08-04-2009 CCM - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JULY 21, 2009 2 MOTION: Council Member DeLapp moved to approve payment of disbursements and payroll in the amount of $167,569.54. Council Member Smith seconded the motion. The motion passed 4-0. Approve temporary liquor license required by Lake Elmo Rotary to sell beer at the Fall Festival Council Member Smith, Fall Festival member, asked that this item be continued until the August 18th Council agenda so that the Fall Festival Committee can discuss this request. MOTION: Council Member Smith moved to continue consideration of the request by Lake Elmo Rotary to sell beer at the Fall Festival until the August 18th Council Meeting. Motion failed 2-2 (Mayor Johnston and Council Member DeLapp voting against.) MOTION: Council Member DeLapp moved to conditionally approve the temporary liquor license requested by the Lake Elmo Rotary upon a positive decision from the Fall Festival Committee to include this activity. Mayor Johnston seconded the motion. The motion passed 3-1 (Council Member Smith voting against.) MPCA Update on Lake Jane/Washington County Landfill Remediation Project Craig Dawson, Interim City Administrator, related the City Council requested that MPCA provide an update on the remediation project at the Lake Jane/Washington County Landfill. Pat Hanson and Peter Tiffany, MPCA, explained that construction on the Lake Jane/Washington County Landfill remediation project began in early June with project duration of 3+ years. As the contractor, Enebak Construction, began work, it proposed a different phasing plan than what had been anticipated in the plans developed by the MPCA’s engineering consultant. The MPCA is in agreement with the contractor’s approach and the duration of the project is now anticipated to be 2+ years. Council Member DeLapp questioned whether the MPCA activities at the Lake Elmo landfill site constitute “mining” as defined by the City Code; and noted that the City Code includes specific provisions and permitting related mining. He believed that MPCA is therefore in violation of the City Code by its activities at the Lake Elmo Landfill site. Peter Tiffany responded that State Attorney General Office advised that MPCA was not subject to the mining regulations. The MPCA has pledge their cooperation with the City for completion of this project. The City website has a link to the MPCA website for weekly updates.