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6. MAINTENANCE/ PARIUFIRE/BUILDING: NONE 7. CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT: A. Escrow Reduction #1 Parkview Estates M/S/P DeLapp/Armstrong - to table to January 18 Council meeting per the recommendation of the City Engineer. (Motion passed 4-0.) 8. PLANNING/LAND USE & ZONING: NONE 9. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT: NONE 10. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS: NONE 11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 12. NEW BUSINESS: A request was made to add to the City web page a City calendar showing meeting dates and staff update. 13. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT: A. Set date for street workshop The Council set the date of Saturday, January 29, 9 a.m. at City Hall for a street workshop and extended an invite to Tom Prew, the Maintenance crew, and Fire Dept. Council member DeLapp asked to invite outside experts to make sure that the aesthetic and traffic calming design elements were considered. B. Direction establishing a grading permit process. Administrator Kueffner explained the intent of granting a grading permit to a developer before a Final Plat is approved was to give developers a heads up because of the short construction season. The Developer has to have the City Planner's and City Engineer's approval and a bond submitted. Council member Armstrong questioned the process because it was new to her. The City Planner asked the Council if they were going to manage construction plans and asked that they don't get involved, or change standards. There are vested rights in the Preliminary Plat, nothing happens until a FP has been approved. Council member DeLapp responded that sometimes during Preliminary Plat review, the Council asks to have changes, but the developer doesn't do it when they come in with the Final Plat. Mayor Hunt added when the City had contract planners the Council's requests didn't get done by following through, but now we have a planner on staff. The Council has to be careful with their direction. There was no Council consensus on the City planner changing the way he is operating. Design concerns on roads and curbs can be discussed at the Street workshop. Council member DeLapp talked to John Kari, who leads the Met Council's "Smart Growth" initiative, who suggested looking at a development in Farmington. He will pass the information on to the Village Commission, Planning Commission and City Planner. Comprehensive Plan The City Planner announced the Public Hearings are scheduled for January 24, north half of the City and Feb 14", south half of City for policy and land use sections. The Commission asked to notify any property owner where the land use has changed. The Council adjourned the meeting at 9:05 p.m Respectfully submitted by Sharon Lumby, Deputy City Clerk Resolution No. 2000-01 Authorizing Signatures for Funds Drawn from Lake Elmo Bank Resolution No. 2000-02 Adopting the 2000 Fee Schedule LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 4, 2000