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Minutes -Lake Elmo City Council Meeting, March 21, 1978. Meeting called to order at 5:06 p.m., by Acting Mayor Shervheim. Present: Mayor Armstrong (5:18), Councilwoman Lyons, Councilmen Pott, Shervheim and Morgan. Also present: Bldg. Insp. Mueller, Adm. Ass't Whittaker, Counsel Raleigh and Engineer Noyes (7:30). Agenda: Request to add, under council reports, joint county -city meet- ing, parks -general, parking at intersection of Lake Elmo Ave. and Lower 33rd. St. N. and windows in city office. Motion by Councilman Morgan 2nd by Councilwoman Lyons as amend- ed. Carried 4-0. Armstrong absent. Meter Policy -Water Department: The lease requirement which was originally adopted was not fully defined. Ordinance change required. The replacement cost should be considered as an add on to fixed expense. This would amount to approx. 75G to $1.00 per quarter. Question raised relative to responsibility for freezeup from the street line to the house. Council felt the responsibility belonged to the city but where a history of freezeup-problbms exist that corrective action be taken. Consideration should be given to those accounts who have been assessed a special charge for replacement meter parts. Clerk and Councilman Pott will review ordinance and make recommended changes. Bldg. Insp. Policy & Bldg. Code Procedure: Adm. Ass"t. Whittaker will prepare the final draft for counsel to review„ Bldg„ Insp® Code enforcement officer --a job description has been prepared and will be distributed for review by Personnel Committee. Newsletter: Mr. Gene Johnson, White Bear Free Press, addressed the Council on the possibility of including the newsletter as part of the Free Press edition which is distributed to each house- hold in Lake Elmo. Mr. Johnson offered three differenct options for council consideration. Prices varied from $469.56 per issue to annual cost of $1512.00. Full quotation in file. Question of local advertisers what would they commit to? Composite page of news and advertising. Mr. Johnson will deal directly with the business community. Council will review and consider possibilities. Foxfire: Review of Environmental Assessment requirement. Councilman Pott offered Resolution R78-13, A Resolution approving and authorizing a negative declaration notice on the environmental assessment worksheet for Foxfire Estates and Springborn's Green Acres: and authorizing the Mayor to execute said declaration on behalf of the City of Lake Elmo. Foxfire and Green Acres development asked for council acceptance. Second by Councilman Shervheim. Resolution carried 3-1, Councilman Morgan opposed. Mayor Armstrong absent when vote was taken.