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AMENDEDIAPPROVED: 01103/06 <br />VOTE: 4:0. <br />E. Ramsey Center for Arts -Request for Use of Lions Park for Art Fair <br />Robert Meyer, President of RCFA, said they would like to hold a Fine Arts and Fine <br />Crafts Festival over the weekend of July 29 and 30, 2006. There would be around 50 <br />tents. Artists will be responsible for their own art and equipment. The timing fits in a <br />sequence of the 4th of July Children's Parade, Art Fair, County Fair, and Huff'n' Puff. <br />There will be light music, not rock band music, off the deck or in the quadrangle behind <br />the Ramsey Center. A diagram was provided showing the portion of the park outside the <br />fenced ballfield where the Arts Fair would be staged. <br />The City Attorney advised that if the Council wishes to use the park for those purposes, <br />the Council has to make a motion allowing that use of City land. <br />M/S/P, Johnston/DeLapp, To support authorizing the use of Lions Park within the <br />confines of the drawing provided by the applicant for a Fine Arts and Fine Crafts Festival <br />on Saturday and Sunday July 29 and 30, 2006 subject to review and approval by the City <br />Attorney. <br />Councilmember Conlin asked that the clean up, parking, sanitation, etc. be reviewed and <br />that she is otherwise very supportive. <br />Councilmember DeLapp left the table. <br />Bill Wacker, 3603 Laverne Avenue North <br />Mr. Wacker lives next door to the park. He said other small communities have an Art <br />Fair and he is not opposed to it. <br />VOTE: 4:0. <br />8. City Engineer's Report <br />A. Escrow Reductions <br />Councilmember DeLapp left the table at 8:14 p.m. <br />1. Farms of Lake Elmo <br />The Planner said the City Forester is very involved in Landscape Plans in new <br />developments. Farms of Lake Elmo should not reduce that portion of their <br />escrow for landscaping because those improvements are incomplete. The City <br />Engineer and Planner recommend reduction from $1.175 million to $675,000. <br />M/S/P, Conlin/Johnson, To approve reduction of the required development <br />security for the Farms of Lake Elmo Development Agreement to $657,000 as <br />recommended by the City Engineer and City Planner. VOTE: 3:0. <br />2. Sanctuary of Lake Elmo <br />The City Engineer and City Planner recommend reduction of escrow from $2.6 <br />million to approximately $1.8 million. Landscaping is not yet initiated and no <br />inspection has been performed by the City Forester. M/S/P, Johnson/Conlin, To <br />approve reduction of the required development security for the Sanctuary of Lake <br />Lake Elmo City Council Meeting Minutes of December 20, 2005 <br />