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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 1. 1994 B. Minnesota Mosquito Control Jim Stark, Brian Ziegler, and Sandy Brogren, Minnesota Mosquito Control gave a presentation on the Metropolitan counties working together to reduce insect transmitted disease and annoyance and wanted to create two-way communication with Lake Elmo residents and the Mosquito Control District. C. Arabian Hills Doug Pepin, spokesman for residents from Arabian Hills, expressed their concerns that the developer has not finished planting the number of trees required by the landscape plan that was approved by the City. Pepin added that a number of the residents have planted trees on their lot and he would like those not to be counted in the numbers of trees required by the developer. Attorney Filla stated the preliminary landscape plan that was submitted to the city indicates that 6 trees per acre are to be planted. Potentially, there could be 250-300 trees. We ought to be able to go out in the field and determine if there has been compliance. Filla asked Mr. Pepin for a copy of the covenants, M/S/P Johnson/Johnston - to direct the Building Official; Chuck Nelson, Developer; City Administrator; and Doug Pepin, Arabian Hills resident; to draft a landscape plan to meet the development agreement for Arabian Hills. (Motion passed 5-0). D. Department of Transportation Letter Mayor John provided a letter dated June 23, 1994 that he received on October 28, 1994 from the Minnesota Department of Transportation notifying the city that after this date Mn/DOT will only send copies of replacement plan applications (and subsequent decisions) to mayors of cities directly affected by MN/DOT projects. If the City is interested in receiving replacement plans for projects that do not directly affect our city (but occur within the same watershed in which the city is located), they ask the city to notify the Mn/Dot Office of Environmental Services within 30 days. M/S/P John/Mottaz - to direct the city administrator to send a letter to Mn/DOT that we would be interested in any projects which were affecting other cities within our watershed district, and since we didn't receive the letter until October 28, 1994, that the 30 day period is not a valid one. The council requested receiving copies of both letters. (Motion passed 5-0). 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: A. Update on Potential Annexation Legislation The city received a letter, dated November 1,1994, from Ellen Sampson, Leonard, Street and Deinard, summarizing the meeting with Mayor John, City Administrator,