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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES APRIL 7, 1987 PAGE 11 ( Tom Raymond felt the more logical position was to go with the 509 Project. He does not like to put money into a project that would be only temporary. He suggeested the cost should be spread out. City Engineer Bohrer recapped that the City Administrator has explored the tax increment financing district and he has applied to the DNR for a grant program that they have in place now. Acting Mayor Armstrong closed the public hearing at 10:50 p.m. Councilman Don Moe felt it was a "band aid" solution and why should the Legion Pond people spend this amount of money for a temporary solution. He added why should the people on Legion Pond settle for earthen dikes when they didn't have them when they moved in there. He sympathised with the Legion Pond people and suggested they get help even to consider sueing the City. VBWD will be pushing the DNR to lower Lake Elmo to 883 and Moe suggested asking the DNR to lower it even more. Councilman Johnson felt the people that have the excessive assessments, the most benefited property owners, are saying this is not a satisfactory solution. He asked if they were saying no project would be better than being assessed $20,000 for a temporary project. Councilman Graves felt the City had the obligation and agreed with the suggestion of petitioning the VBWD. M/S/P Moe/Graves - to petition the VBWD for relief_ of Legion Pond, which would include the City making available and turning over all information it already has and work that is done so far on Legion Pond. (Motion carried 4-0). M/S/P Moe/Armstrong - to extend the City Council meeting to 12:00 p.m. (Motion carried 4-0). 12. Public Hearing: Request for variance from sideyard setback, off-street parking, and ponding requirements in the Public Facility Zoning District; Site and Building Plan Review; Classroom Addition to Lake Elmo Elementary School, 11030 Stillwater Blvd. Acting Mayor Armstrong opened up the public hearing at 11:35 p.m. The 916 and 834 School Districts presented a site and building plan for a 11,900 square foot addition to the Lake Elmo Elementary School at 11030 Stillwater Blvd. for special education classrooms for the NE Metropolitan Intermediate School District 916. The addition would be on the north end of the east wing at the location of the present bituminous play area. Additional work includes constructing a new bituminous play area to replace the one lost to the building addition and constructing a gravel fire access lane. Tom Tapper, NE Metropolitan Intermediate Schol District 916, stated they have talked to Donald Raleigh and Calvin Brockman and they had no