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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES DECEMBER 6, 1988 PAGE 6 _ Dan Parker, Business Administrator of. School District 834, said the ( l district is conducting more tests to try to determine the origin of these compounds and should have the results back in a week. The City Administrator will. write a letter to the Oakland Jr. High School Principal to request they share the well testing findings with the City so that we are informed of the source identification of the compounds. M/S/P Graves/Moe - to accept and approve the Evaluation Report for One Year Project Certification Wastewater Facilities Improvements, EPA Project No. C-271411, Parts A,,B,C--On-Site Septic Systems, Part D--Off-Site and Collector Septic Systems; and direct the City Engineer to submit this report by December 31, 1.988. (Motion carried 4-0). F. Evaluation Request for Council Action-- SW1 Landfill Permit (Lake Jane Landfill.) Councilmembers Chuck Graves and Dick Johnson, Larry Bohrer and Administrator Morrison met the Washington County Public Health representative Mary Luth and Paul Josephson and Ramsey County representative D. Reagen on November 19th to hear their response to the Council's concern outlined at the Sept. 6th meeting and at the previous meeting with MPCA and representative of the counties. Councilmen Graves and Johnson expanded on their response to the City's position. In regard to the requested road crossing permit for the installation of a pipe across Jama.ca. Ave., City Engineer Bohrer, suggested the council consider granting a pipeline crossing license, renewable at one-year intervals. This gives the City an opportunity to review and renew it at suitable intervals. Bohrer added this will be the first time the water will leave the landfill. site. Its been the City's position, all along, that water does not leave the landfil..l. site. Rose suggested a hold harmless agreement to the City because of a potential problem with the water leaving the site and causing.problems down the line; people could come back and find fault with the City. Sue Dunn expressed her concern on the turnaround time of the water sampling. Graves responded that the County stated one -to -two weeks turnaround and discussed using the firm, Twin City Testing. He had asked, if at all possible, a. continuous monitoring system with an automatic shut -down. Graves expressed the driving force for the City to comply with the County's request is they feel the clean up of the landfill will be quicker because of this. Graves asked the City Attorney the best way to handle this to retain the greatest degree of control. for the City and yet try to cooperate with the County and MPCA to achieve rapid cleanup of the landfill.