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MINUTES, Lake Elmo City Council Meeting July 15, 1980 —1— CONVENE: Mayor Armstrong convened the meeting a 5:12 p.m. with the following Councillors present: Mottaz, Novak and Pott. Morgan absent. Administra- tor Whittaker, Metro. Council Rep. Opal Peterson, Metro. Parks Open Space Commission Rep. Dick Carroll, and Charles Smith of the Metro. Council staff were also present. AGENDA: Armstrong moved, seconded by Pott, to approve the Agenda with the following additions; schedule the proposed use hearing for Federal Revenue Sharing; discussion of the Larson Variance; discussion of a trailer for the portable pump and the 1006 assessment formula. Motion carried 4-0. MINUTES: Mottaz moved, seconded by Armstrong, to approve the minutes of the July 1, 1980, City Council meeting as written. Carried 3-0-1. Novak abstained, as she was not present at this meeting. Pott moved, seconded by Mottaz, to approve the minutes of the July 8, 1980, City Council meeting as written. Carried /4-0. CLAIMS: Armstrong moved, seconded by Novak, to approve Claims 80432 through 80468. Carried 4--0-1. Morgan abstained as he had just arrived and did not have time to review the claims. FIRE TRUCK BIDS: Whittaker advised the Council that he had made an error in tabulating the bid of General Safety Equipment, as he had been told thmir bid for the "total" included $4,800 for an alternate cab, which the City did not order. In reviewing the bids, however, he found that the $4,800 was nbt included in the total; so the actual total for the fire body, pumps, and telesquirt was $94,693. He asked the Council _ to authorize a maximum for the chassis and body of $122,386 — an in— crease of $4,800 allowed under the previous motion approving; the bids. Mottaz moved, seconded by Armstrong, to amend the acceptance of the bids to reflect a total cost of $122,386.00. Motion carried 4 1. Morgan voting against. REGIONAL PARK RESERVE: The Council opened the discussion of the Park Reserve with Mrs. Peterson, Smith and Carroll. Dean McGowan, County Commissioner arrived shortly after the discussion began. Smith explained that the present plan would not be sufficient for a lark Reserve, as it does not contain provisions to restore and mange the natural habitats and vegetation. He said the plan would be acceptable for a Regional Park, as no preservation element is called for in a Park. He also said the Metro. Council staff had always considered Lake Elmo a Park, despite the fact that it had been sold to the -public and the City as a Park Reserve. He said there are other Parks as large as Lake Elmo that are not Park Reserves. I Armstrong said the City wants the level of developmentkeptto 20 %, re— f