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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES SEPTEMBER 16, 2014 Page 1 of 8 CITY OF LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES SEPTEMBER 16, 2014 Mayor Pearson called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. PRESENT: Mayor Mike Pearson and Council Members Wally Nelson, Anne Smith, Justin Bloyer, and Mike Reeves. Staff present: City Administrator Zuleger, City Attorney Snyder, Community Development Director Klatt, City Engineer Griffin, Finance Director Bendel, and City Clerk Bell. PLEDGE OF ALLIGENCE APPROVAL OF AGENDA Council Member Bloyer pulled Item 13 for discussion. Council Member Smith pulled Items 9 and 12 for discussion. MOTION: Council Member Bloyer moved TO APPROVE THE SEPTEMBER 16, 2014 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA AS AMENDED. Council Member Nelson seconded the motion. MOTION PASSED 5-0. ITEM 1: ACCEPT MINUTES THE SEPTEMBER 2, 2014 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES WERE APPROVED AS PRESENTED BY CONSENSUS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. COUNCIL REPORTS: Mayor Pearson: attended meeting with residents of the Hamlet neighborhood regarding sewer hook-up; met with Commissioner Kriesel and County Staff on a few matters, attended Gateway Corridor meeting and library event. Reported making headway on the library JPA with the county; attended groundbreaking for Family Means youth center. It was a great event with a great group. Council Member Smith: attended finance committee meeting; noted that some Planning Commissioners she has spoken with want the planning packets to be in a consistent format and more time to review; called for an action item list to determine the status of development conditions being met; read statement regarding moments of silence. A moment of silence was held for staff members Cathy Bendel and Joan Ziertman who recently lost their father and for resident Kacee Tollefsbol and her sister Ashlee Steele, who were recently killed. Council Member Nelson: attended finance committee meeting, groundbreaking for Family Means, and library event to meet the new director. Council Member Bloyer: met the new library director; met with Commissioner Kriesel and Wayne Sandberg. Council Member Reeves: attended Hamlet neighborhood meeting, library event to meet the new director, and Parks Commission meeting on September 15th; HR Committee will be meeting soon to finalize performance management process; attended Gateway Corridor meeting and library event. PRESENTATION: 36TH & 37TH STREET IMPROVEMENTS City Administrator Zuleger read the resident submitted letter. The letter called for postponing the street improvements. Mayor Pearson noted that the city is considering the question of how to deal with urban and rural roads. PUBLIC COMMENTS/INQUIRIES Steve DeLapp, 8468 Lake Jane Trl., spoke about city densities. He called for a moratorium on development. Susan Dunn, 11018 Upper 33rd St. N., requested the current city debt amount. She spoke about pausing growth instead of using the term moratorium. She called for a city-wide open meeting for all residents. City Administrator Zuleger stated the debt amount was $18,500,000.00