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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JUNE 5, 1990 PAGE 4 City Engineer, Larry Bohrer, reported he has investigated other routes along the tracks or within the railroad right-of-way and have not found any that are feasible. From the feasibility study and subsequent investigation, Bohrer ponted out: (1) the drainage improvements cannot be done without the street improvement because the financing plan relies on MSA funds paying about 67% of the total costs; and (2) the City will have to deal with Mr. Schiltgen regardless of which storm sewer option is chosen. The City has two options: do nothing or order the improvement as proposed. Councilwoman Armstrong visited the site. She suggested creating a pond in Lions Park or the VFW Park in order to alleviate some water problems rather than taking farm land from Mr. Schiltgen. Elmer Dittmann,3624 Layton Avenue N., explained the water use to travel through the VFW Field and felt the culvert under Hwy 5 is the bottleneck. He asked how did the Natural Gas building get approval to be built which he felt was in the waterway. "When Mr. Schiltgen started selling sod (approx. 1973)", Dittmann stated, "he changed the waterway by levelling the land off because there was too much water and he had to move his machine." Dittmann added, you can follow the crops and where the waterway is, there are no crops growing. Bohrer responded he cannot find any record of an established waterway on Mr. Schiltgens's property. Ed Gorman, White Hat Restaurant, stated he would not be a willing seller of any land easement. Gorman indicated the city caused a problem here with the placement of an inadequately designed 201 system. The Council asked the City Administrator to co-ordinate a date for a meeting, between Council members Armstrong and Hunt, Mr. Schiltgen and Larry Bohrer to discuss the drainage easement problem. M/S/P Armstrong/Hunt - to direct the City Administrator to co-ordinate a meeting between Council Members Hunt and Armstrong, Pete Schiltgen, and Larry Bohrer to discuss a drainage easement agreement and continue this discussion at the June 19th Council meeting. (Motion carried 4-0). B. N.S.P. Franchise David Schwartz, NSP representative, submitted draft ordinances for Council approval. Larry Bohrer has reviewed these ordinances and pointed out this short form agreement did not address the relocation provision, but has not seen any change of NSP operations without this provison in the agreeemnt.