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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 participate in the Stinson Project and to inquire whether that City is still interested in the project. 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 Committee would make a final assessment of the problem and make a determination as to whether or not they. should proceed with the County Road E Project. 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. 81 to Short-Elliott-Hendrickson Inc. for the feasibility and cost study they made on the project proposed to correct the drainage erosion problem along County Road E. .Motion carried unanimously. In his February 3rd memorandum, Mr. Childs had given the historical background of the City ' s termination in 1983 of the highly appreciated, but very expensive, annual branch chipping project for which the • Council had subsequently directed the staff to explore alternatives for reinstating in 1984 , giving consideration to users fees as a primary financing 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 "B" 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" , rather than option "A" under which a resident would be billed $15 for the first 10 minutes 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. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Enrooth- to rein- state the branch chipping program in St. Anthony in 1984 under Alter- native 3A proposed by the Manager in the February 14 , 1984 Council agenda. Motion carried unanimously. •