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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 2, 1995 B. Water Surface Ordinance The city submitted a proposed Water Surface Use Ordinance to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources last October. There has been no word from the DNB's office. According to the law, the failure of the DNR to notify any governmental unit of the acceptance or denial of its proposal within 120 days will be considered as approval. M/S/P John/Conlin - to adopt Ordinance 8112, an Ordinance relating to Water Surface Use and publish the Ordinance in the City's Newsletter and include DNR regulations and where they can be obtained and direct the staff to install receptacles for holding copies of the water surface use ordinance at all the public lake landings. (Motion passed 5-0). Councilman DeLapp suggested installing signs stating the five lake rules. Administrator Kueffner felt the staff could put something together for the next council meeting. At the last meeting the Council received a petition from Lake Jane residents indicating their concern about the increase in noise pollution from jet skis and airplanes on the lake during the summer. Donna Meyer, one of the residents that signed the petition, voiced these concerns and did not feel calling the Sheriff Department was enough. The Council had various suggestions; such as, DNR do periodic checkpoints on the lake to catch violators; setting up of a committee comprised of resident and representatives of the City Council, Sheriff's Dept. and the DNR to explain the rules, discuss the problems, and come up with a modified water surface use ordinance; and invite Mark Caroon, Washington County Sheriff's Dept., to talk to the Tri-Lakes Assoc. specifically to these ordinances. 15th Street Maintenance: Larry Bohrer reported there is rutting in the road and gravel in the ditches. (1) Loss of Gravel: In the public works portion of the budget there is money for maintenance. Gravel will be ordered and placed after road restrictions. (2) Gravel accidentally placed in ditches because of snowplowing:Not interfering with drainage of ditches. It does make mowing difficult and dangerous. Bohrer is concerned about sending a crew out to rake a road ditch. Bohrer will call up the concerned homeowner and explain the situation and get input. If the Maintenance Dept. cleans up the gravel, they will tear up the turf. Sue Dunn suggested contacting Community Service workers to do this work. Upper 33rd Street Gene Markgraf, 11002 Upper 33d St., stated that in the last five years since the Michigan has been used, it has torn up a large piece of asphalt and damaged the road. 6. PLANNING/LAND USE & ZONING: A. Resolution No. 95- 37, Final Plat of Lake Elmo Heights 3rd Addition Preliminary plat approval for the subdivision of a 93.15 ace parcel into 27 single family lots and a 6.6 acre City park was approved by the Planning Commission on March 13, 1995 and the City Council on March 21, 1995. The Final Plat was approved by the Planning Commission on April 24, 1995. Larry Bohrer reviewed the plat and is satisfied that the Plat meets the three conditions stated in his letters dated February 23 and April 20, 1995. The Council received a letter from Joe Lux, Washington County Public Works, indicating they find the location of 26th Street to be acceptable and will work to ensure that the design for reconstruction of CSAH13, now scheduled for 1996, will increase safety at the intersection.