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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES SEPTEMBER 6, 1988 PAGE 2 will be generated as a result of this. When they were asked as to how much time it would take, he answered 4 hrs/half a day. REAPP would be willing to help pay for this additional input into the scoping process. 6. PLANNING/LAND USE/ZONING A. SHORELAND PERMIT (FILL) Jim Douglas, 8001 50th St. Jim Douglas, recent owner of the home at 8001 50th St., is asking the City's permission to fill (approx. 80 cu.yd.) in a wet, low area. in the right-of-way in front of his house and divert the water, that has been ponding, directly to the lake. The DNR had no objections to this shoreland permit request. In addition, Mr. Douglas would like to take out some of the existing trees off the City's property and plant some pine trees. With addition of this fill, Mr. Douglas feels he is improving the land because it is a ditch now with weeds and tires and junk being dumped in there. City Administrator Morrison, City Engineer Bohrer, Building Official McNamara examined the site because Mr. Douglas is asking to put the fill in the City right-of-way. As a result of the visit, Bohrer recommended that a culvert should be installed under the driveway, in conjunction with the filling, as the Driveway is higher than the ground on either side. With snow melt and heavy rains, water accumulates because it cannot get to Lake Olson which is the natural direction. Because it is a brushy area, it has been used by other people for throwing off trash, tire and concrete chunks causing it to be an unsitely dumping ground. Bohrer contended that this filling is reasonable because we don't need the right-of-way for anything other than drainage purposes. This area is in the shoreland area, but its need for storage in a very high flood condition is negligible. City Engineer Bohrer commented that the right of -way that passes Mr. Douglas' property is 80 feet wide. The travelway is on the very northerly edge of the r-o-w, therefore, from the south edge of the blacktop there 4.s about 50 feet of r-o-w set aside. Councilman Johnson visited the site and suggested the City staff work with Mr. Douglas to identify what trees should be saved and remove the scrub trees, and, limit the fill so there would not be a tree loss. Being this is City property, the entire City has a vested interest in this property and it would only be reasonable to work out a plan with the City staffs Johnson stated, Councilman Moe has received telephone calls voicing objection to removal of the trees on the City property. Moe would not be adverse to Douglas planting pine trees. When Councilwoman Armstrong drove through the area she saw many trees overhanging on the road at that point, but at the neighbor's yard there are not any trees. Trees have been cleared in the area of the