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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 5-21-85 Page 5 4. If it was a maintained lawn to begin with, they should have sod put back. It is important to have grass coverage over it as soon as possible otherwise there is erosion. 5. We had only fenced in drainfields where traffic would be a problem, but MPCA requests that all remote drainfields be fenced. 6. MPCA requests that the drainfield size be increased for Old Village Remote A - Legion Avenue and Old Village Remote D - 34th St. 7. Land acquisition for off -size drainfields is not eligible for grant funds if only one lot is benefited. This would apply to: Old Village Remote F - Twin Point Tavern and Tri-Lakes Remote E - formerly Steve Grabski. If the City were to condemn these drainfield sites and assess the cost to the homeowner, the cost may outweigh the benefit. Bohrer recommends investigating holding tanks for those two properties. 8. MPCA requests test pits be dug at: Old Village Remote G - near Custom Mold and Tri-Lakes Remote D - near Carl Paul. Bohrer asks that the City backhoe and operator be made available to dig these pits. g. MPCA points out that some parts of some systems do not meet required set backs. We have always known that some local variances will be required. Once we complete these plan revisions, we return them to the MPCA. They will review and approve them and then we will be authorized to advertise the bids. E. Surface Water Issues Update Eagle Point Lake is still flowing out, but it's only about an inch presently over the overflow plate that is constructed at the outlet. Because of the rains Beutel Pond is about 21 inches over the outlet. The 32nd Street Pond has risen again and had to add more crushed rock. There's not enough elevation difference and could not get a siphon going so will temporarily put a short piece of culvert to let the water into Reid Park and that can be removed. Bohrer brought up the letter from Rodney Toft and the problem he and neighbors will be having with Legion Avenue Pond. The ground water table is very nearly the surface water level on Legion Pond, and there is no way to drain it by gravity because it is lower than everything else around it. The other alternative is the pump alternative and when investigated in 1980 we found that the water table was near surface elevation. F. Tablyn Park 2nd Addition - Final escrow release. Mayor Morgan authorized permission given for final release of the remaining cash escrow plus any accumulated interest be released for Tablyn Park 2nd Addition.