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Mayor's Report September 20, 1994 On September 8, I attended the Vallev Branch Watershed District meeting, and passed them a letter asking that they review their decision not to plug the Olsen Lake Estates Pond outlet. This was because they were not made aware, at their August 25 meeting, of the very high phosphorus content in the discharge (253 micrograms/liter). On this occasion, they unanimously agreed to instruct the City of Oakdale to plug the outlet forthwith. I have since learned that the Oakdale City Administrator decided to refer this to the next meeting of the City Council, to be held on September 27, Some days later I was made aware of a special Oakdale Council meeting on, or about September 12, but the subject was not brought up at that time. On September 12, Councillors Johnson, ,Johnston and I toured the Maintenance and Parks facilities to meet the staff, review equipmentneeds and get a better appreciation of the Maintenance and Parks organizations. We had a useful visit and I appreciate the time that was set aside by the staff to describe their operations. We became aquainted with the size and usefulness of equipment in serving the City 's needs. The visit helped us appreciate the challenges inherent in snow removal, street sweeping and the size of turning circles in cul de sacs. On September 14, I attended the bimonthly communications meeting of elected officials for School District 622. I was able to tell Mayor Bearth of my concerns relating to the continued discharge from Olsen Lake Estates Pond, only to be told that, it would be reviewed on September 27. There was other discussion on the proposed joint County/School library to be located at the new Elementary/Middle school site. Lake Elmo was asked to supply a representative to serve on the design team for the library, so I am open to suggestions. There was also a representation from a number of citizens asking for an additional ice arena to be added to the present Polar arena. The cost - approximately $2.5 million - would be met by contributions from the three Cities and the school District, each paying about $60,000 p.a. over the next 20 years. No conclusions were made. There was also reference to a joint collaborative effort between the Cities of Woodbury and Oakdale, and School District 834 to construct a new elementary K-6 school in Woodbury, to open in the fall of '96. This would be a joint project, funded by a Washington County HRA Bond issue.