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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 5, 1987 PAGE 12 type pump. Bohrer wants to look at the capacity of the pump to see if it would keep the pond from rising into the homes,.even if started at 883. This could be 2 to 3 weeks of pumping. David Gear on Lake Elmo Avenue seemed willing to co-operate and give the City an easement. The power source is 1000 feet away on the east side. The pump could be put on the east side and lay pipe around the pond. Bohrer asked if it is the Council's hope to do this one-time pumping at about the same time Lake Elmo is done and that all this together would lower the water table enough that we can walk away from Legion Pond. The Council responded that it didn't have to be a one-time pumping. M/S/P Graves/Moe - to instruct City Engineer Bohrer to make a preliminary cost estimate for a quasi -permanent installation of pipe and electric pump for purposes of draining and maintaining Legion Pond at a level of 883 feet or lower. (Motion carried 4-1<Armstrong: she hasn't seen a pumping project in Lake Elmo that would be the ultimate answer and that didn't cause problems further down the line.>) The Staff will notify the immediate residents on Legion Pond of an informational meeting on May 19th. The City Engineer will review the VBWD letter and will come back with options at the next meeting. G. MSA Update City Engineer Bohrer reported that MnDOT has accumulated enough variance requests from othere communities to schedule a hearing. This should be done at the end of June. However, in reviewing the City's variance request, MnDOT did point out that the variance is being requested for a road that is presently not on the State aid system. They said they cannot rule on a variance for something that is not on the state aid system. The Council has to consider whether they should request a change in designation from the northern .route (Kimbro and 50th Street) to the southern route (43rd and Kimbro). The procedure ,would be that the City Engineer sends a letter of request to the State Aid Division. If they agree that this is in accordance with their rules and regulations, then they would inform him of that and the next meeting a resolution would have to be passed. Presently, the City does have enough excess mileage in its state aid account that it could physically designate about 9/10ths of a mile. Councilman Johnson suggusted they pursue the southern route with the variance ahead of the northern route because of the large oak trees there. ;The priorites are: 1. Southern Route with the variance 2. Southern Route with (friendly) taking of the house, 3. Northern Route *4. Consider doing 47th Street alone if larger project gets delayed. M/S/P Graves/Johnson - to have the City Engineer approach the State on changing the designation from the northern route to the southern route so the variance request can be acted upon. (Motion carried 5-0).