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LAKE ELMO COUNCIL MINUTES - 9/6/83 Page 3 s Fraser - Focus should be on enforcement of present ordinance, more publicity given to this issue (Newsletter could carry article on regulations), Sheriff's office to be alerted by letter, City Administrator to address issue with Sheriff, and City Administrat- or could come back with more specific approach to +signage. • Mayor Eder -- Also send letter to West Lakeland asking for their cooperation since on Lake Elmo border. Suggestions made by Councillors as to what citizens could do to prevent hunters from hunting on their property: they could go into house and call sheriff, be willing to testify, and let City Administrator know of any problems. Tom Armstrong said evidence is needed and he runs out with camera. Consensus of Councillors was to do the things as suggested in comments above, basically that is to step up enforcement of and publicize present ordinance, have Administrator communicate problems with Sheriff's Department, and to improve and increase signage. B. Tom Armstrong, Cottage Grove Ravine Watershed, Joint Powers Agreement - Major problems aren't in Lake Elmo, Oakdale or Afton but in Woodbury and Cottage Grove. Watershed District is not popular because local communities would lose a lot of power; it was written so that if Cottage Grove and Woodbury wanted to go together on a project they could do it without Lake Elmo being notified at all. Agreement favors Lake Elmo's position since we're on top of Watershed ladder and gives Lake Elmo maximum control. Any project ordered would take four votes and require few changes in ordinance. If power is given to Watershed District, Board would make appointments and not be within Lake Elmo's control. It is agreed that all want to do everything at a minimum. Regarding attorney Ray Marshall's comments, concerns will be brought up at October 6 meeting where agreement will be hashed over, and within month or two a final draft will be recirculated and an agreement written that all cities would be willing to accept. If Lake Elmo abides by its ponding policy, there'll be no problems downstream. On withdrawal procedure, one hopes this will work out; if not, agreement would have to be rewritten by Watershed District which would be a disadvantage to Lake Elmo regarding control and tax difficulties. After adoption, plans will be put together with standards and cities will approve. City Engineers would have to say city's standards are met, therefore this is more a creature of the cities so expenses are kept to a minimum (administrative expenses would level out to about $.1,500 a year). Consensus of Councillors was that they were not opposed to the agreement as presented by Armstrong. 6. MAINTENANCE EXPENSES, DAVE WISDORF A. Radio - Consensus of Councillors was to approve $25 expenditure for mounting unit as suggested by Wisdorf.