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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 6, 1986 PAGE 6 (Motion carried 4-0-1<Armstrong>). C. Street Sign Inventory Program The City Engineer recommended that the City Council consider the Traffic Sign Safety Program because of two recent lawsuits accusing the City of improper signing. This program consists of three phases: inventory to determine needs, purchase of signs, and installation of signs. The City's obligation is limited to 10% of the cost of all three phases. The cost of the Inventory phase is limited to $29 per mile of which the City pays 10%: 41 miles of local streets x $29 per mile x 10% _ $119. The City's share of Phases 2 and 3 will depend on the actual number of signs needed. M/S/P Morgan/Christ to approve the City's participation in a 90% federally funded "Traffic Sign Safety Program" to the extent that an inventory to determine needs will be made. (Motion carried 5-0). D. 201 Program - Schedule Update City Engineer Bohrer advised the Council that authorization to advertise for bids for the on -site septic system improvements, has now been received from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. These bids will be let in three phases with the bid openings as scheduled for 10:00 a.m. May 30, 1986, 10:00 a.m. June 4, 1986 and 10:00 a.m. June 61 1986 anticipating that the Council will award the bids contingent upon MPCA and EPA approval. After Council action, the Agencies will require 30 to 90 days to concur in the awards. Construction could then begin somewhere between July 15, and September 15 1986. E. Cottage Grove Ravine Water Management Plan City Engineer Bohrer reviewed the preliminary draft of the Local Water Management Plan for the Lake Elmo -Cottage Grove Ravine WMO, dated April 1986. His comments are addressed in his letter to the City Council dated May 1, 1986. Doug Thomas from the Soil and Conservation Service was present with answers on these three inquiries. Copies of the water resource inventory and the detailed hydrologic inventory were made available. The legislature has given another year, December 31, 1987, before the plan has to be completed. F. Lake Jane Water Supply - Update City Administrator Overby attended the Ramsey County Environmental Committee Meeting. The intent of the meeting was to discuss from the Washington County's point of view whether Ramsey County would see any reason to change their decision to put in filters on the affected homes. Because of the amount of discussion, no decision had been made. Another special committee meeting will be held to go over this same material.