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Lake Elmo City Council Meeting Minutes March 6, 2006, Approved: March 21, 2006 Page 4 requested after discussion with Oakdale abouta joint park. The Park Plan needs to be updated since 1990. That will give us a vision for today and into the future. Vote: 3:1 No — DeLapp: Councilmember DeLapp is opposed because he does not see how it benefits existing residents. Dollars for downtown plans have not been spent yet. Commissioner Todd Bruchu can tell Council what the city needs, and we don't need to spend money on a consultant. We do not need to pay someone to tell us what we need when we already know we need it. B. ZONING VARIANCES — HAIRE (8160 HILL TRAIL); RESOLUTION NO.2006-024 The Planner explained the variance request for a complete tear -down of an existing home and construction of a new home. He said the Planning Commission recommended approval on a vote of 5:4. Two variances are required for the setback distance from OHW and construction of a new home on a lot substandard by area. M/S/P, DeLapp/Smith to adopt Resolution No. 2006-024 denying zoning variances for 8160 Hill Trail based upon facts and data included in the staff report and Planning Memo of February 13, 2006. VOTE: 4:0. C. ORDINANCE NO.97-166 RELATING TO PRIVATE WELLS/RESOLUTION NO.2006-025 DECLARING POTENTIAL HAZARD The City Attorney prepared two actions for Council to consider. One has city-wide application to allow the sealing of wells when city water becomes available and the other is for an area where a potential hazard exists. The report should say sink faucet not sick faucet. City Attorney recommends changing VIEW TAPE M/S/P, Smith/Johnson to adopt Ordinance 97-166 amending sick faucet to sink faucet and adding 600.21 B. A private well which has been declared to be a known or potential health hazard by resolution of the city Coucil shall be sealed pursuant to the regulations of the Minnesota Dept. of Health. Vote: 4:0 M/S/P, Smith/Johnson to adopt Resolution No. 2006-025 amending it to add "as illustrated by Exhibit A" and to add that "all of the private residential wells in the WCLE Area are located downstream from the source of contamination and draw water from the same aquifers." Vote: 4:0. 10. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT No report 11. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT A. WORKSHOP ON MARCH 14'a-PRESENTATION OF OLD VILLAGE PLAN Next week at the Council Workshop at 6:00 p.m. (televised) will be the presentation by the Bob Engstrom Team retained by the City as of the Village Plan. The Planning Commission will be invited to attend. The Mayor said at the next council meeting the Council will take action to decide how to present it to the public. 12. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS A. MAYOR JOHNSTON B. COUNCIL MEMBER CONLIN Absent C. COUNCIL MEMBER DELAPP a. Wastewater from wash bays at gas station may be going into the ground at Cenex. b. Inwood street signs wired in and wondering if it was done. Budgeted money for speed signs. Administrator Rafferty said we have one and it is deployed by the Sheriff's office.