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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES AUGUST 16, 1988 PAGE 7 For the Municipal State Aid Improvement project, the assessments shall be payable in equal installments extending over a period of five years and shall bear interest at the rate of nine percent per annum from the date of the adoption of the assessment resolution. For the 1988 Bituminous Overlay Project, the assessments shall be payable in equal installments extending over a period of five years, and shall bear interest at the rate of nine percent per annum from the date of the adoption of the assessment resolution. M/S/P Armstrong/Moe - resolved that Resolution No. 88-34 is hereby approved calling for preparation of assessment rolls for the 1988 Municipal State Aid Street Improvement and the 1988 Bituminous Overlay Project, and setting the assessment hearing for. September 8, 1988; and further, that; (1.) the 1988 Bituminous Overlay Project shall be assessed on a Unit Method basis and (2.) assessments on the improvements shall. be spread over a five year period, bearing interest at a rate of nine percent. (Motion carried 3-1<Johnson: he favored the combination method of assessment>). 8. Update on Lake Jane Landfill: Mary Luth and Paul Josephson Mary Luth and Paul Josephson, of Washington Co. Public Health, gave a summary on the 1988 SW-1 Work Plan and Site Activites. (See Exhibit A) The level of contaminants has decreased 90 percent at test wells since pumping began more than a year ago. However, according to Mary Luth, it appears that the pumping possibly in combination with the drought, has reversed the flow of groundwater at the site. In a report that was recently presented to the Washington County Board stated that it would cost between $160 million and $200 million to excavate the Lake Jane Landfill, remove the waste, ship it to other sites and fill the hole that is left behind. Given these cost figures, the County Board decided this past June, that it would not proceed with further consideration of the proposal. Councilman Dick Johnson asked why didn't the County consider options other than a $200 million excavation; such as, placing a liner in the excavation and replacing the refuse. That, responded Washington County, was not considered as an option. Johnson added, there was no use going through the study because of shortsightedness in how to alleviate the problem. Councilmember Don Moe argued that the health of human beings is far more important than the dollar signs. Residential wells and monitoring wells will be sampled again in October, and the County will report back to City officials after the first of the year. 9. Report of Al Dornfeld, Chairman VBWD A. Floodproofing Program Allen Dornfeld, VBWD, explained to the Council that the Managers of Valley Branch Watershed District are considering implementing a fl.00dproofing