Minutes - Council Work Session - 06/05/2007

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Interim City Administrator Nelson stated staff believes there is a need to account for those costs, and they cannot defer them. They need to attribute the costs to these projects, and they will get creative about that if needed. Staff is working on this internally. Mayor Gamec inquired about TIF funding used with Crest View. Public Works Director Olson replied streetscape costs are included at this point in the TIF funding. Councilmember Elvig inquired about the status of the $3 million Letter of Credit. Mr. Bray replied the hearing is scheduled for June 18th. The City filed a motion for summary judgment and the answer has not been filed. Interim City Administrator Nelson indicated staff will come back with more discussion in general about the Development Agreement and dealing with the Crest View and PSD projects as they move forward. Staff thinks it is important to keep those projects on track. MAYOR, COUNCIL AND STAFF INPUT Sunfish Lake Boulevard Design Meeting Public Works Director Olson stated Commissioner Berg will not be able to attend the Sunfish Lake Boulevard design meeting on June 19th and has asked that it be rescheduled to June 26th. Interim City Administrator Nelson indicated the meeting will begin at 5:00 p.m. with a short presentation by the auditors and at least 1 to 1 ~ hours dedicated to Sunfish Lake Boulevard discussions. Median Closures / Highway 47 Councilmember Elvig stated regarding the closure of medians at Bunker Lake Boulevard, he received a call from a business on Highway 47 making him aware that Snyder's closed last week. Their business is down 40%, Wendy's business is down 35%, and someone else is thinking about closing. He stated it sounds to him as though the businesses are more than struggling at this point. The voice mail he received stated that the businesses will sign a document that shows the impact that median closure had on their business. Mayor Gamec stated the City of Anoka approved that plan and said they had talked to the businesses and told them the closures would take place. Public Works Director Olson indicated it is expected that there will be at least one, if not two, members of the Economic Development Authority present at the meeting on June 26th when Anoka County is present. This directly relates to the issue of the design of the medians between the railroad track and Highway 10. He has talked to Police Chief Way, and there was a significant accident history at that crossing area that he has said has been completely resolved. City Council Work Session / June 5, 2007 Page 11 of 12