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Council members Siedow any. Junn, Fire Dept. Committee members, will be meeting on a Saturday to discuss issues. After this meeting occurs, the Council will schedule a workshop, draft an agenda, with the Fire Dept., City Administrator and Mayor Hunt. Councilmember Dunn received a letter from Gregory Fries, Manager, St. Paul Downtown, Lake Elmo Airport, indicating the Metropolitan Airports Commission staff has contacted the pilot of the T-6, WWII training aircraft and has discussed with him the Lake Elmo Airport Noise Abatement Plan. MAC has strongly recommended to the owners and operators of the aircraft that they use an airport outside the metro area to practice. He did not believe this aircraft would be a problem in the future. Councilmember Dunn asked that a formal request be made to Mn/DOT asking they review the speed limits along Highway 5. The 50 - 55-mph speed limit is a safety concern in getting out onto Highway 5 from Hagbergs, Lake Elmo Bank and City Hall and the Klondike area. 12.UNFINISHED BUSINESS: 13.CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT: A. Update on Hudson Blvd. Turn -Back, Update on Signalization at CR13 & Hudson Blvd. and at Ramp Administrator Kueffner reported that the Council gave her direction to pursue the turn back of Hudson Blvd. to the City. This issue came up when MN/DOT was requiring building six lanes to accommodate The Machine Shed Restaurant and Hotel. She met with representatives from MN/DOT and the County reading the turnback and the configuration of the road when the lights are installed. Kueffner said she related to MN/DOT and the County the Councils dislike of massive freeways being constructed for City Streets, and asked that the road plan that they approved for the United Properties PUT) remain in effect. They agreed to do this and to provide her with drawing of the road configuration on both sides. The drawings were not available for this meeting. This will be on the next meeting agenda. The Council asked that they try to synchronize the lights on Highway 13 into Woodbury. The Council adjourned the meeting at 10:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted by Sharon Lumby, Deputy Clerk Resolution No. 2001-027 approving claims #18696-18713 and 18715-18728 in the amount of $23,788.06 Resolution No. 2001-028 awarding contract for 2001 Crack Filling to Northwest Asphalt Maintenance, Inc. Resolution No. 2001-029 Ordering Improvement & Preparation of Plans for the 50" St. Improvement LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 1, 2001 7