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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OCTOBER 15, 1991 PAGE6 C. Councilman Johnson PZC Subcommittee on Economic Development: Councilman Johnson read the following into record concerning the matter of the PZC subcommittee on economic development and its relationship to the Mayor's advisory committee: 1. The League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) Handbook makes it abundantly clear that state law requires that authority for the establishment of an official city advisory committee and the appointment of the members of that committee rests with the full council. 2 The LMC Handbook also states in Chapter 6, page 97 under the heading of "Advisory Boards and Commissions" that "Some mayors appoint these bodies informally to act as advisory groups without official powers." It appears that there is precedent for the mayors action and that his creation of a mayors advisory committee is quite appropriate. However, the mayors advisory committee is just that: "The Mayor's committee" and not an official committee or commission of the City. 3. The City Council passed a motion on 9/3/91 that directs the PZC to form a subcommittee that would deal with the issues of economic development and as a part of the duties of the subcommittee, act as liaison with the Mayor's committee. This does not seem inappropriate, since it should be the obligation of the PZC and the Council to listen to the recommendation of any citizens group within the city, whether official or unofficial. 4. In my opinion, th PZC has the authority to establish any subcommittee they wish to appoint to study any matter that is on their council -approved work plan. Their subcommittee can consist of the Commission -of -the -whole, a few selected members or members plus other interested residents of the City. M/S/P Dick Johnson/Williams - to clarify the record, the mayor's citizens advisory committee to study economic development in Lake Elmo, appointed solely by Mayor Johnson, is not an official committee/commission of the City and is not recognized by the Council an as official committee. (Motion carried 5-0). Councilman Mottaz pointed out that the Mayor had made this fact abundantly clear on several occasions during this process. Update on Olson Lake Estates: The subcommittee has not met because the VBWD chairman is waiting for seepage results out of the pond before calling a meeting. Nothing has been done --the plug is still in and there is no further discussion on any downstream improvements.