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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JULY 6, 1993 Dave Johnson explained that under his term as Mayor a development referred to as the "phantom development" was Lake Elmo's for the taking except for the diddling around for 16 months by the Council and Planning Commission.. The State Farm Headquarters is now planned for Woodbury. Johnson expressed his disappointment in the city, county, school district losing millions in tax revenue. Mayor John and Councilman Johnson pointed out there was no ordinance to cover that particular area of the city for the sort of development that was proposed and every attempt to gain support of this site was made. Lake Elmo was one of three alternate cities to be considered and it was not the fault of the city council or planning commission. B. Request from Cimarron Residents relating to Storm Shelters Jim Anderson, Manager Cimarron Park, explained the storm shelters are usable and the Park is considering keeping the shelters unlocked during the tornado season. The Park Office, Washington County Sheriff Dept., and an employee who lives in the park will have keys. The Park and Washington County Deputies will patrol for vandalism. Regarding the concern that the back storm shelter poses danger since the hill behind it allows easy access, NHD is looking at placing fencing around the roof of the shelter. Anderson will announce in the next Park Newsletter the time, day, scheduled for a mock tornado drill. M/S/C Mottaz/Johnson - to request the city attorney work with NHD, Fire Dept., Civil Defense Dir, and make recommendations for standards to be adopted in our Park ordinance to enforce safety in the accessibility of storm shelters (such as: requirement for access plan, notification to residents, routine patrol to insure the access is available, review by Sheriffs Dept. to make sure they feel there aren't any safety issues). (Motion carried 5-0). 9C. MTC Public Hearing The Council received a letter form Deborah Smith, 265 Cimarron, requesting the city consider interceding in the MTC proceedings to protect a major portion of the city from losing all access to public transportation. The Council strongly encouraged MTC to continue the bus service to Cimarron Park because that is where approximately one-third of the city population lives. M/S/C Conlin/Mottaz - to direct the city administrator to write a letter or attend the public hearing to voice our oppositions to the proposed change to the MTC.. (Motion carried 5-0). C. 4622 Bond Referendum Notification The City Administrator reported she has not received a response from the auditor's office. She did hear from the school district who stated they have never notified the city before even though Lake Elmo is the fourth largest area for children to attend their school. They have promised they would add the city to their list.