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City Council Minutes Page 2 <br />Feb~ruaiy 1, 2a1a <br />more than 1000 acts recorded during the month. <br />Council t11en watched a news story from Channel 4 news, which had a news team present at <br />tlae downtown River's Edge Park earlier in the day when the wooden sign or `thermometer' <br />was unveiled and Mayor I~linzing licked off the month-long event, <br />Ma~Tor Z~linzing read the proclamation to the Council. <br />MOVED BY COUNCTLMEMBER ZERwA.S Al~'D SECONDED BY <br />COUNCILMEMBER GUMPHREY TD PROCLAIM THE M®NTH DF <br />FEBRUARY 2010 AS .ACTS DF RANDOM k~TNDNESS MONTH. MOTI®N <br />CARRIED 5-0. <br />5.2. Authorization to Rezone Elk River Plaza <br />Mr. Barnhart presented the staff report. He is fequesting authorization to pursue rezoning the <br />entire Elk River Plaza Planned Unit Development (PUD~ to provide clearer answers to <br />potential commercial allowed uses, ~~e stated there have been 7 or $ amendments shace its <br />approval in 1984 which makes it confusing to potential new businesses in the plaza. <br />Counciltnember Nlotin stated he would like to ensure that retail use is not reduced its tlae <br />rezone. <br />Mr, Barnhart agreed, <br />MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER MOTIN AND SECONDED BY <br />COUNCILMEMBER wESTGA.ARD TD AUTHORIZE THE PROCESS DF <br />REZONING THE ELI RIVER PLAZA PUD AS OUTLINED TN THE STAFF <br />REPORT. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. <br />5.3. Code Enforcement Update <br />Mr. Barnhart presented tl~e staff report, ~Ie stated at this time of gear, staff is receiving <br />complaints about snow removal. He stated staff continues to worl~ to reduce the tune between <br />complaint and resolution of the problem, and stated one of the goals for 2010 was to promote <br />opportunities to decrease this time by amending the ordinance for abatement warz~itag time <br />from 14 to 7 days. Staff also intends on being more aggressive with sign violation citations. Mr, <br />Barnhart would come bacl~ to council with any ordinance amendment requests. <br />. <br />5.4, 2010 Par ~s Marntenance Ca~~tal Purc aces <br />Mr. Maertz presented tlae staff report. The purchases Have been approved by the Fleet <br />Committee and budgeted in the 2010 equipment replacement fund. <br />MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER wESTGAARD AND SECONDED BY <br />COUNCILMEMBER MOTIN TO APPROVE 2010 PARKS MAINTENANCE <br />CAPITAL PURCHASES AS OUTLINED IN THE STAFF REPORT. MOTI®N <br />CARRIED 5~0. <br />5,5. Consider Consultant Services from SRF Consultin for Federal Trans ortation Fundin <br />Re uests <br />Ms, Johnson presented the staff report. Sloe stated even though the funding wasn't approved in <br />2009, the City should apply for the 2011 fiscal year appropxiations, SRF Consulting Group <br />completed the work last year and Ms. Johnson recommended the city authorize staff to work <br />