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LAKE ELMO COUNCIL MINUTES - 9/20/83 Page 4 • Larry Bohrer, City Engineer - VBWD has put together an operating plan as to when the gate is open and shut. • Morgan - when will pumps be turned off? (Dornfeld - when Lake Jane is at 921.0, can pump to 922.) • Eder - If this is allowed, shouldn't be termed as on -going; I do think they're going to pump it next year irregardless and if it stays within a foot it may happen in a normal year from evaporation that you're probably not going to get this year, so I see it probably only going down to a foot and a couple inches from evaporation/percolation. I see it as only being allowed for the period through the pumping season 1984 to make sure we've moved ahead on a long-term solution. Now we see more Oakdale, North St. Paul, and Tri-Lakes people interested in the long-term. M/S/P Eder/Morgan that VBWD's proposal be approved through the 1984 pumping season whereupon project will be discussed to make sure that long-term solution is being worked on, and that elevation of Lake Jane not be allowed to rise. (Carried 5-0) • Eraser - I don't see justification in not doing it because its short-term so therefore support it. Believe West Lakeland letter has misunderstanding since it's a matter of the same water but with a different, in fact better, timing. • Morgan - there's been a tremendous amount (3,000 acre-feet) of water percolated into that 10-acre pond so solution isn't as shortsighted as many people think. If you had a lot of those operating in the Watershed District with each one percolating away that kind of acreage, you can almost resolve your problem. The informational hearing ended at 8:09 p.m. 6. WASTE ENERGY PLANT PRESENTATION - Doug Wood, Project Manager, Ramsey Washington County Waste -to -Energy Project, was present to give Council progress report: Request for Qualifications for the project will be issued the 2nd or 3rd week of October. Document will go to companies which have capability of designing, constructing, operating and owning such a facility and will have to meet certain technical and financial qualifications. Project Board also authorized land appraisals to be conducted in site area (6 parcels) and discussions will commence at later date regarding acquisition of all or part of their properties. We've also been meeting with other City Councils interested in this project and governmental groups. The draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) should be completed around the end of this month. As required by law, they will prepare a public notice on this which will be sent out to all communities prior to any action by Met Council as to EIS's adequacy. We're working on legislative details; a financing group has been selected, a slide presentation is being prepared to take to communities, soil borings will be conducted on site within next 30 days; and all information will be available to communities and property owners.