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DATE APPROVED: 3-19-91 DATE ISSUED; 3-29-91 LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MARCH 5, 1991 Mayor Johnson called the City Council meeting to order at 7:08 p.m. in the City Council chambers. Present: Mayor Johnson, Hunt, Dick Johnson, Mottaz, Williams, City Engineers Bohrer and Prew, City Attorney Filla and Administrator Kueffner. 1. AGENDA Add: 7G. Old Village Drainage Update M/S/P Williams/Dick Johnson - to approve the March 5, 1991 City Council agenda as amended. (Motion carried 5-0). 2. MINUTES: February 21, 1991 M/S/P Mottaz/Dick Johnson - to approve the February 21, 1991 City Council minutes as amended. (Motion carried 4-0-1: Abstain: Hunt). 3. CLAIMS M/S/P Dick Johnson/Hunt - to approve the March 5, 1991 Claims #94501 thru #94551 as presented. (Motion carried 5-0). 4. PUBLIC INQUIRIES 5. State Senator Gary Laidig and State Representative Harriet McPherson The Council asked the Senator and Representaive to keep the Council up-to-date on proposals in bill form, and they would appreciate having an informal meeting to submit their input or concerns. In regard to the $500 million buffer set aside to handle emergencies, Councilman Mottaz explained the state figures that 5400 million of that they have to use for daily operation which leaves 5100 million to use for emergency situations. Councilman Mottaz asked, "Don't you feel that instead of placing cities in very difficult situations where they have to make major cuts and changes, that this is an emergency situation that we have built up this buffer?" McPherson answered if the reductions are going to be so severe that they result in curtailment of services that are vital or layoffs of employees, then the use of that budget reserve is a "hot" item. It will be difficult to defend keeping $100 million in the budget reserve, but we should wait until we see what the April forecast is before we ask a committment on 5100-150 million.