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MINUTES APPROVED: 5-17-94 LAKE ELMO SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 27, 1994 Mayor John called the special council meeting to order at 7:05 p.m in the council chambers. PRESENT: Mottaz, Conlin, John, Johnston, Johnson, Attorney Filla and Administrator Kueffner. 1. AGENDA ADD: 2. VBWD meeting on Olson Lakes Estates M/S/C Johnson/Conlin - to approve the April 27, 1993 Special Council meeting agenda. (Motion carried 5-0). 2. VBWD Meeting on Olson Lake Estates VBWD applied for a DNR permit to discharge on a temporary basis with no treatment to lower Olson Lake Estates pond by Wand allow the pond to operate as Intended for a 1-2 year period. John objected to this because he felt that they had the opportunity to treat the water with alum and then discharge it so we would at least have cleaner water. Mayor John asked Council support for him to approach the VBWD at its April 28th meeting asking that this be changed. Johnston suggested considering requesting the DNR make as a condition in granting this permit that the water be treated and the outlet be moved right away. M/S/C Mottaz/Johnson - to authorize the Mayor to make a request to the VBWD at their April 28, 1994 meeting that the Olson Lake Estates pond be treated before mass discharge. (Motion carried 5-0). M/S/C Johnson/John - to direct Special Counsel, Chuck Dayton, conditioned upon the opinion of Dayton, to take legal action in the courts to stop the emergency action of discharging water to Olson Lake without treatment with alum to improve water quality as it is known that Olson Lake Estate pond is at a higher phosphorus content than Olson Lake and request that the court require treatment to improve the quality of water before it is discharged. (Motion carried 5-0). Councilman Mottaz asked the status of financial allocation for Attornev Chuck Dayton. He asked if this additional money will be coming out of the landfill money as the other monetary requests? Mottaz asked that this be clarified.