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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 20, 1987 PAGE 12 the Senate and Rep. McPherson is on the Environmental Committee in the House, which puts them in a good position to make their case and they will keep Williams and Novak well informed. The following amendment was made to the Resolution. Adds WHEREAS, no other community in Minnesota has more than one mandated landfill; and � yis dComxd� straU90%e-rby will be the liaison between the official coordinators Todd Williams and Dan Novak and the City Council. He will keep them updated on the progress at the City Council meetings. (Peed 2-3-87 14 lliams and Novak will keep the City Council updated on any progress made Councilman Johnson recapped that when the existing landfill went in, they were assured that the soils did have a barrier and it would be impervious to any material entering the ground water, and assured that it was nothing but household garbage, but both of these were proven to be wrong. A number of residents have had a lot of suffering because of this. Johnson urged the Senator and Representative to go to bat for them because they really need their help on solving this problem. M/S/P Graves/Moe - to adopt Resolution 87-18 opposing the proposed landfill in the Lake Elmo Park Reserve. (Motion carried 5-0). B. Appointment of Consulting City Planner The City Council tabled action on this appointment from the January 6, 1987 meeting until the City Administrator could investigate what other planninng firms would charge on an hourly basis for "on call" consulting planning servees. The average of the four figures acquired were $49.38 per hour. City Administrator Overby suggested that Rob Chelseth be retained as the City's Consulting Planner. M/S/P Graves/Moes - to appoint Rob Chelseth as the Consulting City Planner for 1987. (Motion carried 5-0). C. Public Officials liability and Fire Company Errors & Ommissions Insurance. City Administrator Overby reported that the Public Officials Liability coverage has stayed the same, but the quote has gone up 23% since last year. The Fire Company Errors and Omissions Insurance coverage amount doubled from $500,000 to one million dollar limit. The cost of the coverage went up 38%. This was the quote provided by Casualty Underwriters. It was not suggested by the Zignego Insurance Agency. The total premium cost of $5,261.50 is due for payment on January 21, 1987. Insurance is budgeted for $6,600 in 1987. Councilwoman Armstrong did not like this last minute approval. This happened last year and she would like more time to look over