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Further discussion: Councilmember Elvig noted this is a loan to a private entity that is from dollars the taxpayers' have already paid that are sitting in a pool and not being utilized. Getting this money in action to build out Town Center is a win/win situation. Motion carded. Voting Yes: Councilmembers Olson, Pearson, Elvig, Jeffrey, and Strommen. Voting No: None. Abstain: Mayor Gamec. Absent: Councilmember Cook. Mayor Gamec clarified he is abstaining from this vote because he was not present for the entire discussion during the HRA meeting. Based on the comments he heard he would be in favor of the project. 3) Housing Plan Update Councilmember Olson reviewed that at the September 13, 2005 HRA meeting, the Council directed staff to initiate the planning process for a Master Housing Plan for the City. Since September, staffhas been reviewing other cities' housing plans. Staff has also created a housing survey to generate ideas on housing issues facing the City. Staff is currently fine-tuning the survey and plans to distribute the survey to the Council and Commissions over the coming weeks. Staff also plans to distribute a shortened version to the public. Once the survey is complete, staffwill bring the results to the HRA to begin drafting housing goals. Case #12: Report from Public Works Committee I) Salt Storage Building Public Works Supervisor Reimer explained currently listed in the CIP is a salt storage building, Project #04-BLDG-005 with a budget of $150,000. The building would consist of a fabric cover stretched over a steel super structure and would be placed on an asphalt pad. The pad is needed to keep the salt from leaching into the soil, and would be constructed with in-house labor. One advantage of this type of building is that it can be disassembled in the future and moved to a different site as needed. Additional sections can also be added to increase capacity if the need arises in the future. The size recommended by staff is 70' x 100' and is capable of storing approximately 3,300 tons of material. This would allow for inside loading and unloading of material, plus the ability to store different types of de-icing material, including a salt brine tank for future pre-wetting systems. The current salt storage building holds approximately 200 tons. Mr. Reimer explained the City's de-icing material at this time is crushed rock salt, which is effective when pavement temperatures are at 20 degrees and rising. With the new building staff will have the ability to keep a supply of treated salt for times when pavement drops below 20 degrees. Proper storage is an important step in the overall equation as it would offer additional space to store the new de-icing chemicals, plus offer covered loading and unloading and the ability to order all of the salt at the beginning of the season. Staff estimates the cost of the storage building, plus bituminous pad would be approximately $165,000. Public Works Director Olson noted the importance of the storage building being movable, knowing in the future Public Works will be moving to a different location with more land City Council / May 9, 2006 Page 23 of 30