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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OCTOBER 7, 1986 PAGE 9 However, the City would also require an extension of the budget period with the MPCA. City Engineer Bohrer responded that we cannot dictate to the contractor whose systems they do and when. However, Mr. Widmer has been very accommodating with troublesome systems and have established a priority list of sixteen which Mr. Williams is on. In talking wth Mr. Widmer, he is willing to accommodate the priority people, but he wants the City to remember that next Spring, if he has to come in for a time extension. Bohrer advised Widmer to write a letter to the City outlining the difficulties he feels he had in September so we could have something for the record. Mayor Morgan voiced concern regarding given an extension before it is absolutely essential and felt this would be a reasonable approach. Councilman Dunn felt this should be ` taken up at the time it is needed rather than prematurely. Tom Okoneski, Attorney representing Ed Gorman, asked if you put a system in on the 1.4 acres and Mr. Gorman's goes to improve the other property, what pressure does the utilization of 1.4 acres put against the rest of the property. If he has to put in seltic systems to drain three buildings what are the probabilities that he is going to be denied the ability to drain because of the pressure of 1.4 acre system. Bohrer responded he didn't believe it should put any pressure beyond the boundary lines of that 1.4 acres. That is the purpose of taking 1.4 acres so there is enough land with the proper setback so it doesn't affect the adjoining property. This will be a bed system and there are really no pipes that come to the surface like vent pipes. There are also two groundwater monitoring wells so they can check the height of the watertable or sample the watertable. Attorney Okoneski added that there appears to be open Agricultural land adjacent to Mr. Gorman's property, what is the cost of running pipe 100 feet further and taking different property. Bohrer answered there would be the cost of the pipe to get it there and the cost of the right-of-way that we would have to acquire to get there because there is no street or access to the property. Administrator Overby added that another cost would be if that owner is not a willing seller we would be looking at condemnation at that site also. B. Escrow Release No. 2, Teal Pass Estates, 3rd Addition City Engineer Bohrer reported that Addition has been completed except asked for a partial escrow release base. Bohrer recommended that the amount of $45,930.00. There will account until the clean up is comp all work on Teal Pass Estates 3rd the clean up. The developers have to pay for the paving and gravel escrow can be released in the remain $2,000.00 in the escrow leted. M/S/P Morgan/Christ - to approve the partial escrow release no. 2 in the amount of $45,930.00 for Teal Pass Estates 3rd Addition based on the City Engineer's recommendation for release of payment. (Motion carried 5-0). 10. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS A. Oak Wilt Disease This subject was discussed at the 9-2-86 City Council meeting where