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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES APRIL 19, 1994 B. Alternate AG M/S/C Mottaz/Johnston - to direct the staff to call a public hearing for May 23, 1994 to consider repealing the existing Alternate Ag ordinance. (Motion carried 5-0). Tom Armstrong submitted the following: additional proposed amendments to Section 301.070 D.b., Outside Storage Limitation, and Variances granted to Trans City Investments CUP. Armstrong requested Council adoption of the PZC proposed amendments to the Alternative Agricultural Use Ordinance. Councilman Johnson requested that limitations be established for the Armstrong CUP and a site plan showing the boundaries for the outside storage area be included. Council member Conlin indicated she did not want to see outside storage expanded. M/S/C Mottaz/Johnson - to direct the City Administrator, Building Official, Attorney Filla and Tom Armstrong to draft a proposed amendment clarifying the outdoor storage limitation and the area covered in the Armstrong Alternate Ag CUP. (Motion carried 5-0). C. Sunfish Park (Update on Bike Trail & Damage to Park) Petitions were submitted requesting a ban on mountain biking in Sunfish Lake Park. M/S/C Mottaz/Johnson - to accept the April 18, 1994 Parks Commission recommendation that the Parks Commission and City Council have adopted the Park Trail Plan concept, which provides for a recreational bike trail along the southern boundary of Sunfish Park, with the stipulation that a barrier shall be installed, at the time of development of the trail, to prevent free access of bicycles into the woods of Sunfish Park, and that the commission will seek in the form of future park dedication a site or trail for designation for Mountain Biking. (Motion carried 5-0). M/S/C Johnson/Mottaz - to accept the January 3, 1994 recommendation of the Parks Commission continuing the ban on mountain biking in Sunfish Lake Park. (Motion carried 5-0). Council member Conlin explained the reason she voted for continuing the ban is the city's liability in designating a trail in the park specifically for mountain biking.