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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES APRIL 17, 1984 The Capital Improvement Committee met at 7:40 in the Council Chamers to discuss the purchase of a tractor. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Eder Chambers. Present: Dunn, Fraser (arrived 7: Administrator Klaers, Engineer Bohrer. 1. Agenda: at 7:05 in the Council 15), Mazzara, Morgan, M/S/P Morgan/Mazzara - To approve the agenda as amended. Add: 6G - Advertise for bids to resurface the tennis courts in Pebble Park; 8G - Tom Palecek regarding increased fees at Metropolitan Waste Control. (Motion carried 4-0) 2. Minutes• M/S/P Dunn/Mazzara - To approve the minutes of the April 3, 1984 City Council meeting as presented. (Motion carried 4-0) 3. Claims• M/S/P Morgan/Dunn - To approve claims 84770 thru 84806 as presented. (Motion carried 4-0) 4. Jack Perkovich. Entrance to Regional Park: Mr. Perkovich reviewed his April 11, 1984 letter to the Mayor and City Council and in brief the County's proposal for the entrance into the Regional Park is: "The entrance road design, dated April 9, 1984, maximizes the use of Keats Avenue and minimizes the need to acquire land. As the intersection of State Highway 12 and County Road 19 represents a major intersection for cars coming from the west and south to Lake Elmo, a decision was made to construct Highway 19 north to County Road 70. Federal and State aid funding requirements lead to the existing road design of County Road 19. Whether or not Lake Elmo Regional Park Reserve existed it would still be necessary to redesign Keats Avenue at the intersection of 70th. The redesign allows traffic from the south on 19th to cross 70th directly onto Keats. The realignment of Keats has nothing to do with the park unless the City were to vacate Keats and there was no further use of the road." "The proposed entrance road does not require the purchase of property from Smith and minimizes the acquisition of land from Dayton Hudson and Hammes to 1.5 acres and 1.9 acres respectively. Further, the vehicle turn arounds and contact station can be constructed on property presently within the park boundary. Also, the Lake Elmo City Council may wish to address whether or not it would be in its best interest to .request that Keats Avenue become a county road." Perkovich further added that the reason for acquiring the 100 foot strip (as shown on map) is to establish a buffer to give the privacy that is necessary to the owner of the abutting land (Dayton Hudson).