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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 15, 2012 Page 1 of 7 City of Lake Elmo City Council Minutes May 15, 2012 Mayor Johnston called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. PRESENT: Mayor Johnston, Council Members Emmons, Smith, and Pearson, Council Member Park joined the meeting during the staff and council reports section. Also Present: City Administrator Zuleger, Attorney Snyder, Planning Director Klatt, City Clerk Thone, and Finance Director Bendel. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: MOTION: Council Member Pearson moved to approve the May 15, 2012 City Council Agenda as presented. Council Member Emmons seconded the motion. The motion passed 4-0. ACCEPTED MINUTES: The May 1, 2012 City Council Minutes were accepted as presented by consensus of the City Council. PUBLIC COMMENTS/INQUIRIES: There were no public comments. REPORTS: Council Member Smith reported she attended along with City Administrator Zuleger a very positive meeting with Damon Farber regarding the proposed landscape plan for the Village area. She thanked all of the teams that had worked so hard to bring the project along to this point and stated it was exciting to the see the plan realized to this degree. Council Member Pearson reported he had attended the quarterly investor’s meeting with Greater MSP and expressed his appreciation for the organization. Mayor Johnston reported he attended a meeting with the Washington County Transportation staff with regard to the Lake Elmo park and ride sites, attended a Village work group meeting, attended the quarterly investors meeting with Administrator Zuleger and Council Member Pearson with Greater MSP regarding bringing jobs to Lake Elmo, and met with staff and a Lake Elmo resident concerning energy conservation. Mayor Johnston expressed sadness on behalf of the city council, commissions and staff on the passing of Gloria Knoblauch. Mayor Johnston asked the city to consider a ‘Gloria Knoblauch Day’ in honoring the woman who gave much time and energy to the City of Lake Elmo. He attended the Gateway Corridor meeting and stated that Lake Elmo’s request for consideration for the park and ride location was favorable, he attended along with Council Member Smith the annual Lake Elmo Fire Department recognition, met with Two Rivers housing which supports housing for people with disabilities, attended the Regional Council of Mayors meeting where one speaker touted the best way to bring jobs to a community is by focusing on higher education and attended the Washington County Memorial Day Ceremony honoring 150 fallen law enforcement officers who were tragically killed in the line of duty in the past year.