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City Council meeting of August 6, 2001 Page 8 Miron made motion, Haas seconded, directing staff to make application to the DNR for a grant to fund the efforts to assist in treating oak wilt disease on trees in the City. All aye. Motion Carried. RENEWAL OF MINING PERMIT (RIVER CITY ASPHALTI River City Asphalt made application to the City for renewal of its Mining Permit. RCA has been mining in the City for more than 20 years and, as such, has provided a significant amount of gravel for road improvement projects in the area. This year's low bidder for the City's graveling contract, Dresel Excavating, obtained its gravel from RCA. City staff made an inspection of the site, and found the operation to be in general compliance with its existing permit, with the exception of a few deficiencies. The mining permit reviewed by the Council contained conditions and timeframes for the applicant to correct the outstanding issues. City staff recommended Council approve the renewal of the Mining Permit for River City Asphalt with the full understanding that the operation is in the process of phasing out of supplying gravel. Mayor Miron wanted to make sure there was adequate topsoil remaining at the site, and Councilman Haas expressed concern that prior conditions had not been met. Miron made motion, Granger seconded, to approve the Mining Permit for River City Asphalt subject to conditions and receipt of a letter of credit in an amount determined by the City Engineer. Staff will work with RCA to resolve permit deficiencies prior to the issuance of the new permit. All aye. Motion Carried. CLUSTER ORDINANCE Miron made motion, Granger seconded, directing staff to schedule a date for a Council/Planning Commission workshop to develop a cluster ordinance for the City. All aye. Motion Carried. BEAVER PONDS DRAINAGE Miron made motion, Puleo seconded, authorizing the City Engineer to check elevations in the Beaver Ponds subdivision to make sure the final grading plan was done according to plans and specifications. All aye. Motion Carried. NOR -LAKES TANKER CAR COMPLAINTS Staff has been notified that Nor -Lakes has allowed the staging of railroad tanker cars on the tracks adjacent to TH61. Staff contacted Nor -Lakes and they have agreed to remove the cars. The extra cars are being staged on the tracks to facilitate a change over of oil-based products. Further, Nor -Lakes has been working with the railroad in an attempt to get the railroad to remove the cars in a more timely fashion. No Council action was required.