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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES NOVEMBER 18, 2014 Page 2 of 4 9. Lake Elmo Avenue Trunk Watermain Improvements – Pay Request No. 4 10. Rotating Schedule for Sign Purchases MOTION: Council Member Smith moved TO APPROVE THE FINANCE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. Council Member Nelson seconded the motion. MOTION PASSED 5-0. OTHER CONSENT AGENDA 11. Assign Council Member Bloyer to County Library System Discussions 12. Assign Council Member Smith to Gateway Corridor Discussions 13. Acceptance of the Koch Pipeline Easement proposed in the Demontreville Wildlife Area MOTION: Council Member Smith moved TO APPROVE THE OTHER CONSENT AGENDA AS AMENDED. Council Member Nelson seconded the motion. MOTION PASSED 5-0. ITEM 11: ASSIGN COUNCIL MEMBER BLOYER TO COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM DISCUSSIONS Council Member Smith wants this decision to be taken up after the New Year when the new Council is seated. Mayor Pearson noted that he is trying to take care of business while the city agenda is relatively light. Council Member Nelson noted that Council Member Bloyer serves on the Library Board, so it would make sense for him to be involved in the discussions. Ms. Smith also noted she has no interest in serving on the Gateway Corridor discussion. Mr. Bloyer stated that as a Library Board Member he would like to be involved in the library discussions. MOTION: Council Member Nelson moved TO ASSIGN COUNCIL MEMBER BLOYER TO THE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM DISCUSSIONS. Council Member Reeves seconded the motion. MOTION PASSED 4-1 (SMITH – NAY). ITEM 12: ASSIGN COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH TO GATEWAY CORRIDOR DISCUSSIONS Council Member Smith declined the assignment. Council Member Bloyer volunteered. MOTION: Council Member Nelson moved TO ASSIGN COUNCIL MEMBER BLOYER TO THE GATEWAY CORRIDOR DISCUSSIONS. Council Member Reeves seconded the motion. MOTION PASSED 5-0. REGULAR AGENDA ITEM 14: LAKE JANE 201 SYSTEM City Engineer Griffin presented an overview of the 201 public septic systems. They are owned and operated by the City. There are four in the Old Village and four in the Tri-Lakes area. It was stated that there is no imminent health threat with the specific system at issue. The system is not failing, but would be considered non-compliant along with some functionality issues. It was also explained that despite the fact the system was compliant when installed, now that the rules have been changed, it is no longer compliant. There is no grandfathering in of those systems. Staff asked for direction on possibility of purchasing land and expanding the number of users from the surrounding properties to deal with future non-compliant systems. The alternative is to limit it to just the current users and obtain a smaller parcel. Council Member Nelson asked about the maintenance. It was explained that the City used to track maintenance and the users were required to pump regularly – every one to two years. That has not been done for a few years. Lucy Golish, 9369 Jane Road, spoke about her history with the system. The tank has been pumped annually. Her husband recently passed away, and she is trying to sell the property. Her son Rob Golish also attested to the inspection and maintenance activity.