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Minutes, Lake Elmo City Council., May 23, 1979 —3— FIRE TRUCK INSICNIAs Morgan moved., seconded by Armstrong, to authorize up to U50,00 to repaint the lettering and, insignia on the City Fire Trucks. Motion carried 5•-0. DIESLE PUMP, MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT was referred to the Maintenance Committee. SIGN POSTSs Pott moved, seconded by Mottaz, that the City buy 50 sign posts out of the Emergency Street Repair reserve. Motion carried 5-0. SPARE HYDRANTS Armstrong movedw seoonaed by Mottaz, that the City purchase a *€ire-tn�#�tve�see�Prae3�-repairs, out of the Water enterprise fund. Motion carried 5-0.* a fire hydrant and install a gate valve to have in reserve for emergency repairs. Approved 6/19/79• SURFACE WATER ENGINEERING: The Administrator expressed his firm belief that the {Sty should employ the City Engineer to determine the size, loca- tion, and extent of the dam on Eagle 'Point Lake because he believes the County, DNR, Army Corp of Engineers, and the Valley Branch Water- shed District will not permit -the City to construct a dam without some detailed engineering data about lake levels, run-off, and the effect on the lake. The Council disagreed.; and instructed the Administrator to get copies of the forms the City would have to complete and, all available data from City files and VBWD files; and present this to the Council.. 201 FACILITIES PLANNINGs The Council again expressed its concern that current Metropolitan plans ignored evidence that there are not on -site dis- --posal problems -in the Tri Lakes area; -in response-, to an inquiry from Lyle Doerr at Washington County. The Council said it did not want to add any other areas in the City for consideration under 201 planning. PROJECT 10051 The Council agreed to send a letter Councillor Johnson had drafted encouraging the City's neighboring communities to support Project 1005, The Council discussed alternatives to Project 1005 should it fail to be approved. They instructed the City Attorney to study the City's recourse if VBWD failed to approve the project. The Council instructed the Administrator to write a letter to Valley Branch advising the Board of Managers that the City Council will. be in session June 5, 1979, if the Managers want to meet on Project 1005; that the City will stop pumping June 5, 1979, as we started pumping to handle the emergency until the Managers were empowered to act by -their hearing a June 4, 1979; and that we were pumping only to prevent a odsis during the interim between the emergency and the hearing. The meeting adjourned at 8s28 p.m.