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the west central portion of Lake Elmo. The Minnesota Department of Health recommended that these wells be sealed and that the City provide water to serve this neighborhood, In response, the City designed, bid, and built water mains and laterals to serve the west central portion of Lake Elmo, The City is also in the process of connecting individual wells to the City's water system. The coordination of these projects consumed a considerable amount of the City's Administrator's time. 3. When the City Administrator died suddenly on October 7, 2006, the City Planner was asked to absorb the City Administrator's duties. Consequently, the City Planner could not devote full time to planning activities. 4. On the 19th day of July, 2006, the City of Lake Elmo retained the Robert Engstrom Companies and Close Landscape Architecture, Inc. to prepare a Village Area Master Plan. The scope of the contractor's duties is attached as Exhibit A. It is critical that the Village Area Master Plan be completed prior to final adoption of the City of Lake Elmo's Zoning Regulations for the Village Area. 5. Can the 8th day of November, 2006, the City of Lake Elmo retained Susan Hoyt as a project director. The Project Director is to provide project management services to the Lake Elmo City Council and to the City's interim City Administrator. The Project Director has analyzed the various components involved in the implementation of the City of Lake Elmo 2030 Comprehensive Plan and has provided the report attached as Exhibit B to the City Council. 6. On the 5th day of December, 2006, the City Council authorized the preparation of a feasibility report for the extension of sanitary sewer from the vicinity of Interstate 94 and County Road 17 to the Village Area. The feasibility study will be presented to the City Council on the 201h day of February, 2007. This project is designed to satisfy some of the requirements of the Lake Elmo 2030 Comprehensive Plan. 7. Between May 22, 2006 and December 11, 2006, the Lake Elmo Planning Commission has reviewed the status of the proposed zoning regulations and the Village Area Master Plan at twenty (20) meetings and/or public hearings. Most of these public hearings and meetings were devoted to reviewing the Euclidian Zoning Regulations. & Between April 11, 2006 and December 19, 2006, the Lake Elmo City Council has reviewed the status of the proposed zoning regulations, the Village Area Master Plan, the efforts of the Lake Elmo City Planning Commission and the extension of sanitary sewer to the Village Area at seven (7) meetings and has received and reviewed the minutes of the Lake Elmo Planning Commission, 9. On the 5th day of December, 2006, the City Planner resigned. 10. On the 11th day of December, 2006, the City of Lake Elmo sent out requests for qualifications for consulting services to prepare an AUAR on the Lake Elmo Village Area Master Plan. The scope of services defined in the request for qualifications is attached as Exhibit C. 2