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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 5, 1987 PAGE 2 intervene and support the amendments. A public demonstration is ( proposed by committee members which would have TV coverage by Channel 4, 5 and 11. The County has responded on the City/Committee request for involvement in the EAW/EIS Process which Novak felt was a satisfactory response. The Advisory Committee is asking the County to consider passing a .resolution stating they are going to refuse breaking convenants on park land. Representative Munger set up an informal meeting with Rod Massey from the MPCA, Karen Schaffer from the Metro. Council, and representatives from Washington County for Wednesday, May 6, from 1-3 at the State Office building. The Committee has talked to Steve Keefe and he has stated that he cannot allow them to come before the Metro Council now. Steve Keefe, Chairman of the Metro Council will be coming to Lake Elmo some Sunday night at 7:00 p.m. in the future to talk to the Commitee.There is a process within the Metro Council which starts off with Dick Beens, Solid Waste Advisory Committee Chairman. They are scheduled to go before that committee on June 9th where they will be getting into technical details. It is unknown if Josephine Nunn and the Metro Council subcommittee on Environment and Natural Resources, will hear the Citizens' Advisory Committee. Dan Novak gave Linda Ramirez's financial update in which the Committee has spent $1,115.73 which includes the additional 150 summary sheets that were made up. 5. Public Inquiries A. Proposal for Purchase of Old City Hall Gisela and Jack Lee are interested in purchasing the old village hall building from the City. They want to relocate their upholstery workshop in that space. The City currently receives $500 per month rent on the building from a commercial tenant. This revenue source is offset by maintenance and repair costs, such as the work on the roof recently. The current tenant would like an opportunity to bid on this building if it should be up for sale. Mrs. Lee brought to the Council's attention of how unkept the yard was around the building. The Council will request that Doug Henning clean this up. City Administrator Overby explained that the sale of the building breaks the "grandfather rights" which allow that building to be used now, on a site that would be nonconforming to current City ordinance requirements. If the sale is approved, it would have to be contingent upon granting the necessary variances. Another factor is that the building is located within the right-of-way of Upper 33rd Street. If this street is improved to MSA standards, the building would have to be acquired unless the state review committee would grant a variance. Also, the Fire Department is currently looking at improvements to their gravel parking lot. If the City holds onto the old building and decides to clear it sometime in the future, the space could be used in part for expansion of the Fire Hall parking lot if so desired.