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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JULY 1, 1986 PAGE 8 Park located just south of the C&NW Railroad and west of Kelvin Avenue. Bohrer indicated he had verbal approval from Park Director Jack Perkovich. The land is rented to Paul Bischoff and planted in corn. Mr. Bischoff is also in same Federal Program that pays $100 per acre, in addition to the profit from the corn itself. Mr. Bischoff is not opposed to the City using this land for infiltrating water, as long as he is compensated for his loss. For the purpose of this estimate, he is assuming that up to 20 acres could be ruined, at a cost of up to $300 per acre. The pump could be set up on the south side of TH5 and the pipe laid along the right-of-way. A culvert would have to be bored under the railroad. The revised project cost is as follows: Pump, pipe, fuel per VBWD estimate $28,500 to $33,200 Bore culvert under railroad $6,000 Crop damage, 20 acres @$300 $6,000 Total Estimated Project Cost $40,500 to $45,200 Assessing the cost over the 534 parcels that were originally assessed in the City's Lake Jane pumping projects would give estimated assessments ranging from $76 to $85 per parcel. C. Water Problems on Lake Jane, Legion Pond Jim Weyer mentioned that the 509 Plan might be detained about two weeks becauuse of a lawsuit filed by the City of Lakeland against the 509 Plan. He sees April or May as a first date the water would flow out of Lake Jane from improvements by the watershed project. The water level of Lake Jane has risen to 926.7 (as of June 25th) and is continuing to rise about 1 inch per day. The elevation on the 25th is two -tenths of a foot above the record level of July, 1985. At least 10 homes on Lake Jane are below the current lake level, according to Jim Weyer. There was discussion from the Legion Pond residents on whether to consider the pumping of water from Legion Pond to Lake Elmo and assessing landowners in the subwatershed (about 80 acres). Don Clausen proposed to do the pumping himself because he did not want anyone coming onto his property and taking down his fence like the last time. It was pointed out by City Administrator Overby that a City can apply for up to $15,000 in state funds, which would have to be matched equally by local funding. The Council felt that this source of assistance could be beneficial for both Lake Jane and Legion Pond property owners. The City will apply for a grant offered by the DNR for flood related projects, if the matching local funds can be obtained. M/S/P Mazzara/Morgan - to hold a public improvement hearing on July 21, 1986 at 7:30 to consider the pumping of water from Legion Pond to Lake Elmo and assess landowners in the subwatershed