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D. Request MnDOT To Perform Speed Study For 50th Street The City Engineer reported that 501h Street reconstruction is completed. He asked the Council to pass a resolution requesting a speed study be performed by MnDOT on 500, Street N. from TH5 to CSAH 17. A Council member noted that the Wildflower Shores development has many dead trees. The City Engineer stated be will count the number of live trees before accepting them. M/S/P Siedow/Dunn — to adopt Resolution No. 2002-067, A Resolution requesting the Minnesota Department of Transportation to perform a speed study for 50th Street N. between Lake Elmo Avenue (CSAH17) and TH5, as recommended by the City Engineer. (Motion passed 5-0). 9. PLANNING, LAND USE & ZONING: A. GB Uses and OP Concept Architect Review — Planning Commission The City Planner reported the Council directed staff to request the recommendation of the Planning Commission regarding two potential Zoning Ordinance amendments: 1. To review the existing Permitted and Conditional Uses of the General Business (GB) zone for possible modifications. 2. To consider requiring all OP Concept Plans be reviewed by an architect or landscape architect (selected by the City, but review services paid by the OP applicant). That review would be in addition to staff review for quantitative ordinance compliance; and, would focus on project design compliance with the purposes and intent of the OP Ordinance. Planner Dillerud explained the Commission discussed these amendments in detail, but concluded that they were not certain enough of the intent of the Council in suggesting the amendment to render a recommendation concerning them. The Commission requested a Workshop with the Council to discuss the proposed amendment with the Council before proceeding. M/S/P Armstrong/Siedow — to add this matter to the Workshop of July 22, 2002 with the Planning Commission to receive some direction regarding the GB and OP amendment proposals. (Motion passed 5-0.) B. Annual Inspection — Shafer Contracting Mine Site/CUP The City Planner reported that on June 25, 2002, he and the City Engineer conducted the annual inspection of the Shafer Contracting mine site. Shafer Contracting representatives George Mattson and Scott Spisak attended the inspection on behalf of Shafer. While all conditions of the approved CUP were considered at the inspection, primary focus was on corrective actions directed following the 2001 inspection; and, corrective actions that staff had recommended to Shafer following the April 9, 2002 meeting with neighbors to the site. The findings regarding these sets of corrective direction were presented in the LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JULY 16, 2002