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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES APRIL 2, 1985 PAGE 3 Fran Pott stated that if the low bids are taken, there is still room in the budget for the wench which will cost approximately $1200, and recommended that the City Council accept the three low bids. M/S/P Christ/Morgan - To accept the low bid from Brookman Motors for a pick up truck as bid in the amount of $11,932; to accept the low bid from Communication Specialists for Communication Apparatus as specified in the amount of $793; and to accept the low bid from General Safety Equipment for Fire Apparatus as specified in the amount of $5,355. (Motion carried 4-0) 7. City Engineer's Report A. Green Acres CUP amendment -_Howard and Gaylen Springborn for the addition of a water slide and bumper boats. It was noted by the Administrator that the City has received from Mr. Springborn a petition with approximately 500 signatures indicating support of the water slide and bumper boat proposal, a letter from Mrs. Springborn, and two letters from R.L. Guidon. Christ stated he visited the proposed site and has reviewed all of the information that has been presented, both pro and con. The Springborn's have'always,operated a good business, and he has no reason to believe the water slide would be operated any different. The opponents concerns are the potential noise, increased traffic, vandalism, theft, decreased property values and a general disruption of the peace and quiet they paid a premium price to receive. In sorting through all of this information, the City's rules and regulations or ordinances provide the only basis on which to make a decision on the application. There is a potential investment in excess of $300,000 and does not feel he can interpret this type of expenditure to be considered a commercial use.of a rural nature - it is strickly commercial. He does not feel the City has a legal right to approve this application. Armstrong feels that the zoning as it is now is Agricultural, and in order to expand the existing CUP the proposal would have to be a commercial recreation of a rural nature. She forsees parking and traffic problems, a "State Fair" atmosphere all summer long and feels the City cannot expand this CUP to include this very commercial activity. Mazzara stated he vistied the site. He likes the concept, and believes the effect on the community will not be as great as some of the people have proposed. However, to comply with the City's ordinance, it would be hard to vote for this proposal, even though he feels it could be beneficial to the community. Morgan stated he visited the site. When a decision like this is made, it has to be made not only based on what is good for the majority of the people, but also how it affects localities. In this case, many of the people of Lake Elmo are not affected, but the people living adjacent to this facility would be. Christ/Armstrong - To deny the application from Green Acres (Howard and Gaylen Springborn) for an expansion of their existing CUP to include a water slide and bumper boats. (Motion carried 4-0)