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DATE APPROVED: 8/7/90 DATE ISSUED: 3/17/90 SPECIAL LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY, JULY 9, 1990 Acting -Mayor Todd Williams called the Special Council meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. in the Council chambers. Present: Williams, Hunt, Graves, Armstrong, Admin. Kueffner, Public Works Foreman Dan Olinger, and Fire Chief Dick Sachs. Absent: Mayor Dunn. 1.. AGENDA Add: 3. Discussion on planner expenses and reimbursement. M/S/P Graves/Hunt. - to approve the July 9, 1990 City Council agenda as amended. (Motion carried 4-0). 2. Request from Robert Engstrom for amendment to Final Plat of The Forest" for narrower roads. With the delays caused by weather, Robert Engstrom felt this was an opportunity to readdress the road design issue on their P.U.D. "The Forest". Originally, they proposed this development in the form of a P.U.D. to coincide with the language 301.080 which states"This section is intended to permit flexibility of site design and architecture for the conservation of land and open space..".(See Letter dated July 2, 1990 to City Council from Robert Engstrom). Mr. Engstrom requested that the Council endorse the following road width changes for "The Forest". He informed the Council that they were forced to abandon the divided entrance because of the demands of the Washington County Traffic Engineer. --Single lane roads to have 16' wide paved surfaces and rollover curbs, --Two lane roads to have 22' wide paved surfaces and rollover curbs, --Crossover roads to have 18' wide paved surfaces and rollover curbs, --In all other respects, roadway design to remain constant. Dan Olinger, Public Works Foreman, explained they do not have the equipment nor the manpower to maintain the proposed narrower roads. (One unit, wing and front plow together, is 16' wide and the other unit is 17 1/2' wide). He pointed out that two-thirds of the City streets are 32' wide, so they would have to downgrade to smaller equipment and hire more maintenance staff. Olinger recommended staying with the present road standards. Dick Sachs, Fire Chief, stated his main concern was getting in and out with emergency vehicles. He cannot turn around in the normal cul-de-sacs of the City. The fire engine is 8 1/2' wide, and with the mirrors, it would be 10' wide.