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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JULY 19, 1988 PAGE 7 --Review the trend of depleting reserve balance over the past two years. --Continue efforts to compel the County to complete the assessment process and conclude the City's participation in the bonding program related to the 201 program. --Monitor the cash position of the City's 201. Fund. --Verify compliance is being achieved for EPA Grant program. --Review qualifying types of expenditures prior to expending such amounts in the Infrastructure Reserve Fund. --Review water rates annually to assure full funding of water operations. --Reconsider the viability of implementing the general ledger and payroll computer system and consider other computer alternatives. The Council asked to increase our park dedication fees to what other cities are charging. City Attorney Knaak added he would have input on this for the Council. The consensus of the Council was to direct the staff to follow through with the auditors' final recommendations. M/S/P Graves/Johnson - to approve Resolution No. 88-30 Ordering Interfund Audit Adjustments. (Motion carried 5-0). 8. GOETSCHEL--APPEAL TO VARIANCE DENIAL In December, 1986 the City Council denied a variance requested by [Halter Goetschel for a 3,000 sq.ft. accessory building (1,000 sq.ft. would be allowed on the 5 acre parcel). There were two comments made by the Council when this request was heard: (1) Mr. Goetschel should see if more acreage could be added to the five acres; and (2) the Planning Commission considered amending the City Code to prorate the size allowed for accessory structures on parcels of land over ten acres in the RR zoning district. Mr. Goetschel has followed through with the council's recommendation and has purchased 20 acres of additional land (parcel 2660) and will deed this property to his daughter and son-in-law (Mr. & Mrs. Klatt) so the Klatt's will have a total of 25 acres; contingent upon the variance for accessory structure. The Council has in the past allowed larger accessory structures based on the ammount of land the property owners had. Variances were granted to Steve Pott, Donald Durand and Bernie Meyer for accessory structures larger than what is allowed in the zoning district. Approval of these variances were based on the amount of land that each applicant had.