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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES APRIL 16, 1996 1. AGENDA 4C. Lake Elmo Jaycees Charitable Gambling License, 4D. Biological Inventory Group -Tom Skalbeck, 12. Effective Meeting Procedures M/S/P Hunt/Conlin -to approve the April 16, 1996 City Council agenda as amended. (Motion passed 5- 0). 2. MINUTES: April 2, 1996 M/S/P DeLapp/Hunt - to approve the April 2, 1996 City Council minutes as amended. (Motion passed 3- 0-1:Abstain:John) 3. CLAIMS M/S/P Johnston/Conlin - to approve the April 16, 1996 Claims #4647 through #4679 and additional Claims #4680 through #4705 for 1st Qtr. 1996 Fire Comp, as presented. (Motion passed 5-0). 4. PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL: A. Arbor Day Proclamation MAYOR JOHN PROCLAIMED APRIL 26, 1996 AS ARBOR DAY AND MAY, 1996 ARBOR MONTH IN THE CITY OF LAKE ELMO Residents that had brought their Christmas trees in can redeem one free seedling at the City Hall on Arbor Day or during the first week in May. B. D.A. R.E. Program (Deputy Osterman and Sergeant Swanson) Deputy Osterman, D.A.R.E. Officer, reported the Lake Elmo Elementary's 5th graders were visited by an Army National Guard Helicopter, and the students toured the chopper and were instructed on information and equipment used. The students were instructed on the dangers of drug abuse and reasons why they should remain drug free. The D.A.R.E. Graduation at the Lake Elmo Elementary School is on May 17, 1996 from Noon to 2:00 p.m.. C. Charitable Gambling License: Lake Elmo Jaycees The Lake Elmo Jaycees are requesting that the City endorse their Charitable Gambling operation for the next licensing period 1996-1998. A draft resolution for Council approval and a list of donations made during the current license period were provided. The Council acknowledged the significant donations by the Lake Elmo Jaycees and suggested the list of Charitable Gambling donations be published in the Newsletter. M/S/P Johnston/Conlin - to adopt Resolution No. 96-6, A Resolution approving the issuance of a charitable gambling license by the State of Minnesota to the Lake Elmo Jaycees. (Motion passed 5-0). D. Biological Inventory Group -Tom Skalbeck Tom Skalbeck, 8879 Jane Road N., and Lisa Burban, an Urban Forester, 9612 57th Street, submitted a strategy for Lake Elmo's Natural Resources:An Ecosystem -Based Plan. Council member Conlin responded that establishing such a group would be redundant because the new Open Space Ordinance does provide for this type of inventory done by the developer on a development site basis for Planning Commission and Council review. Conlin requested an outline of what the committee would be doing and the cost and benefit to the City. Once this information has been obtained this item can be presented to the Council as an agenda item by the City staff for Council authorization.