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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES,NOVEMBER 5, 1980 -5- ENGINEER'S REPORT: A. Little Sunfish Lake -The Administrator re- ported the City is —ready to start pumping on Friday. The final easement agreements will be complete Thursday; and, all the permits from Valley Branch, DNR, and the County have been secured. The maintenance crew will take care of placing the pipe and starting the pump. The meeting with the County has been rescheduled until November 3, at 3 p.m. to consider additional ponding in the park. The Administrator asked the Council if they would authorize the City crew to sandbag the outlet from Lake Elmo if the 75 acre feet cannot be stored on Eagle Point Lake or places in between. This would amount to 'L to 3'' on L of the pumping project. He does of water can be trapped on Eagle period since very little water is In order to meet the intent of tb should be trapped on Lake Elmo. Elmo, not raise it. Armstrong mo to authorize the Administrator to to sandbag the Lake Elmo outlet i 75 A feet of water are maintained 75 A feet of storage cannot be se Lake Elmo, in Cimarron, on Eagle Eagle Point and Lake Elmo. This maintained until the levels of Li West Lakeland storage site go bac level. (4 to 6 weeks) Motion car This will not stop the outflow of tain those 75 A feet on Lake Elmo ake Elmo through the life not believe that 60 A feet Point during this time flowing through this area. e agreement this 2" to 3" This will maintain Lake ved, seconded by Mottaz, instruct the City crew a order to insure that if the compensatory cured up -stream from Point and areas between 2" to 3" level would be the Sunfish and the s down to the pre -pumping ried 5-0. Lake Elmo; but will main - if necessarv. B. Beutel Pond - The Administrator reported Beutel Pond is complete The final bill is in and the handle lever has been shortened. C. Landscaping - Maintenance Gara e -The best bid the Engineer received for completing the grading is $1200 from Frattalone. He can begin November 6. The best bid on gravel is $3.00 per ton for 550 tons for $1650. This would complete the parking area and the driveway access to 42nd. Out of the $6600 appropriated for landscaping the City will pay $2850 and credit the residents on Legion Pond the remaining amount for removing the fill, material (see Administrators memo of October 21, 1980). Mottaz moved, seconded by Armstrong, to authorize the Engineer to accept the $2850. bid from Frattalone for grading and graveling work at the Maintenance Garage and credit the remaining $3750. to the Legion Pond residents, who removed the fill, against their assessed share of the Legion Pond project cost, 4-0-1 Pott abstained. Valley Branch has asked the PCA to assure the City the Water quality of Little Sunfish is adequate to pump it down stream. The Administrator contacted the PCA and they said they do not perform this type of test and will not do it for the City at any price. He said this testing can be done by a private company and this would meet the require- ment Valley Branch has set for the permit. The Engineer said this will cost about $300. Morgan moved, seconded by Mottaz, that the City proceed with the water quality test- ing for Little Sunfish. Motion carried 5-0.