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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MEETING 10-18-83 Page 6 Eder advised the Hammes' to meet with the City Administration and form some written agreement and to follow thru with the agreement. Morgan stated that he would go along with the motion, but would prefer that the violations be handled one at a time. Dunn asked what violations in the letter from Building Inspector pertained to mining. Whittaker stated the use of the County Road in regards to weight limits is in violation of the mining ordinance. Dunn asked how the City was affected by County weight limits, and Whittaker responded that the City does not want overweight trucks leaving or entering a City permitted operation and destroy a County Road that we all have to pay for. It is our obligation to make sure the mining operation is run according to our standards and state laws. Whittaker further stated that the City has every right to regulate the premise on which a licensed activity is taking place. Our City Attorney says we have every right to enforce the City Code as it relates to the premise where we are issuing a permit. That premise has all of these violations that are listed. B. Resolution for Safe Water Around Landfill: - M/S/P Morgan/Fraser To adopt Resolution 3- 7 requesting Ramsey/Washington County to continue working towards and to take action for a solution to the drinking water supply problem of the Lake Elmo residents surrounding contaminated Ramsey/Washington County Landfill #1 site as amended. (5 ayes) C. Park Commission Report: 1. Demontreville Ballfield: - Klaers informed the City Council that the Park Commission was not spending the funds that are in the 1983 CIP for Demontreville ballpark, but would like to use those funds next year for equipment. Eder stated that the Park Commission should be aware of how much money remains in their CIP. Klaers to advise Park Commission of this amount. 2. 5-Year CIP: - Whittaker discussed his memo to the Park Commission suggesting amending the 5-Year CIP, which was amended before submitting the LAWCON application, to bring it down so it could be financed with our present reserves and our annual budget allotment. The Park Commission accepted the recommendations with the thought of reviewing them again in 1984. Basically, we eliminated some of the "high -buck" items for Pebble Park that were in the LAWCON grant, such as construction of a hockey rink, the north ballfield, warming house, and fencing the ballfield. The other elimination, under the current 5-Year plan, would be the park shelter in Pebble Park. That is not to say C