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Mayor Hunt received a complaint that there is no silt fencing erected for home construction in Prairie Hamlet, along 59 h Street and a wetland is being filled in. The Council asked staff to inform the developer silt fencing is needed and to red tag the home construction. 8. CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT: A. PUBLIC HEARING: 50th Street Roadway Improvement This is a public hearing to receive public comments on the proposed improvement to 50th Street and the affected propertyowners were notified of the hearing. Notice of the hearing was published in the Stillwater Gazette on April 19 and April 26, 2001. City Engineer Tom Prew presented the plan for the improvement of 50th Street from State Highway 5 to CSAH17 (Lake Elmo Avenue). Mayor Hunt opened up the public hearing at 7:50 p.m. Jim Hansen asked why there is curb and gutter. Rebecca Tenpas asked if they could petition to remove the curb and gutter. She wants to deter people from cutting through as more signal lights go up on Highway 5. She asked if the City could lower the speed limit and what could be done for safety at the intersection at Tana Ridge. The letter from Will Zind, 11255 50th Street, in favor of paving of this street was read into record Mayor Hunt closed the Public Hearing at 8:05 p.m. Administrator Kueffner pointed out there are two parcels that exceed 40 acres and will be assessed as previous propertyowners that could develop OP in the future. Council member DeLapp responded that the Council has an assessment ordinance on the table that would deal this. M/S/P DeLapp/Siedow - to adopt Resolution No. 2001-029, A Resolution Ordering Improvement and Preparation of Plans for the Improvement of 50th Street from State Highway 5 to CSAH17 (Lake Elmo Avenue) and direct City Engineer to include a trail extension on the North side of Tana Ride and East of the trail. (Motion passed 4- 1:Armstrong). LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 1, 2001