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put the responsibility on the owner to remove people after the designated closing
time. He added that he would like the Police Chief's comments on it. Mayor
Pickar replied that any action would be postponed until the Chief had had an
opportunity to review it.
ADMINISTRATOR ACHEN'S REPORT
Administrator Achen stated that Staff and Midwest Planning are currently reviewing
Seven Eleven's traffic impact study and recommended the Council authorize the
expenditure from the General Fund Contingency of $1500 for Midwest Planning's
services.
MSP (Baumgartner - Ziebarth) to hire Midwest Planning to perform a traffic study
not to exceed $1500. 5 ayes
Councilmember Ziebarth asked if it would be strictly a traffic study. Administrator
Achen replied that they would also be analyzing the data prepared by the city and
the applicant.
Councilmember Rowley stated that she had observed a lack of space at Seven Eleven
recently when there were two large delivery trucks there, along with six cars,
some of which were blocked by the delivery trucks.
Mayor Pickar asked for a clarification of the traffic impact study for Seven
Eleven. Official Rose explained that Midwest Planning was doing the traffic
impact study. When Midwest Planning and Staff reviewed Seven Eleven's study
they found areas that appeared to be smoothed over. He stated that four different
traffic configurations were shown going through the property but not at the same
time. The applicant's study was conducted on a Monday, which is not a typical
day, and Midwest Planning feels that the traffic projections for Silver Lake Road
and County Road H -2 may be short. He added that the Seven Eleven gas business
may be minimal now but could expand significantly in the future.
MSP (Ziebarth - Hodges) to amend the previous motion to refer to a neighborhood
traffic impact study. 5 ayes
Administrator Achen reported that the June 5 agenda session will be devoted to a
review of on -sale liquor license applications, and that he will request that
representatives from the Launching Pad attend the meeting.
Administrator Achen reported that the League of Minnesota Cities has requested
a response to their inquiry about the city's interest in a study on self - insurance
for both general institutional coverages and employee health insurance.
MSP (Pickar - Rowley) to authorize expenditure of up to $100 from the general fund
contingency for a study of municipal self - insurance by the League of Minnesota
Cities.
Administrator Achen reported that six candidates were interviewed for the position
of finance officer and that Donald Brager of Fairmont was strongly favored by
the interview committee. Mr. Brager's references recommended him highly.
5 ayes
MSP (Ziebarth - Baumgartner) to authorize the clerk- administrator to offer the
finance officer position to Donald Brager at $16,500. 5 ayes