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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL 10/0/81 PAGE 7 17. ARCHITECT - OFFICE OPTIONS: Tabled until October 20, 1981. 18. COUNCIL REPORTS: A(d. Eder Reported that the hearing was postponed. No arternat-e— ate was.set,. 50th Street - Will copy his notes of the meeting to the Council, Briefly reviewed Oakdale's position on the route,and the alternatives for assessing. Oakdale would like to meet with the Council to discuss the financing. This will be on the next agenda for discussion. BMorgan —Park CommissionRecommendations- 1,, Reid-PMasark'er Plan _ - No�ner as been selected. This will be carried over until next spring, 2. Players Benches - Will wait until spring. 3. .Ttail,Groominq - Too difficult to widen the trails. Not interested in Furchasing a single track groomer. Desire the County to groom the open area trails this winter, The Administrator will notify the Maintenance Superintendent to mow the trails. Morgan will meet with him and go over the area to be mowed. C. Mottaz - 1. Housing Conference - No new ideas were generated that would apply to Lake Elmo. 2, Special Meeting_-,Misun exs`tanding - Noted that the City's Ordinance does not agreee wi_t e State Statute on calling special Council meetings, Recommended that the Council discuss amending or correcting the Ordinance to correspond with the State Statute. This will be discussed on a future agenda. D. Novak 1. F`oregter - Questioned the duties of the Forester, Whittaker said the Forester only responds to complaints, per 'the Council's instruction, No additional funds were appropriated in the 1982 Budget for more extensive work by the Forester. --Fraser - does not like this approach. Should be done properly. If it cannot be done right - should we do it at all? --Novak,agreed. --Fraser - recommended preparing for next spring and lookfor an individual willing to work for a lesser wage (.less than $10/hr.) provide him/her with the necessary training and mark the trees in major portions of the City, --Whittaker - will check on when the certification sessions are held. The intent of the present approach was to have someone available to respond to inquiries about trees that may be infected with Dutch Elmo or Oak Wilt; not that residents would report their neighbors. The Council authorized the Administrator to instruct the Forester to mark as many trees as possible, using the remaining funds. 19. .ADMINISTRATOR' REPORT: 1. Resignation of Bruce Rosenau,- Building Inspector - Reported it may take a minimum of 60 days to hire a Building Inspector; and recommended using an intern inspector during this period.