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AMEN DED/APPROVED: 01/03/06 city has the right to review plans, and consequently we have required specific screening. The applicant has met the city's requirements. M/S/P, Johnson/Johnston, To approve the installation of a gas service measuring and regulating facility and pipes with shrubbery screening per staff recommendations. VOTE: 3:0. F. Zoning Variances, 1094132"a Street North, Resolution No. 2005-144 The Planner said that the Planning Commission asked the applicant to reconsider plans to reduce scale and degree of variance on a small lake lot. On December 9, 2005, the applicant requested the application be placed on hold but the sixty day rule does not allow that. Therefore the Planning Commission recommended denying the variances as applied for. Councilmember Conlin asked about the fees should the applicant wish to change their plans in the near future. The Planner said they could apply for it and staff will consider fees at that time but the review process absorbs those fees and a complete review has taken place. M/S/P, Conlin/Johnston, To adopt Resolution 2005-144 to denying variances for 10941 32"d Street North. VOTE: 3:0. G. Eurasian Milfoil The Planner explained that in the past year, Eurasian Milfoil has been found in Lake Elmo. An Action Plan has been developed for eradication but such plans have been rather unsuccessful on other lakes. Harvesting is most successful but expensive. They could increase the level of monitoring at the boat launch within the park reserve. One item from the report from DNR is that our lake is a deep lake and milfoil does not do well in depths over 18 feet. The mayor asked how one apportions costs of control measures. The Planner said that Lake Associations can take over the task of harvesting and assess it to homeowners. Some cities rent or buy a harvest machine. The mayor asked if the cost could be born by those providing public access. The Planner said it could. Discussion surrounded putting off this agenda item for a couple of meetings because this is a long-term major expense. Commissioner Johnson said she would like to know the cost of monitoring, eradication and/or harvesting. Councilmember DeLapp said we could ask Washington County Parks to help with the monitoring of the boats on and off the lake, and also to identify long-term or other resolutions that would be applicable for our other lakes in the community. The County is going through park planning process, and this is the time for them to be looking at this too. At the Workshop with the Technical Park Committee this should be an Agenda item. Perhaps some costs can be compiled and an initial reaction to the county bearing their fair share of costs. The Planner said he could find out what other communities have spent. M/S/P, Johnston/Conlin, To direct staff to gather information on monitoring boat traffic in and out of Lake Elmo through the public boat launch from Washington County, to research the costs of harvesting milfoil, to investigate participation by Washington County for costs of monitoring and harvesting, and to return to the Council for review at the second meeting in January. VOTE: 3:0. Lake Elmo City Council Meeting Minutes of December 20, 2005