04-04-2017 City Council Meeting Minutes

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City Council Minutes April 4, 2017 Page2of8 3.6. REQUEST FOR UTILITY CREDIT FOR OBSIDIAN ENTERPRISES LLC. FOR $4,290.51. 3.7. QUARTERLY UTILITY BILLING ADJUSTMENT REPORT FOR JANUARY THROUGH MARCH 2017. 3.8. MCFOA GRANT FOR CLERKS INSTITUTE COUNCIL MEMBER AKERSON SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 4. Open Forum No one appeared under open forum. 5. Presentations 5.1. LIDAR Grant Presentation Frank Scherf and Kammy Huneke from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety presented the City with a new LIDAR (light detection and ranging) instrument which has a value of$2,500. Mr. Scherf noted the Pequot Lakes Police Department is receiving this equipment for their commitment to leadership and traffic safety, as an active member of the Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) program, and for their strong commitment to make Pequot Lakes and Crow Wing County a safe place to live. Ms. Huneke thanked the Council for their support of the TZD program and noted that in 2015, 411 people were killed on Minnesota roadways. Mr. Scherf further noted that since 2003, the TZD program reduced fatalities by 37%. 5.2 Highway 371 Update Randy Shoen from Mathiowetz Construction updated the Council on the Highway 371 Expansion Project. Mr. Shoen explained that starting on April 7th a traffic switch will take place in Nisswa. The Cullen Brook area will have surcharge removed beginning the week of April 10th. Work at the County Road 16/Highway 371 intersection will begin on April 10th and should wrap up by May 12th. The Highway 371 expressway should be open by Memorial Day. Four detours will take place this summer which include Myers Road, County Road 16, West Twin Lake Drive, and South Patriot Avenue. Mr. Shoen stated the Highway 371 Expansion Project may be completed by Labor Day. 6. Planning and Zoning