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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 4, 1994 6. STAFF REPORTS: A. Update on Maintenance Department Activities:Dan Olinger Maintenance Foreman, Dan Olinger, voiced his concerns about the way in which the Minnesota Department of Health handled the city's water contamination problem in the Old Village, particularly the method in which the water was tested. M/S/C John/Johnston - to send a terse letter to the Health Dept. emphasizing cost of putting everything right and indicating suspicion that testing was not done correctly, and request in writing supporting data and sampling and analytical test procedures. (Motion carried 5-0). Olinger pointed out vehicles are not being moved for snowplowing purposes and requested the city become tougher on enforcing the snowplowing ordinance. Also, garbage cans and recycling containers are still being placed in the roadway and not in their driveways. He suggested asking Bellaire/Maroney to send a note reminding residents to keep their containers (recycling and garbage) off the road. Residents can be informed through the city newsletter. M/S/C John/Johnston - to direct the staff to submit wording change for the snowplowing ordinance for Thursday night meeting to permit every snowplow operator the authority to ticket or tow vehicles. (Motion carried 5-0). Councilman Johnson voiced his concern that the wood pile had not been chipped by Arbotech, St. Croix Beach, at an estimated cost of $2,175. Olinger stated Arbotech was out to look at the pile and the chipping can still take place. B. Conditional Use Permit Reviews: Jim McNamara - postponed C. Construction -Related Erosion Standards- postponed Jim McNamara will prepare wording for construction related erosion standards to go along with all building permits and work with the planner and engineer for proper wording in the code. 7. PLANNING/LAND USE & ZONING: A. Recommendation from Planning Commission relating to Highway Business (HB) regulations. Attorney Filla commented that if the city did not intend to continue with HB Zoning they may want to rezone the four existing HB sites to some other acceptable category. If they were to eliminate the zoning, they should repeal the regulations, and the current HB sites become legal non -conforming uses which could continue but not expand unless consistent with the code. If the city is going to keep the HB zone, it is a good idea to have a more complete set of regulations. In regard to pending applications, until the city gives some type of preliminary approval to the development application there is no vesting of rights.