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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES APRIL 20, 2004 4 Council member Siedow said he thought the city was going to make a mistake by installing these lights since the neighborhood thinks that the lights would be similar to the lights located in Lions Park. The Council asked if the City Engineer could get a list of another ball field with similar lights so the council gets an idea of how bright the lights will be. Siedow said that there might not be many houses located near the VFW field now, but there will be in the old village plan. Johnston said the last discussion included the observation that lighted fields would be bringing more people to the downtown a positive consideration. He noted, however, that if there are neighborhood concerns, we should take a look at that. Mayor Hunt said he was a supporter of the lights. M/S/P DeLapp/Siedow – to direct the staff to locate an existing ball field with the same lights as proposed for the VFW ball field that would be available for Council and neighborhood residents visit and determine the impact. The City would pay any fees that may be required to light the field for only Lake Elmo purposes. (Motion passed 4-0.) This will be added to the May 4th council agenda to consider the lighting impact on surrounding properties. B. Resolution No. 2004-032 – Award Bid for the 2004 Overlay Project In his memo dated April 14, 2004, Tom Prew recommended awarding the contract to the lowest bidder, Tower Asphalt, Inc., for their base bid of $62,800. He asked the Council to make a decision if it wished to include the landscape cul-de-sac islands at a cost pf $11,475. The council decided to award the base bid and see if the neighbors want the landscape berm. M/S/P DeLapp/Siedow – to adopt resolution 2004-032 award the bid for the 2004 overlay project at a base bid of $62,800 to Tower Asphalt. (Motion passed 4-0. M/S/P Siedow/Johnston – to invite the neighbors around the cul-de-sac to the May 4 Council meeting to advise the City Council of their input regarding the landscaped cul- de-sac project alternative. (Motion passed 4-0). 9. PLANNING, LAND USE & ZONING: A. Zoning Variance – 11094 35th Street The Planner reported that at its April 6th meeting, the Council tabled this application for side and front yard variance to enable the construction of a garage. The Council asked to have the applicant secures a new survey of the site depicting the proposed garage re- oriented to line up with the south wall of the house rather than setting the garage at an angle to reduce the amount of set back variance. The purpose of the request is to determine exactly what the resulting set back would be; and, to be able to specify the actual amount of the set back variance being considered. Jon Eisele submitted a revised survey depicting the proposed garage reduced in width from 32 feet to 28 feet; reduced in length from 24/26 feet to 22/24 feet; and, with the rear of the garage in line with the south wall of the house. The side set back (south) becomes