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APPROVED MINUTES: April 18, 2006 LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MINUTES FEBRUARY 14, 2006 Mayor Johnston called the workshop to order at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers. PRESENT: Conlin (arrived 6:04 p.m.), Smith (arrived 6:03 p.m.), Johnson, DeLapp, City Engineer Prew, City Planner Dillerud, Finance Director Tom Bouthilet and City Administrator Rafferty. 1. AGENDA Postponed Revisions to Fee Schedule and Insurance Premiums; Changed the order of the agenda. MfS/P DeLapp/Conlin — to approve the February 14, 2006 Council Workshop agenda, as amended. (Motion passed 5-0) 2. MINUTES: January 10, 2006 - Postponed Council member Johnson did not receive her mailed agenda/minmes. 3. Oakdale/Lake Elmo Community Playfield — Task Force Agreement The City Administrator reported on the history of the 3M donation of 26 acres located in Lake Elmo, how he read in the newspaper that there would be an Oakdale/Lake Elmo community playfield on Hand donated by 3M. He said he met with Oakdale representatives and talked about their thoughts for this playfield. He pointed out there would be zoning actions required from Lake Elmo. An agreement was drafted that would bring together City representatives to sit down to discuss items, with no strings attached, to get to the final decision. The Lake Elmo City council asked for more discussion at this workshop. The Planning Commission and Parks Commission both looked at this proposal and asked to go ahead and explore the options. Council member Conlin asked is this where we want a park. She said we have a needs assessment for planning a park with early public participation and forums to make sure the public wants it. This is a 26 acre parcel and we would only have 50 percent use. There are no public facilities nearby. She said we should consider pedestrian and vehicular traffic. She felt this is doing it backwards. Lake Elmo should decide if we want a park there and then decide if we want to share it with Oakdale. Todd Bruchu, Park Commissioner, stated with the current population we don't need more fields is inaccurate. He said he is active on Lake Elmo Baseball and loves the ball fields, but we are cramped. Lake Elmo Baseball is branching out of Lake Elmo into surrounding playfields. There were 213 kids signed up, three are not from Lake Elmo, and this will make 18 teams. He said a lit field can support 6 teams and an unlit field would support 4 teams. Youth baseball starts at age 10 thru 15 and then there are 16-18 yr.old teams. He has coached 9 years and has made nice improvements to the city fields. LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP FEBRUARY 14, 2006