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Joint City Council/Sherburne County Board 112eeting Pa e 4 A4arch 7, 1994 ~ County Commissioners Schumocher and Engstrom indicated they were in favor of • the City taking over the county ditches in FJk River. COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN MOVED TO DIRECT Cl7Y STAFF 70 BEGIN WORKING WITH THE COUNTY STAFF TO RESEARCH HOW THE DITCH EXCHANGE CAN TAKE PLACE AND 70 START THE PROCESS OF TRANSFERRING THE COUNTY DITCHES LOCATED IN THE Ci7Y OF ELK RIVER TO 7HE CITY. COUNCILMEMBER FARBER SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0. 4. Implementation of Weflonds Law Steve Rohlf, City Building and Zoning Administrator, indicated that the City of Elk River has been named the Locol Government Unit for weflonds in Elk River. Steve Rohlf explained the theory of banking wetlond credits. He recommended that the City create a big enough site to bank wetland credits. It was the consensus of the City Council and County Board that the Ciiy and County work together on this issue. 5. Tronsportotion - Lona-ronae tronsporfation plans and improvem nt protects scheduled rn the next few years Pat Klaers, City Administrator, stated that the Council is currently reviewing the 1994-96 City transpiration projects, os well as the long-range projects. He stated ? that the City would like to work with the County to improve County Road # 1. He indicated that the City Council recently adopted a resolution requesting Sherburne County to upgrade CSAH #1 from County Rood 77 to County Road 32 and indicating the City's willingness to take the lead on the project. Dave Schwarfing, County Engineer, stated that County Road #1 is on the County's 5-yeor construction program along with County Road # 12. Councilmember Holmgren urged the County Commissioners to place a high priority. on County Rood 11 (located outside of Elk River) as it is a dangerous intersection and another death hod just occurred at the intersection. Councilmember Holmgren commended the County on the maintenance of the county roads in 1993. Steve Rohlf, City Building and Zoning Administrator, informed the County that the City is undergoing an EIS for groves mining which will effect County Roads 33 and 77. He stated that he would keep the County Engineer informed of the program. Steve Rohlf informed the County Commissioners that the City is in the process of upgrading its trail system pion. He requested the County to consider widening the shoulder of County Roads that will be upgraded to accommodate bicycle and pedestrian traffic. Mayor Duitsman requested Sherburne County to review the City's long-range transportation pion. He suggested that there could be a future exchange of ,~ roods between the city and county to accommodate the plan. • It was the consensus of the County Board and City Council that both staffs work jointly on the long-range tronsporfation plan and especially in the possibility of the exchange of roods to accommodate the plan.