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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 16, 1996 3 M/S/P Conlin/DeLapp - to appoint Bill Wacker, Dick Johnson, Rick Gustafson, Fran Pott, and Bud Talcott to the Maintenance Advisory Committee and as liaison to the Maintenance Dept., Dan Olinger; Parks Department, Mike Bouthilet; Fire Department, Chief Dick Sachs. (Motion passed 5-0). 5. CONSENT AGENDA: None 6. PLANNING,LAND USE AND ZONING: A. SUB 96-1, Minor Subdivision Lot Line Adjustment, Sovereign/Larson 4545 Olson Lake Trail (tabled from 1-2-96 meeting) This agenda item was deleted and will be placed on the January 22, 1996 Planning Commission agenda. B. Livable Communities Act/Lake Elmo Housing Goals The City Staff and the Planning Commission recommended that the City adopt the housing goals as presented. Councilman DeLapp submitted his concerns in a memo dated January 14, 1996. DeLapp added that he takes goals and bench marks very seriously and is concerned on what the net result of adding 2,000 dwelling units will be to the City and what is the City committing themselves to. M/S/P Hunt/Conlin - to adopt the proposed draft for Housing Goals Agreement, Metropolitan Livable Communities Act as recommended by the Planning Commission in its meeting of 1-8-96. (Motion passed 4-1:DeLapp:See concerns listed in his memo dated January 14, 1996 which will be made part of the minutes.). C. Recommendation from Planning Commission on site selection process for new public works/compost facility. Planner Terwedo reported the Planning Commission held a public hearing on a rezoning of the Berschen site for the maintenance garage/compost site at their January 8, 1996 meeting. Approximately 50 neighbors and concerned citizens attended the meeting. There was an overwhelming sentiment that the residents did not want the public facilities located in their neighborhood. In particular, they fear the compost site will generate bad odors, fungus/algae into their air and water and disrupt the rural/residential character of their area. The citizens felt that the City did not study the option in enough detail. The Planning Commission's recommendation is for the Council to consider reevaluation of the various options for the maintenance garage/compost site due to the public comments made at the hearing. Jim McLeod, Chair of Planning Commission, didn't think that the Commission's position was the City Council had not studied alternate sites. The issue before them was strictly a rezoning matter and the public hearing was left open. The Planning Commission believed there was not enough public awareness of selection of sites prior to a decision being made. Based on public protest to a compost site, the Council considered looking at eliminating a compost site in connection with the maintenance garage. The Council felt a composting site would have been a nice addition to the community, but expressed their wish that plans for the composting facility be abandoned. M/S/P Hunt/Conlin - that the City Council drop the compost site from the requirements for the new maintenance facility. (Motion passed 5-0).