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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 21, 1986 PAGE 6 limit" because those are the ones I watch close. A flashing light overhead is just one of many that I see in driving over the year. Are we really solving a problem or reacting to a problem? M/S/P Morgan/Mazzara - to spend up to $2,000 in participation with the school district to install a flasher at the school crossing and the annual power cost be negotiable. (Motion carried 5-0). B. Amendments to 509 Plan City Engineer Bohrer reported that the MPCA and Metro Council had objected to the 509 Plan from a water quality standpoint because it routed Tri-Lakes and Sunfish Lake water through Lake Elmo. This had a predicted impact on Lake Elmo water quality. The VBWD has now issued a draft revision routing Olson-DeMontreville water through Deer Pond, Crombie Pond, and south to Eagle Point Lake. This route will now by-pass Lake Jane except in severe cases. No work will be done at City Park Pond or Sunfish Lake. The following are some comments on the revsied plan dated January 10, 1986. The normal and. 100-year flood levels for Lake Jane are unchanged at 922.5 and 927.0, respectively. This new route raises the cost to $4.8-$4.9 million because of a longer route. It does asssume some allowance that the managers will get from the Clean Waters Fund from Eagle Point Dam. The Managers only have a few discretionary items which could be eliminated to reduce cost. They are flood -proofing homes on Lake Jane and road improvements in West Lakeland Township. Special assessments to Lake Elmo residents are estimated to be the same since either plan provides the same benefits. The lowering of the outlet of Beutel Pond fom 912.5 to 911 may eliminate the complaints of high water table in the Jamaca Court area. Lowering of the Lake Elmo outlet will not be considered by VBWD until level issues are resolved with the DNR. There will be no immediate relief for Lake Elmo property owners. The City requested downstream capacity be provided in Main Stem so that Lake Rose could have an outlet in the future. The City has also requested an outlet for Legion Pond. This request was not addressed in the amended Plan. City Administrator Overby handed out a 509 Plan Schedule that was given to him by the VBWD. It was suggested that a letter be written to the VBWD with encouragement to stay on this schedule. 8. COUNCIL REPORTS A. Cable Commission Final Report - Maynard Eder Maynard Eder served as Lake Elmo's representative on the Cable Commission and presented a report. Maynard Eder - Regarding restoration, I suggest that the City reserve the right to inspect this spring and. make a final response even though to your knowledge there are not any problems. There