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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES FEBRUARY 4, 1986 Page 8 7. CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT A. Office Space Project - Work Assignments Mayor Morgan and Councilman Dunn met with Mr. Friedrich and he was quite amenable to trade land. We estimated that we needed five acres and he proposed to trade for the farmland, south boundary of the park, a two for one trade. We need to research the legal question if we can trade park land for the frontage land that Mr. Fr,edrich owns. Mr. Friedrich would split the cost of fencing, but we would have to do the surveying. Then if we have our own land and build a smaller building, is it economically feasible to do it. We have all the information in the Office Space Committee report, but we would just have to rework it. Councilman Dunn - I have talked to Frank Langer and asked how he felt on a two for one trade. Langer felt it sounded equitable, but was going to put the values in writing. Other alternatives should be looked into and find out if the bank building would be available. Mayor Morgan - There are three options to be considered: buy this space, build a smaller building on our own land and take a look at the bank. TKDA is interested in working with the City in any capacity that the Council would want and the first step would be some peliminary planning. City Administrator Overby will talk to the people at the bank and get some idea of their plans. B. Request for Variance from Spring Road Restrictions - Bellaire Sanitation Bellaire Sanitation wishes to have their garbage trucks exempted from the spring road weight restrictions. On April 2, 1985, the City Council voted to amend the load limits for the garbage haulers operating within the City of Lake Elmo to 7 tons per axle, acknowledging that the County and State still have the option to ticket the truck if it is overloaded while traveling on a County or State roadway coming to or leaving Lake Elmo. The City Council will work on the problem and get back to the issue at the February 18th City Council meeting. C. Manning Avenue Maintenance Agreement with Baytown Township. This subject was discussed at an earlier City Council meeting where it was decided to inform Baytown Township that the City would only maintain and cover such costs on that portion of the road which is located in the City limits. Councilman Dunn suggests that we get together with the town boards and discuss this problem with road maintenance.