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City Council Minutes Page 3 March 2, 2009 Councilmembers Zerwas and Westgaard stated they understood the need for this ordinance • from a safety perspective. They felt it would be more efficient to have one person as the main point of contact within the city that could coordinate the processing of the event request with other staff in order to prevent any oversights. Ms. Johnson noted the intent of the ordinance is to make it easier for organizations and individuals to coordinate events by having a single contact at the city and to provide more notice to the city and when applicable, residents affected by the event. She stated the goal is coordination in order to inform all necessary departments of an event and to capture any out-of-pocket costs. Mr. Beck stated the ordinance is set up broadly in order to allow for a maximum amount of flexibility in applying the ordinance to the many different types of events. He stated the Council would have the ultimate authority in removing or changing any conditions attached to an event. MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER GUMPHREY AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ZERWAS TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 09-01 AMENDING ARTICLE XI OF THE ELK RIVER CITY CODE TO ADD NEW SECTION 38- 510 TO 38-522 DEFINING AND REGULATING SPECIAL EVENTS AND THAT NO APPLICATION FEES BE CHARGED. MOTION CARRIED 3-2. Mayor Klinzing and Councilmember Motin opposed. MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER ZERWAS AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER GUMPHREY TO ADOPT RESOUTION 09-11 • APPROVING NOTICE OF SUMMARY PUBLICATION OF ORDINANCE SECTION 38-510 To 38-522 AN ORDINANCE DEFINING AND REGULATING SPECIAL EVENTS. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 6.2.A. Ordinance Reformatting and Amending Articles I and II of Chapter 78 of the Elk River City Code of Ordinances Providing for the Otieration of the Discontinuance of Water Service and Establishing Procedures for Water Shut-Offs Ms. Johnson presented the staff report. Mr. Beck reviewed the ordinance. Councilmember Gumphrey noted there have been issues with foreclosures causing water problems in homes and felt a policy was needed in order to allow Elk River Municipal Utilities. to shut off water. Utilities Commissioner Dietz stated approximately 20 million gallons of water has been wasted due to foreclosure issues. Councilmember Motin expressed concern with Section 78-23 and whether it would be cost prohibitive to force people to install stop valves. Water Superintendent Dave Berg explained the shut-off process and noted that most properties have them already. • MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER MOTIN AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER WESTGAARD TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 09-02