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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES SEPTENMER 7, 1993 --The Brown and Furseth homes on the north side of 50th street are in the flood plain. The elevation information on these homes will be turned into the VBWD to be incorporated into the report. When the 509 project was done, there was some money available for flood proofing. Bohrer will see if there are VBWD funds available because these two homes continue to have water problems. --The 100 yr. flood elevation was established for the Olson Lake Estates pond when the subdivision was approved. The 100 yr. high water level on the pond was established as 967. The minimum building elevation was established by the VBWD at 968. The watershed district's definition of minimum building elevation and the City of Oakdale's definition of minimum building elevation is the same. This means that the lowest floor shall not be below 968. However, two of the new houses that have been built with basements below that level. (961.7 and 964.3). It was the potential for getting these basements wet by seepage that caused the watershed district to initiate this emergency. It should be pointed out very strongly that actions are being taken based on elevations that surely could have been avoided. Who was to enforce that these structures would not been built below the building elevations? --The incremental increase in the concentration of phosphorus was only 4% . It cannot be assumed that complete mixing with all the water of Olson Lake occurred. ( --Several VBWD managers pointed out that they have not come to a preferred option at this time. The city needs to continue to encourage the VBWD to look at other alternatives as the plan says they are going to. --If the language is "watered down" too much, they will defeat one of their goals of revising their plan M/S/C Johnson/John - to direct the City Engineer to place the city's official comments in writing to the VBWD. (Motion carried 5-0). Barb Walsh advised the Council that the VBWD did not get a DNR permit nor a PCA Chapter 7050 permit to discharge the water into Olson Lake. The Council suggested the city attorney contact Barb Walsh for names and information she has received from these agencies. Barb Walsh also reported that Richard Murray who serves on the Technical Advisory Committee of the VBWD has never attended one meeting and suggested the Council write a letter of recommendation to the VBWD recommending Larry Bohrer be appointed to this committee. The surrounding communities have their city engineer serve on this committee.