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APPROVED COUNCIL MINUTES DECEMBER 9, 2002 •1 Councilmember Dahl asked if the Council agreed the developer would pay for the entire amount of 2 the traffic signal. She also asked if the City would have to pick up the tab if the traffic signal costs 3 $250,000. 4 5 Community Development Director Grochala stated the City is trying to whittle away the project costs 6 and estimating $150,000 to $200,000 for a signal at this location. The end result is there could 7 potentially be a City share of that project. He explained now that the project is moving forward as 8 discussed at the last meeting, staff will work with Anoka County on cost participation Typically, 9 their participation through County policy is to cost share with the City paying for 100% for City legs 10 and 50% of the County's intersection. In this situation, all legs of the intersection are under County 11 jurisdiction so it is estimated that the maximum City cost participation would be $50,000. Community 12 Development Director Grochala stated staff will continue to work with Anoka County as well as the 13 property owner to the south to reduce that commitment for the remaining share. 14 15 Councilmember Dahl stated if the developer is paying for $75,000 then to be sure it is equal, the other 16 property owner should pay the same, $75,000. Community Development Director Grochala stated the 17 developer said he would go up to $75,000 and he thinks the split between the two property owners 18 will be whatever the County is not paying for. 19 20 Councilmember Dahl asked if the CUP is also being approved or just the performance agreement. 21 Community Development Director Grochala stated the CUP was approved at the last meeting and the 22 consideration tonight is the performance agreement. • 23 24 Councilmember Dahl explained that at the gas station, she does not want there to be parking of 25 tractor -trailers, either day or night, for a period of time. She asked if diesel fuel will be sold at this 26 gas station. 27 28 Rockne Goertz, developer, stated he suspects the gas station will have diesel fuel but he does not 29 think parking of semi trucks will be an issue since it is not allowed by City ordinance in a General 30 Business area. 31 32 Councilmember Dahl stated she does not want there to be parking of semi tractor trailers, reefers, or 33 just the tractors. 34 35 Councilmember Reinert stated the action taken indicated that Mr. Goertz's portion would be $75,000 36 but now the language is being changed to indicate "up to" $75,000. Community Development 37 Director Grochala stated the intent was that Mr. Goertz is willing to pay that much depending on what 38 the cost is. If the signal cost $80,000, then he wouldn't be expected to pay $75,000. 39 40 Councilmember Reinert noted the language originally stated Mr. Goertz would participate at a level 41 of $75,000 but the new language says "up to" $75,000 based on cost participation. 42 43 Community Development Director Grochala explained that Mr. Goertz had asked what would happen ill44 if the signal cost $90,000 and had asked for this language change. He stated it is his understanding 11