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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 5, 1987 PAGE 11 I line area. Armstrong thought it was Graves's suggestion to have the 'j resident living on the site because them there would be somebody there to watch so they wouldn't have to have police protection. By going into Alternate Ag uses, you preserve the open spaces, which is the idea, and would be the best way. Armstrong added that this was far from perfect and wasn't the exact intent of the Agricultural Alternative uses, but is far better than making it General Business. Councilman Moe did not want to see anyone put out of business. He was not in favor of an Agricultural CUP, but wanted General Business zoning with a CUP. City Administrator,Overby explained that the City can only restrict the conditional uses with a CUP in the General Business zoning district, not the other permitted uses in that zoning district. The only conditional uses in GB are manufactuing, open sales lots and drive-in busineses. 1 Councilman Johnson commented that a CUP does gives the City Council an annual review of the operation. M/S/P Armstrong/Johnson - to adopt Resolution 87-28 granting Howard Gelb, 11490 Hudson Blvd., an alternate Ag Uses CUP based on the staff findings in the cover sheet of 4-27-87 and to hold a public hearing on June 2, 1987 to consider the variances and contingent on City Engineer Bohrer's recommendation on the upgrading of the two septic systems. (Motion carried 3-1-1<Moe><Graves: abstained because he hates to see the City so badly alter the intent and impose so many variances on an ordinance that they just got done working on. He feels Mr. Gelb has a good operation and is glad to see him in the community.>). P. Legion Pond Update City Engineer Bohrer reported that the City has applied for a grant from the DNR to add some emergency flood damage relief funds up to $15,000. We should know by the next meeting if we get this grant. The,,City just received a letter from Nels Nelson of the VBWD containing their recommendation on the preliminary fund as a result of the City's petition to the VBWD to do this project. Bohrer was concerned about the late date of August 27th for the managers to make i a decision to order the project.. Another concern is the preliminary fund and he does not understand the non -project costs if they are going to be added to the preliminary fund. After much discussion, Councilman Johnson stated that the VBWD has a pump that will be shutoff on May 15th and they have hundreds of yards of quick -connect pipe. The City could do an emergency project and the VBWD operate the pump as they did for Lake Jane. It would have to be investigated as to how long the process would take. With an above ground pipe, it depends on how long we can leave the pipe there. It was suggested to investigate the pumping done by the city versus pumping done by the VBWD, get the initial cost and then get the homeowners' opinions. The Valley Branch has two pumps; a submersible pump and an irrigation