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-3- ,�Motion by ,Councilman.. Marks-, and seconded.. by. Councilman Ranallo..to , ,authorize staff to 'write a- letter to Columbia Heights informing them of the Salvation Army's - refusal to partidip' "ate in the Stinson Project and to inquire whether that 'City is still interested in ,the proje,ct. Motion carried unanimously. Although the Salvation Army. still . recognizes their responsibility to pay all --the costs- of- the study done for Phase 1, Mr. Hamer indicated . . -the Camp officials have requested continuance of that payment until' . . this spring, at which time their Property Committed would make a -final. assessment of the problem anci.make a-determin'ation- as to whether or.,not they should proceed.-.--with the, County Road- E Pr oj-ect. The Public Works Director then indicated, that , even if the project proceeds, it may be some time before it becomes- a reality since New Brighton hasn' t even held the required public hearings yet. -Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded .by Councilman Makowske to approve payment of $6 ,071. 8l 'to Short-Elliott-Ifendrickson , Inc. for the -feasibility and cost study they made on the project proposed 'to correct the drainage.. eros ion,,,-problem along County Road,,E. - Motion- carried unanimously. In- his . Febraary---3rd -memorandum, Mr-.---Childs had given the historical -background of . the City ' s termination in 1983 of the highly appreciated, but -very expens iVe, .-annual ,-branch chippi�ng- pro j,ect f or wh ich ,,the- - Council had subsequently directed the staff to explore alternatives for reinstating in 1984, giving consideration to users fees as a prima.ry finar-fclng method. The Manager had proposed .four alternatives including their -costs and what he perceives are the weaknesses and strong points of each and had suggested criteria under which the staff could recommend undertaking the service . There was general support for Alternative #3 which. would- provide . the chipping service on a cost recovery basis but Councilmen Ranallo and Enrooth seemed to favor running the program this year under option 'T" for- that proposal- which would charge" a flat rate of $20 per stop, which would prevent disputes between the residents- and City- crews who would serve as the -"timekeepers" , ra-ther than option "A" under which -a resident would be,-billed $15 for the first 10 min'utes of chipping and an. additional $15 for every 10 minutes thereafter, to avoid poten- tial problems with neighbors pooling their branches . The following motion was made when -it became apparent that the majority favored the "A" approach. _ � �tMotion 'by Councilman Marks and seconded, by Councilman Enrooth to rein- -state, the -branch chipping program in St. Anthony in 19 84 under - Alter- . . .fiative3A-proposed -by the- Manager in- the February 14 , 1984 Council agenda. 'Motidn .carriedunanimous.1y. -