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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 31, 1995 control the problems of young people from other communities coming into Lake Elmo causing problems for the Sheriff's Dept. There is a core problem which lies in Cimarron of youth gathering in late hours involved in questionable activities. He urged the council to pass the curfew ordinance to help the Sheriff's Dept. keep this community safe. There was no one to speak in opposition of the ordinance. Acting Mayor Johnston closed the public hearing at 8:32 p.m. M/S/P Conlin/DeLapp - to adopt Ordinance 8108, as amended (In Subd 4, 5-Change to under 18 years of age) relating to the implementation of curfews within the City of Lake Elmo. (Motion passed 4-0). 5. OLD BUSINESS: A. Appointments to Heritage Preservation Commission Comments on HPC by Councilman DeLapp Councilman DeLapp indicated he values the preservation of historically significant structures in the Old Village and contributions they can make towards our city's character. That was the reason that several years ago the Planning Commission set up a subcommittee of Planning Commission members and interested residents to recommend to the Commission ways to protect the Old Village, and ways to enhancE its functionality. He noted that most of the buildings and properties could never comply with the city's current standards. M/S/ DeLapp/ Hunt - to repeal Section 212 of the Lake Elmo Municipal Code, establishing the Heritage Preservation Commission. Further, that consideration be made to re institute a Heritage Preservation Committee as a sub -committee of the Planning Commission operating under the auspices of the city council, rather than an ad hoc committee of the Planning Commission. Council member Conlin voiced concern in putting another bureaucratic step in our review process. If an applicant wants to do renovation on a building in the Old Village, it could be a very lengthy process to have to go before the HPC, the Planning Commission and then the City Council. Council member Hunt explained when he voted for establishment of a HPC, he was looking toward it as a tool that would help people to do things in the Old Village that strict compliance with our current standards would not allow. The Planning Commission should study the Old Village and create a set of standards that would allow flexibility in that district. Hunt would like to see less bureaucratic process for people to go through, and moving Heritage Preservation Committee to a subcommittee of the Planning Commission would be a good idea. He was in favor of postponing this motion until the HPC can be contacted for their comments and a resolution could be drafted for council review to repeal the HPC ordinance.