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AMENDED & APPROVED: MARCH 6, 2006 the water is going to come from due to the pollution. Surface water runoff will go right into Raleigh Creek from heavily fertilized playfields where it will ultimately end up in the St. Croix River. Is the whole park going to be fully developed? Lighting is a concern, especially for youth. Will there be shelter there? Restrooms? What kind of buildings, maintenance equipment, speakers, what will the limits be? Councilmember Johnson said the concerns are valid. The Parks and Planning Commissions unanimously supported moving forward with the process. The concerns cannot be brought forth without some sort of a task force. We need to gather the data before we can bring it back to the public. Councilmember Smith said we need to look into it knowing we might say no. Councilmember Conlin said she does not disagree but thinks it should be internal to Lake Elmo. Councilmember Johnson said there is already too much information in the Letter of Understanding. Take out the implementation portions and explore ajoint facility. Recommendation would be to edit and revise this Agreement because we are asking already for 50150 split. M/S/P, Johnson/Johnston to move this item to Council Workshop and direct staff to create a new Task Force Agreement to make it more of a work plan and develop more of what the role of the task force will be and less of an Agreement. The Administrator said he would rather not put in any more details. This is not the first draft. He does not want to invest more time to change the document without the additional work being done and direction from the Workshop. Councilmember DeLapp said we should hold several workshops here first. Councilmember Conlin said she would like to see some discussion up front about whether placing a park in this area makes sense. We have spent months planning in this City. She asked if we are really thinking it through and whether it meets our vision for the City. Councilmember Smith would like detailed discussions on the overall costs in the long run and what we must sacrifice in order to build it. Larry Moody said his property directly abuts this proposed park. Light, noise, runoff into the creek, water contamination. He asked if this is going to benefit Lake Elmo or Oakdale or 3M. VOTE: 5:0 PASSED to be discussed next Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. B. Comment Letter on Lake Elmo Park Reserve Amendment Councilmember Johnson thanked the Technical Advisory Committee for their assistance. Councilmember DeLapp asked for specific amendments to a letter to the County. He will submit them to the Planner for inclusion of the letter. M/S/A, Johnston/Conlin to approve the letter as written and authorize the administrator to sign it. Councilmember Smith would like to know how they measure the percentage. Councilmember Conlin would like to have the formula for the calculations. M/S/A, Conlin/DeLapp to Amend the Motion to strengthen the letter with regard to measuring percentages with regard to the definition of a Park Reserve and authorize the administrator to sign it. Lake Elmo City Council Meeting Minutes of February 7, 2006 7