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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MARCH 3, 1987 PAGE 8 projected traffic, and they will remain low maintenance roads. The City Council received letters were from Richard Hesse, Sally Zibell, Gilbert Sullwold, Bob & Ellen Wier, Ed Stevens, Bill & Teresa Boylan, Rosalie Wahl, Ed & Jody Ryan, Bob & Helen Johnson, Ray Krueger and James & Judy Graupner. Based on these letters, the response was favorable to have the road blacktopped, but had a concern about the curve. M/S/P Armstrong/Graves - to direct City Engineer Bohrer to determine the cost of blacktopping on 47th Street to City standards (add some gravel for shading purposes and pave it the way it is) versus MSA improvements to the road including some modification to the corner to avoid the moving of the Ray Krueger home, installing some barriers next to Ed Stevens' trees and investigate the possibility of using the 25% of State aid funds for maintenance. (Motion carried 5-0). B. Legion Pond City Engineer Bohrer reported that Legion Pond continues to experience high water levels and is presently at elevation 887.8. The City Council has considered this problem many times in the past, but has been reluctant to initiate a project because only temporary pumping was possible and because of the concern for downstream flooding. The situation has now changed. The VBWD now has an outlet to the St. Croix River which relieves concern for downstream flooding. The VBWD project will also construct an improved outlet for Lake Elmo with overflow elevation at 884.5. It is now realistic to consider constructing a valved gravity outlet pipe from Legion Pond to Elmo and remove about two feet of water from Legion Pond. Under present conditions, two homes will continue to be abandoned, four more homes have some water damage and a portion of the 201 Project improvements on Legion Avenue may not be able to be constructed. Bohrer explained that Lake Elmo has metropolitan significance from the Metropolitan Council. It is the deepest lake in the Metro area. The concern on Lake Elmo for water quality is primarily related to phosphorous. Phosphorus is the nutrient that Lake Elmo is most sensitive to. Bohrer recommends a water quality test be done on Legion pond. Mr. Zetterland added that VBWD has been taking water quality tests and suggested Bohrer contact their engineer. Councilman Johnson was totally in favor of this effort. He asked if a DNR permit would be required and what is the hearing process. Bohrer replied they have to apply for a permit to do a project in protected waters, and they also need to obtain a permit from VBWD. Bohrer will contact the agencies that they would have to get permits from and prepare them that something is in the works. Bohrer was asked if he could come up with several different assessment plans.