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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JUNE 7, 1988 PAGE 6 Mayor Christ closed the public hearing at 9:30 p.m. In regard to the right-of-way problem with 33rd Street, Council Graves asked the City Engineer to continue looking for an alternative for getting onto Stillwater Blvd. Councilman Johnson felt the Council had an obligation for the best of the community to keep our streets in good condition:'. Therefore, the following motion was made: M/S/P Johnson/Graves - to adopt Resolution 88-24 ordering in the improvements and ordering preparation of plans and specs as specified. City Engineer Bohrer will take care of the replacement of the the curbs on Hilltop Avenue. (Motion carried 5-0). 6. PUBLIC HEARING: Ordinance Banning Glass Containers in City Parks Mayor Christ opened up the public hearing at 9:48 p.m. in the City Council chambers. Nancy Hansen, Chairman of,the Parks Commission, was present. The Parks Commission had a concern with the broken glass found in our parks and requested the proposed ordinance. This ordinance would allow our deputies to issue citations to those violating this ordinance. The Parks Commission would have signs made up for all parks listing the rules and regulations and place these signs at the entrance to each park. The Council deleted the wording under Section 1510.080 "or onto any property owned by the City of Lake Elmo". M/S/P Armstrong/Graves - to adopt ordinance 8019, an ordinance prohibitting glass beverage containers from being brought onto any Park within the City of Lake Elmo, as amended, and to display the signs listing all the rules and regulations at the entrance to each park. (Motion carried 5-0). 7. Request from Tri-Lakes Assn., Community Hall, Wyn John Wyn John, President of the Tri-Lakes Improvement Association discussed with the Council their desire to have a community hall for residents of Lake Elmo. The Council asked Mr. John to put this on the Tri-Lakes agenda to discuss it further, as to where it should be located, how should it be financed, what would it be used for, and come back to the Council with their comments. Councilman Johnson would like to look to the future and see if there is a need for this. Councilwoman Armstrong extended an invitation to ( the Tri-Lakes Association to use the City Hall for any of their gatherings. Also, it was pointed out that the VFW Hall is used as a community hall.