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Minutes of the Lake Elmo City Council Meeting January /if, 1977. Meeting called to order 7:40 p.m. by Mayor Eder. Present: Mayor Eder, Councilmen Shervheim, Pott and Councilwoman Lyons. Also Present: Tom Armstrong, Dave Morgan, Building Inspector Mueller, Engineer Bonestroo and Counsel Raleigh. In the absence of City Clerk, Don Mehsikomer, City Attorney acted as Clerk. Oath of Office: The City Attorney administered the Oath of Office to Mayor Elect Armstrong and Councilman Elect Morgan and Pott. Thereafter, Mayor Armstrong presided at the meeting. Annual Appointments: The Council considered the annual appointments required by law - City Depository, Official Newspaper and .Acting Mayor. Depository: On motion of Councilman Shervheim, 2nd by Councilwoman Lyons, the State Bank of Lake Elmo was appointed as City Depository for the year 1977, by unanimous vote. Official Newspaper: On motion by Pott, 2nd by Shervheim, the Stillwater Daily Gazette was designated the official newspaper for 1977,by Unanimous vote 5-0. Thereafter, Shervheim moved_ that the Clerk be instructed to send copies of all notices printed in the official newspaper to the St. Paul Dispatch and Washington County Review as news items.; 2nd by Lyons, passed unanimously. Acting Mayor: Motion by Pott, 2nd by Morgan, that Councilman Shervheim be designated acting Mayor to preside or carry out the duties of the Mayor in his absence. Passed-4-0,'Shervheim abstained. Don Erie Variance: Councilman Pott moved to approve the Don Erie variance in accordance with the recommendation of the Planning Commission provided the variance,.which relates to front and side yard setbacks,is within the dimensions set forth on the sketch attached to these minutes as Exhibit "A'.'; provided further that the variance allowed by Exhibit "A" should be considered the maximum variance and the applicant shall consult with the Building Inspector and the City Engineer to make all reasonable efforts to set the garage as far from the street as possible for safety reasons. Motion passed 5-0. County Landfill: Councilman Pott reported that the City will be able to use 1/2 of the building at the County landfill site provided the City pays 1/2 the heating and light bill (the entire bill is estimated to be $40.00 per month).