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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES NOVEMBER 21, 1989 PAGE 5 7. PLANNING/LAND USE/ZONING: A. Comprehensive Plan The Comp Plan draft plus comments from Councilmen Graves and Williams were handed out to the Council. Mayor Dunn will submit her written comments. Administrator Morrison pointed out the Met Council needs a minimum of two weeks notice to review the Comp Plan. Councilman Williams indicated the PZ should receive the Plan at their November 27th meeting and be given until their December llth meeting to come up with a summary of comments. The Council sub -committee could work on the plan and come up with a recommendation. Then the Council can act on it at a short meeting on December 19th whether to decide to send the plan to the Met Council. Councilman Hunt suggested leaving the matter open until their December 5th meeting when they will set a meeting when they have the updated comp plan before them to approve to send to the Met Council. The City Council approved the following motion relative to the Comprehensive Plan schedule of events: M/S/P Hunt/Williams - the Comprehensive Plan draft be distributed to the PZ at their November 27th meeting along with the comments that have been made by the councilmembers and be given until their first meeting in December to come to a consensus on comments to be returned to the City Council. (Motion carried 4-0). Councilman Hunt added it should be made clear to the PZ their vote does not have to be 100 percent, they could have a minority vote with their comments. M/S/P Hunt/Williams - the Comprehensive Plan Subcommittee of the City Council be directed to meet some time the week of December 11.th to review the comments from the PZ and decide upon any modifications to the draft of the Comprehensive Plan providing all Councilmembers are available. (Motion carried 4-0). M/S/P Williams/Hunt - to adjust the agenda by bringing Item 11A to the floor at 7:55 p.m. (Motion carried 4-0). 8. DISCUSSION: Sprinkling of Proposed Park Maintenance Building: Jack Perkovich Jack Perkovich, Washington County, reported the Washington County Board of Commissioners hired the architectural firm of BWBR to design a park maintenance building for the Lake Elmo Park Reserve. The building design has been completed and includes 6,512 square feet on the base level and 1,088 on the mezzanine. The cost on the building is estimated at $360,000 to $380,000. Sitework including roads, parking and a crossing over the railroad tracks would add an additional $120,000. A sprinkling system is estimated to add an additional $76,500 plus $10,000 in miscellaneous work. The building construction outside the city's water distribution system places an extreme hardship on this construction project, Perkovich stated. ( He asked the following factors to be considered: The Park maintenance building is primarily for the storage of equipment, the building is not for public activities, all major equipment repair will be done at the