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City Council Mnutes Page 2 <br />~anuazy ~ 1, 2010 <br />5.1. Sewer Service Availabili Char e -Follow-u on Calculation Method <br />Ms. Johnson presented the staff report. <br />Mr. Ruprecht reviewed the information that was gathered from surrounding cities regarding <br />SAC fees and the method each city uses to calculate the Fees. He explained that some use <br />Met Council to dictate their fees while others negotiate their fees. <br />Ms. Johnson explained that it can be difficult for staff to be subjective in negotiating with <br />new businesses. <br />Ms. Mehelich stated that rarely new businesses question SAC fe~~ `order to compare with <br />other cities, She added that in the rare instance that economic ~opment staff receives a <br />complaint about Elk River's SAC/WAC Fees, the business ~ ~o~~~d with a comparison o~ <br />costs. She added that sometimes the up front gates of ocr cities are ~.~re.r but the user fees <br />are higher so it typically equals out. <br />Council consensus was for no change to the Sc~~~ r~vailabili~~:.,Charge rate cic~lation at this <br />time. <br />Ms. Mehelich indicated that staff will bring this item f~~~~d if they hear additional <br />complaints. Councilmember Moon ~~.~ted that infor~~~~~~~ on user fees of surrounding <br />cities be included if this item is bro~~ ~~~~d aa.in. <br />5.2. 2010 Council Goals Discussion <br />Ms. Johnson reviev~jd ~~ 2009 Council ~i.~~r~ing Workshop Recap list as included in her <br />staff report. <br />The Council disc.: the ~~~~.~ p,ro~ect~`nitiatives outlined in 2049; <br />~,~. <br />,,. <br />Camp~p~ ~~~~~~~~~ Sur~~~~r` <br />Co2~ ~~ould i~~ phis left ~ the goal list, Staff will obtain copy of survey recently <br />~~pleted by the ~~ of Coop ~~apids. <br />~~ointAdmini~tratia~~ .~earin~ ~aard <br />~~d has been app~~ed. <br />Cample~~y ~~~r~~~~~~ ~~devela~ment .Plan <br />To begin ~ ~ 15~ Avenue Focused Area Study is complete. <br />.Follor~-up an 171 sr avenue .Facused Area Study <br />Adoption of botla phases anticipated by Council in 2010. <br />Continue Gravel.Mini~t~ .Area Study <br />Work on study is ongoing at the staff level. <br />Joint Meeting r~ith Park, and .Kecreatian Commif~ion far Update an .Master Park Plan <br />A joint meeting was held May 2409. Council would like to schedule another joint meeting <br />.for May 2010. <br />