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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES NOVEMBER 4, 2009 3 <br />Approval of 2010 water conservation rates <br /> <br />Bruce Messelt, City Administrator, reported Minnesota Statute 106G.291 requires public <br />water suppliers serving more than 1,000 consumers to adopt a conservation water rate <br />stricture by January 1, 2010. <br /> <br />Tom Bouthilet, Finance Director provided the City Council with three draft scenarios for <br />review. While the Council indicated a preference for scenario #3 at the October 27, <br />workshop and directed staff to proceed accordingly, a fourth scenario was also still under <br />construction, with no base charge and a pure ad valorum rate structure. <br /> <br />MOTION: Council Member Smith moved to adopt a water conservation rate structure <br />for 2010, as depicted in Scenario #3 attached in report. Mayor Johnston seconded the <br />motion. The motion passed 5-0. <br /> <br />Adopt Ordinance No. 08-019, Wireless Telecommunication Ordinance, Resolution No. <br />2009-043 <br /> <br />Kyle Klatt, Planning Director, reported the City Council was provided with a copy of the <br />most recent Planning Commission report regarding the Wireless Communications <br />Ordinance at its October 27, 2009 workshop. The changes that were requested by the <br />Council during the workshop were incorporated into the updated draft. The Council is <br />being asked to approve the proposed ordinance, as amended, and repeal the moratorium <br />on the construction of new wireless telecommunications tower, currently in effect. <br /> <br />Council Member DeLapp was not in attendance at the October 27th workshop; therefore, <br />at the Council meeting he summarized his changes to the ordinance. <br /> <br />Jim Blackford, 9765 45th Street N., stated he wanted the requests to come in front of the <br />Council so they could consider keeping the character of neighborhood and the visual <br />impact of the tower area. <br /> <br />MOTION: Council Member DeLapp moved to approve 08-019 amending the wireless <br />communications ordinance as amended by the Planning Director and including the <br />comments that would strengthen the original intent of the ordinance provide by Council <br />Member DeLapp, effective upon the publication date of Ordinance 08-019. Council <br />Member Park seconded the motion. The motion passed 5-0. <br /> <br />MOTION: Council Member DeLapp moved to approve Resolution No. 2009-043 <br />authorizing publication of Ordinance No. 08-019 by Title and Summary. Council <br />Member Park seconded the motion. The motion passed 5-0. <br /> <br />MOTION: Council Member Park moved to direct the City Attorney to draft an ordinance <br />to repeal Ordinance 08-012 establishing a moratorium on the construction of new <br />wireless telecommunications tower, currently in effect. Council Member DeLapp <br />seconded the motion. The motion passed 5-0.