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2nd DRAFT (2) James Kelly - Minnesota Depart of Health: Jim Kelly, Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), informed the Council that the MDH has created tests that detect five more chemicals in relation to the contamination in the Tablyn Park and Lake Elmo Heights neighborhood. Kelly stated that residents in the Lake Elmo Heights, Tablyn Park, Torre Pines and Parkview Estates area will be receiving letters in upcoming weeks, informing them that they may need to use an alternative water source. PFC related chemicals have been identified in the neighborhoods at various levels above and below health department standards for drinking. Jim Kelly also said MDH scientists had been working for the past several months to develop more sensitive tests that could detect other PFC chemicals, and as a result, health values and standards are expected to be lowered. (3) Village Area Master Plan Presentation Robert Engstrom and team presented an overview of reported that the plan was well received, and that the. telephone calls regarding the plan as well as the "pas exhibits. He referred to a project memorandum the U and advised that the team is now essentially complet( He suggested that the team is now it forward with the plan, including: 1) Village Plan components and Maste; 2) Integrating the MPCA ground wa 3) Detailed design standards for Vill team would be involved in thewoje ige Area Open House. He s,received many emails and t ' that were placed on the presented the City Council, original contractual tasks. 3ouncil's wishes regarding moving the Council preserving the Old including Highway 5 modifications; the Master Plan to create the lake; )pment, and 4) Whether and how the Discussion continued aboufi•the; Vill Area core where compact density and reduced green space are proposed by the Plan. ,Bruce Jacobson advised that the Plan suggests retaining the very, "urban" character at the core of the Village Area — reflecting the character of existing' a6velopment — but densities decrease and open space increases as one moves outward toward the'Viliage area peripheries. The Council also discussed the amenities package -public and private- and the need for Design Guidelines to ensure that the intended development character is retained. M/S/P Conlin/Johnson — to direct Staff to prepare a complete proposed contract for the project team for the June 6, 2006, Council meeting, to include Phase H with costs, and direction for any subsequent project phases. (Motion passed 5-0) 4. CONSENT AGENDA: A. Resolution No. 2006-046: Approving Claims M/S/P Johnson/DeLapp — to adopt Resolution No. 2006-046 approving Claim Numbers 325, 326, DD728 through DD749, 29065 through 29083, 29085, 29086 which were used LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES draft MAY 16, 2006