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e e e MINUTES OF THE ELK RIVER CITY COUNCIL HELD AT THE ELK RIVER PUBLIC LIBRARY MONDAY. APRIL 6. 1987 Members Present: Mayor Gunkel. Councilmembers Dobel. Tralle. and Schuldt. Councilmember Holmgren arrived at 8:15 p.m. Members Absent: None Staff Present: Pat Klaers. City Administrator; Dave Sellergren. City Attorney; Terry Maurer. City Engineer. The City Council Committee meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Gunkel. Mayor Gunkel indicated that the purpose of this committee meeeting was to have a general discussion with City Engineer. Terry Maurer. regarding the Main Street Improvement project. Terry Maurer was present for discussion of this 1988 project. Maurer stated that the plan is to bid the project in the Fall of 1987 so that construction can begin in Spring of 1988. The other option would be to bid the job in the Spring of 1988 with construction beginning in June. The difficulty with this option would be the weather conditions in the Fall of 1988. Maurer suggested that he would like to see the feasibility study redone in order to get further input from downtown merchants. He stated that the construction phase in 1988 would go approximately to the Main Street bridge. In the updated feasibility study this "ending point of construction" would be one of the determinations they would hope to make. Discussion possibility whether or bridge. between Maurer and the Council was held regarding of the project going across the Main Street bridge not city water and sewer would also be continued across the and the Mayor Gunkel questioned whether there is anything in the Clean Water Act that would fund a project like this. Councilmember Tralle stated that this question would be addressed by a consultant from the Utilities Commission. Councilmember Schuldt questioned the funding of the Main Street bridge. Maurer addressed this question by stating that the bridge is currently rated to receive such funds. but that it takes time to get all the reports together and to go through the State to get funding. Maurer added that the bridge would probably be completely removed and reconstructed with some geometrical work to be done. The project would not take place until at least 1992.