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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JULY 20, 1993 B. Comments by Wyn John on Cimarron Meeting Wyn John updated the council on items discussed at the Cimarron Community meeting: (1) Request they have more than one civil defense drill because the first drill would identify the problems and the second drill would rectify the problems. (2) NHD would prepare to have a community gathering where they would supply hot-dogs and pop. It appeared Cimarron didn't have a number of residents to organize such a function so Mayor John volunteered to help. (3) Report by Washington County Deputy on neighborhood watch, property identification, and other items that affected the general security. Attorney Filla is preparing a draft on standards for accessibility of the storm shelters that will be circulated to the council, Fire and Sheriff Dept. and Cimarron Park for comments. John pointed out there was a need to clarify the boundaries on where the city's jurisdiction lies for general safety. C. Video Recording Problems for July 6, 1993 council meeting: Administrator Kueffner reported a service call was made the night of the meeting, but the sound problem was not corrected until Monday, July 12. The Cable Commission assured her that problems in the future would be corrected more expeditiously. The July 6, council meeting will be broadcasted on Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. and again after the July 20 council meeting is broadcasted on Thursday. D. Letter Regarding Burning in Cimarron Park Mayor John explained a letter was sent to the city from Captain Johnson, Washington County Sheriff's Dept. , about a deputy citing a resident in Cimarron for an alleged illegal burn that is being handled by the city attorney. At the same time the Sheriff's Dept. became aware of the letter that was issued by former Mayor Dave Johnson and Council member Mottaz about the fact they felt the fire did not contravene our ordinances. Administrator Kueffner reported Captain Johnson questioned whether the letter he received represented the position of the city with Councilman Mottaz speaking for the city and whether they should continue to issue burning citations when they find a violation. Discussion followed on the content of the letter whether it was an official document issued by the city or whether it was the opinion of the former Mayor and one of the council members. It was the opinion of Attorney Filla that what they were doing was uttering an opinion by identifying their previous associations with the governing body of the city. It is the city's position for the Sheriff's Dept. to enforce the state and local regulations. The question is do we want them to respond to and issue citations to all the various code violations in the code book.