indicated its concerned about the channel not going backwards and the importance of communication. Following discussion it was the consensus not to cut the position of Assistant Cable Producer but to put it on hold until the City can determine how it will be affected by potential state aid cuts. 5.4. Update on Energ? City Grant Application for Planning Activity Associated with an East Elk River Development Project Mayor Klinzing indicated that Energy City has submitted a grant application for a project consisting of planning and design work on a proposed mixed housing, commercial, and