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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MARCH 3, 1994 2 M/S/C Mottaz/Conlin - to send a letter to the Commission Chairs requesting list of names interested in receiving council agendas. (Motion carried 4-0). The Council received a letter from Judy Blackford, dated March 3, 1994, on mountain biking in Sunfish Lake Park. 5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: A. Update on Comp Plan Amendment Administrator Kueffner reported that last Thursday on a consent agenda the Metropolitan Council granted Lake Elmo's Comp Plan amendment, Land Use Designation Change - 464 acres. B. Update on Oakdale's Proposed Legislation Administrator Kueffner reported that House File 1828 was submitted by Walt Perlt at the request of the City of Oakdale was heard in the Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs Committee today. It was postponed until next Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. for a 1 hour hearing: one half hour for Oakdale and one-half hour for us. Administrator Kueffner has talked to Ellen Sampson's Office and they are prepared to discuss strategy with us. M/S/C Johnson/Conlin - to authorize expenditure of up to $5,000 to engage Leonard, Street, Deinard for the purpose of lobbying the MN legislature regarding the Oakdale legislation on authorizing the city to petition for annexation of certain properties required from the Minnesota Dept. of Transportation, Washington County for right-of-way purposes. (Motion carried 3- 1:Mottaz:lts a tremendous amount of money spent that'the city doesn't have and he doesn't feel it is necessary because we can defeat this legislation without a lobbyist.) MEETING WITH CHUCK DAYTON TO DISCUSS OLSON LAKE POND SURVEY: M/S/ Johnson/Conlin - to amend the March 8, 1994 recodification council workshop agenda to discuss the Olson Lake Pond Survey with Attorney Chuck Dayton in order for him to prepare for the March 11 meeting with the DNR. M/S/C Mottaz/Johnson - to amend the motion to authorize up to $1,000 out of previous allocations for Attorney Dayton to prepare and attend the March 8th meeting and, if we are going to use Attorney Dayton for a longer period, then the council will deal with that separately. (Motion carried 4-0)