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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES SEPTEMBER 6, 1988 PAGE 3 (Amended.9-20-88) eastern could erial wires p& 8pugl.as'^ propertyline and Rose felt more shee3d be cleared. Taking, hese trees down would not change the neighborhood. Armstrong felt replacing the trees would be the proper thing to do. Councilman Graves voiced his concern of the amount of fill he is going to place and where. Graves thought it would be appropriate for the staff and Mr. Douglas to identify which major trees should be saved and which trees can be removed and determine an equitable replacement program as to species, size and replacement. He also felt it was necessary to maintain the drainage off of the street onto the property. Planning Commission Chairman, Steve DeLapp, received a call from Mr. Douglas' neighbor voicing his concern on changing the character of the neighborhood. DeLapp asked for a better understanding of what Mr. Douglas is proposing to do. Bohrer saw definite beneiftss with the addition of the culvert it would aid the drainage in the area, with some fill to create smooth slopes and terrain where Mr. Douglas can maintain it in a form of lawn mowing it would discourage indiscriminate dumping, it would lend itself to co-ordinating this project with the septic system project. There will be excess dirt by digging up the drainfield trenches and this would be a logical place to dispose of the dirt. From an engineering standpoint, Bohrer saw no detriment to the proposal. M/S/P Graves/Moe - to grant approval of a shoreland permit to James Douglas, 8001 50th St., to place additional fill, not to exceed 80 cu.yds., in the City right -of --way, in front of his property, with the stipulation the fill should be stabilized with some type of seeding as soon as possible so it doesn't wash off.; the drainage of the property be retained so the water runs on the property, that a culvert be added under his driveway at his expense to permit the flow to move down to the lake; that Mr. Douglas interact with the City Office (Administrator, City Engineer, Building Insp.) to identify which trees should be salvagable and new trees planted should be of size (6' for evergreens, 10' hardwoods). (Motion carried 4-0). 7. CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT A. C.S.A.H. SYSTEM CHANGES RESOLUTION NO. 88-38 City Engineer Bohrer reported that Washington County has been studying the County State Aid Highway (CSAH) and County Road (CR) systems for several years. Two of the county roads which are in need of reconstruction are Inwood Avenue from 15th Street to Stillwater Boulevard and loth Street from I-694 to Manning Avenue. If these roads were CSAH, another source of funding would be available for this reconstruction. However, the CSAH mileage is fixed in that the CSAH designation must be transferred from one highway to another. A letter from the County Public Works Director, a sample resolution and maps showing the proposed changes were available for the Council's review.