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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 21, 1992 9 Mayor Johnson reported Donald Blohm, Metropolitan Waste Control Commission, had written a letter to the Met Council on December 16, 1991 which was prior to the meeting between the Met Council, Cities of Oakdale, Woodbury and Lake Elmo which formed the basis for that discussion. Mayor Johnson explained he wrote a letter to Mr. Blohm stating that he felt his letter was incorrect and led the Met Council away from the issue. There are approx. 475 acres of municipal urban service area within Section 32 and west half of Section 33. Of the 475 acres approx. 355 acres are in the City of Oakdale and 120 acres are in Lake Elmo. The purpose of this letter was to let MWCC and the Met Council know that our position is we are not asking for a new sewer capacity, we have capacity and we want to move some of that capacity to a 440 acre strip along our I-94 frontage. He has asked that the MWCC review the data he has suggested and get back to him with their comments. Councilman Johnson noted he didn't disagree with his comments and holds the same position. However, the City Council should have granted approval of a letter prior to the Mayor writing a letter to a governmental agency stating an opinion that you hold on City of Lake Elmo stationery and implying it is the official city's position. In the future Mayor Johnson stated he would poll the Council or have the Administrator poll the Council to see if they are in agreement with what is stated in the Mayor's letter. At the last meeting with Oakdale, the City Councils decided that at the next joint meeting the first agenda item would be Section 32 & and 33 Annexation area. M/S/P Hunt/Mottaz - to direct the City Administrator to send a letter to the Oakdale's City Administrator and Council expressing the merits of working together and promoting some development along I-94 to County Road 19 and co-operating on our MUSA extension. (Motion carried 5-0). 7. CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT; A. Old Village Septic Problems Tom Prew reported the City had received requests from some of the businesses in the Old Village Area to allow them to connect to the existing Old Village Drainfield. They made the requests because they have insufficient area on their property to install a legal drainfield.