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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES. SEPTEMBER 20, 1994 5 The Council received a letter of resignation from Parks Commissioner, Kevin Heichel. M/S/P Mottaz/Conlin - to accept the resignation of Kevin Heichel from the Parks Commission and send letter of appreciation to him and advertise vacancy. (Motion passed 5-0). B. Recommendation from Planning Commission on Comp Plan Amendment and Lake Elmo Municipal Code Amendment At the July 19, 1994 meeting, it was brought up that there was a conflict between the proposed Limited Business designation and the Comprehensive Plan and Code. in both the Comp Plan and Code, Limited Business was designated for 1-94 only. The Planning Commission held a public hearing to consider amending both the Comp. Plan and text of the Code. The was no one at the public hearing to speak against the proposal. A letter was read into record from Ann Bucheck, 2301 Legion Avenue, stating opposition to this change. The Planning Commission, on a 6-2 vote, recommended that the Comprehensive Plan and code be changed to delete a specific reference to 1-94 for Limited Business. M/S/P Conlin/John - to adopt Ordinance 8105 amending Section IIC3c(2) of the 1990 Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan and Section 301.070 D.14 of the 1979 Lake Elmo Municipal Code as recommended by the Planning Commission. (Motion passed 5-0). M/S/P Johnston/Johnson - to take the motion off the table. (Motion passed 5-0). M/S/P John/Conlin - to approve a future land use designation of LB of the Highway 5 property (South of Highway 5, north of the Chicago North Western Railroad tracks between Ideal Avenue and Stillwater Blvd. conditioned upon approval of the minor plan amendment by the Metropolitan Council. (Motion passed 5-0). C. CSAH 10 Construction - Bike Trail The council has received a letter from Chris Thorton, Washington County Public Works, asking if Lake Elmo would like to have the bike trail surfacing included in the CSAH 10 project. The total cost to Lake Elmo is $20,000, from the west city limits of Lake Elmo to 1/3 mile east of CSAH 13 (Inwood Avenue) based on the contract prices obtained from Forest Lake Contracting. The City did not get the grant that we applied for.to brinc a bicycle trail from our western city limits to the Regional Park. M/S/P Johnson/Conlin - Because of the nature of the change in the trail not going to the Regional Park, the council referred this matter to the Parks Commission for further review and a recommendation to Council. (Motion passed 5-0). Kes Tautvydas, Chair of Parks Commission, will make the Parks members aware that the council needs to make a decision by October 31, 1994.