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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JUNE 19, 1984 PAGE 9 post Lakes Jane, Olson and DeMontreville as prohibiting power boats or heavy boats during the flooding period. M/S/P Morgan/Fraser - To adopt Resolution 84-40 requesting the DNR to (" restrict the use of motor boats on Lakes Jane, Olson and DeMontreville when the lake levels exceed 924,930 and 930, respectively; and to instruct the City Administrator to proceed with drafting an ordinance making these restrictions a permanent part of the city code. (Motion carried 5-0) The VBWD requested permission to pump from Lake Jane to City Park Pond to the level pumped to in 1983. VBWD declared an emergency condition on Lake Jane, and assuming the City Council would approvetheir request to pump, are preparing to put the diesel pump into use. M/S/P Morgan/Mazzara To allow VBWD to install a diesel pump on Lake Jane and pump water at the rate and to the level that they did in 1983. (Motion carried 5-0). Fraser reminded the Council and the residents that we are creating problems downstream when we initiate this pumping. Jim Weyer, on behalf of the Lake Jane Association, requested that the City Engineer visit the flood site and make any recommendation he feels would minimize the damage being done by this flood to the effected residents. M/S/P Morgan/Mazzara - To instruct the City Engineer to visit the homes that are being flooded and make a recommendation, if he has one, as to how sandbagging, etc., could be done more efficiently. (Motion carried 5-0) An additional request from a few citizens relates to the City obtaining satelite bathrooms. Their septic systems are under water and either functioning at a limited capacity or if functioning, are contributing to pollution of the lakes. M/S/P Morgan/Dunn - To instruct the City Engineer to examine the possibility of getting a group rate for portable sanitary facilities for the residents unable to use their septic systems. (Motion carried 5-0) Morgan stated that he has asked VBWD to look for other percolation sites, for emergency situations, that would take the pressure off of Sunfish and City Park Pond. We should be able to find another place to get temporary easements in which to percolate this water down into the ground water table. It is an effective way to eliminate excess surface water. Until we have a route to the river, it is the only route that we have and if we start now with the seeking of sites and the holding of hearings, we might have another route if we have another six-inch week rain. Morgan further stated he would be willing to vote for a petition if he knew what this up -front cost is going to be. Dick Murray stated that he would present this request to the VBWD at ( their June 28th meeting.