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AGENDA MEMO FOR 5-7-85 CITY COUNCIL MEETING PAGE 2 9. Attached for your information is an update from Mn/DOT regarding the 1-94 construction plan and schedule. Many of the activities that will be taking place in 1985 are in the Lake Elmo area - from the 694 intersection to beyond County Road 15. 10. Attached for your information are the VBWD minutes from March 14, 1985. We typically get these minutes one month after the fact, but they are still relevant to keep us informed as to VBWD activities in and around Lake Elmo. Many of the issues discussed at this 3-14-85 meeting relate directly to Lake Elmo. 11. According to the 4-30-85 Stillwater Gazette, it appears that the Washington County Park Ordinance that was approved by the Washington County Board of Commissioners deleted the unrestricted use of beer and wine in the parks. At the last Council meeting, a letter from Mr. Schaefer requested City Council input on this issue, and the Council responded by authorizing a letter to be sent to the County indicating our concern over this unrestricted use of liquor. The County subsequently deleted that wording from the approved Ordinance and liquor is prohibited in the Washington County Park System as well as in the City of Lake Elmo parks. 12. Attached for your information is a brief thank you letter from Maureen Farrell of the Lake Elmo Library. She expresses her appreciation to the City Council for allowing the library to use the council chambers. 13. Attached for your information is issue #2 of the Washington County Waste Forum. Two of the topics discussed in this newsletter \_ deal with composting and recycling. You should note that both of these issues are on the 5-7-85 City Council agenda. 14. Wish to acknowledge that the City has proceeded to purchase a small bucket for the backhoe. This bucket is more narrow than our current bucket and is much harder. The benefit for the City obtaining this bucket is that it has more versatility in digging in difficult areas. We purchased this bucket immediately because of work that needs to be done in the Castle Design area. This bucket will also be a valuable tool for the City's maintenance crew in dealing with watermain valves and in working during the winter months on watermain breaks. The smaller bucket allows us to break through the frost in a more efficient manner. The City proceeded to purchase this bucket because we have saved some money in the authorized purchase of the dump truck wing that will be used for snowplowing. In 1984, the Council authorized the purchase of this wing along with a steam washer and radios. The wing was estimated at $6000 but came in at just slightly under $8500. This wing was ordered, but because of delays was never installed and subsequently the dealer sold it to another interested customer. Dan Olinger has located a different wing that is much more compatible to our dump truck and has additional benefits in pushing stockpiled snow back that the other wing did not have. I understand that technically this is called a shelving height and the new wing would have a shelving height of 54" compared to the 18" on the wing that was proposed to be purchased last year. The price of this new wing is under $7000. We have, therefore, decreased our anticipated capital outlay by almost $1500, and felt that because of this savings and the immediate need for the bucket, we could proceed and purchase this from our capital outlay funds. This wing will be