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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 7, 1986 Page 5 In summary, Bohrer stated that both counties in separate resolutions had one time endorsed the Lake Elmo water supply, but then they went on to propose an inadequate system. What he considered an adequate system would cost about $200,000 more than what they estimated. The Counties began to relook at the Oakdale option in hopes of saving some money. The present Oakdale system that serves Zycad Development is deadended and Oakdale cannot supply both Zycad and Lake Elmo unless the Oakdale system is looped with the present water main that they have done on Stillwater Blvd. and Ideal. That loop will cost about $200,000. So now Oakdale and Lake Elmo systems may be equal again. Bohrer feels it iS time for the County to start talking to Lake Elmo. City Administrator Overby and with the help of City Attorney Knaak will write a letter to the County Commissioners expressing the City's disappointment with the schedule delay. City Engineer Bohrer suggested to be put on the Washington County Board Agenda for their Tuesday, January 14th, meeting. B. Review comments on Revised 509 Plan The information that was given on the Revised 509 Plan does not appear to be relevant any longer. After talking to the Watershed Engineer, Bohrer understands that the Metro Council and the PCA are objecting to the proposed 509 Plan because the routing of Sunfish Lake water into Lake Elmo will cause degrading of the water quality in Lake Elmo. The Metropolitan Council funds were going to pay for a significant portion of the water control structklVe on Eagle Point Lake. The reason they were going to do that is because keeping phosphorus laden water out of Lake Elmo has long term benefit for water quality. They feel it would be inconsistent to fund a water quality control project on Eagle Point but let uncontrolled, as far as water quality goes, water from Sunfish Lake into Lake Elmo. The Board of Managers is looking at the southern route that was considered in 1976. That is coming out of Lake Olson which presently now flows into Deer Pond and diverted. south into Crombie Pond, through the Shafer Pit, southerly just west of Kenrdige Additions under Highway 5, under the railroad trussel and Beutel Pond, with a larger outlet out of Beutel Pond through the Tablyn Park channel into Eagle Point Lake and bypassing Lake Jane, City Park Pond and Sunfish Lake. The Managers hope to obtain EPA Clean Water Funds in form of a grant. The grant deadline is January 16, 1986 for the application. Bohrer would like the City to have some type of preliminary plan either to the office or to him by next week so that at the next Council meeting they could discuss this. Jim Weyer - At their Thursday nights meeting Valley Branch stated that this will not delay the project. The cost would be increased about $500,000, but they are looking for $200,000 in grants. The rationale for doing this is that the Metro Council and PCA will