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D. Update on Building Dept. Activities: Jim McNamara Jim McNamara submitted the July Summary Building Report. The total building fees collected is $200,968.30. This figure takes in the SAC and WAC charges of $150,000 for Heart of America. Because of the increase in roofing permits due to the roof damage from the recent hailstorm, Jim reminded residents to make sure their roofing contractor is state licensed. Mayor Hunt read letters from Wyn and Myrtle John and from a resident at 8382 Hidden Bay Trail thanking the Maintenance Crew for picking up storms damage. 8. CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT: A. PUBLIC HEARING: 50th street improvement Tom Prew reported 50a' Street would be 22 feet wide and 3 inches thick and paved in two stages. The first layer of asphalt could be installed this year with the second layer added next summer. 50th Street could be paved in its entirety or be paved from the Tana Ridge development, east to Stillwater Blvd. This is the more heavily traveled section of street and would include the Linden Street intersection. It is proposed to finance this project through assessments, the City's State -aid maintenance account and $23,384 in previously paid fees from new developments along the street. Prew has looked at various traffic calming considerations and recommended installing approx. 8 center medians at a cost of $5,00048,000 each with plantings of bushes or shrubs to slow down and move traffic outward in the final design if project is ordered. Mayor Hunt open up the public hearing at 8:05 p.m. in the Council chambers In a letter to the City, Bernard and Jeanne Wilke, 5085 Linden Trail N., requested improvement of 50th Street from Hwy 5 to Lake Elmo Avenue. Dust from the gravel road is a detriment to homes, lawns and foilage blocks away because of construction trucks traveling at high speeds. Because a grading machine does not touch it, the road is quite hazardous if one drives faster than 15 to 20 miles per hour. If the City wishes this rural ambiance to be kept, then the City should bar any development of housing area here. In letter submitted, Margaret Schmidt asked that 50th Street be kept open for through traffic, did not want double cul-de-sac. She asked the Council to look at the good of the entire City and not just the residents along 50th Street. Brett Thompson, 11491 50th Street, bought the Krueger property, and stated that part of his attraction to Lake Elmo was the rural environment. He had no idea the City was considering paving the road. John Whitcomb, Tamarack Farm Assoc., signed on for improvement because the street is in dire need of paving. He would like to see the proposal submitted by the City Engineer implemented this Fall. Speed is an issue that needs to be forever watched. The proposed center medians should help control the speed. Gary VanCleve, Fields of St. Croix, supports paving of 50th Street, is pleased with suggestions of center islands, and suggests a 4 way stop at the entrance of Linden Trail and Tana Ridge. LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES AUGUST 15, 2000 4