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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 2-19-85 PAGE 4 done last fall. Therefore, somebody was anticipating this problem, and made provisions to run this water down to the Nippolt property. M/S/P Morgan/Armstrong - to instruct the City Engineer to write a letter to the MPCA, Washington County and Ramsey County expressing the concerns of Lake Elmo with this runoff; that arrangements should be made to reimburse Mr. Nippolt for the damage that has been caused to his property; to do whatever is necessary to keep the water on the landfill property as per the assurances previously given to the City; and that Lake Elmo is concerned with the potential danger of this pond and ice pile. (Motion carried 5-0) D. Discussion: VBWD 509 Plan The Engineer referenced his memo "Review of Draft 509 Plan Dated January, 1985 Reviewed February 18, 1985" hereby made part of these minutes (Exhibits ]. thru 5). The Engineer reviewed step by step the fourteen recommendations he deemed significant to the City of Lake Elmo to be incorporated into the 509 Plan by the Board of Managers (included in this memo). The Engineer further stated that this review is in preparation for the 2-21-85 VBWD public meeting for all officials of the cities and townships within the district. Written comments will be received by VBWD up until March 15, 1985. The City Engineer and City Administrator will attend this 2-21-85 VBWD meeting and verbally express the concerns as outlined in this memo, with the exception of #12 relating to Cost Estimates. 7. City Council Reports A. Update on 2-9-85 conference for newly elected officials. Three City Council members (Rose Armstrong, Arlyn Christ and Mike Mazzara) attended this conference put on by the League of Minnesota Cities. They felt the conference was interesting and offered handouts to be copied for those interested. They would also recommend this conference for future elected officials. B. Cross Country Ski Race Arlyn Christ presented the council members with pins commemorative of this ski race held at Sunfish Park on February 16th and as a thank you for allowing the Jaycee's to use the facility for this race. Christ stated there were about sixty-five participants in this race. The winner of the race was Dan O'Donnel who finished the 11 kilometer race in forty minutes. C. Sunfish Lake - Morgan (update) Morgan stated that the Sunfish group has indicated they will commence a lawsuit if pumping continues into City Park Pond. Lake Jane obviously will have some homes going under if the pumping is stopped. Therefore, there is going to be a problem either on Lake Jane or at Sunfish Lake. It does look like the amount of water that needs to be taken out of Sunfish to keep it from rising could be irrigated on City owned land. The problem is that we have to go through the petition and hearing process to do that. The cost of the project would be between $28,000 and $33,000, which could be assessed back upstream. However, the existing 1005 Project does not give us jurisdiction to