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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 12, 1975 <br />Meeting called to order at 5:15 PM by Acting Mayor Abercrombie. <br />i Present: Acting Mayor Abercrombie, Councilmen Shervheim & Pott & Councilwoman Lyons. <br />Absent: Mayor Eder (Vacation). <br />Lake Levels:Engineer was not able to be present but supplied the lake level readings <br />as of August 12, 1975 as compared to August 5, 1975. <br />Long Lake North 939.20 was 939.84 <br />Long Lake South 939.18 was 939.80 <br />Olson Lake stable as water is running out over the weir. <br />Lake Jane 922.05 was 922.30 <br />Sunfish Lake 890.45 was 890.59 <br />Lake Elmo was reported as no longer running even though the water level <br />in the lake was above the level of the culvert. Engineer recommended that <br />drainage be opened up and lake level and culvert level be brought in line. <br />Flood level cleanup:Question was raised as to who was responsible to clean up the <br />shoreline after the flood. The council advises that this is the personal <br />resonsibility of each landowner. <br />Assessment Hearing:This item should be on the agenda to discuss at the meeting of <br />August 19, 1975 at 5:00 PM. <br />Part Time Help:Councilman Pott asked the council to approve additional help to get <br />things up to date that have been delayed because of the necessary effort <br />on the part of city employees to fight the high water problem. Items that <br />are behind include street patching, shouldering, weed cutting (this may <br />take care of itself as we are now past the first cutting and would be <br />scheduling the second cutting), etc. <br />Kirby Kennedy asked the council if they planned to lower the level of Lake Jane <br />after the September 15,1975 date which was established, by resolution, <br />as the end of the emergency. Council advised that it would not give up <br />on the problem and would review it until resolved. <br />Part Time Help:Motion by Councilman Shervheim 2nd by Councilwoman Lyons to approve <br />for up to 80 manhours at a cost, not to exceed, $4.50/hour. Carried <br />3-1. Abercrombie opposed - Mayor Eder absent. <br />Minutes: Minutes of the meeting August 4, 1975 to be amended to show that the <br />3M Meeting is not an informational meeting but a Public Hearing. <br />Motion by Councilman Shervheim 2nd by Councilwoman Lyons to approve <br />the minutes of the August 5, 1975 meeting as amended. Carried 4-0. <br />Adjournment:Motion by Councilman Shervheim 2nd by Councilman Pott to adjourn at <br />5:44 PM. Carried 4-0. <br />Donald Mehsikomer <br />City clerk <br />Lake Elmo, Minnesota <br />