07-16-96 CCM - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JULY 16, 1996 M/S/P Hunt/Del.app - to direct the staff to send a letter to Chris Thornton, Washington County Public Works, requesting that the County Road 17 pavement preservation project be postponed until 1997 because of the impact of the already closed County Road 13 for reconstruction and also the fact that Lake Elmo may wish to install water mains along Lake Elmo Avenue which will go through the same right- of-way, but this should not be precluded for patching. (Motion passed 5-0). F. Section 700 of Lake Elmo Municipal Cade City Engineer Larry Bohrer encouraged the Council to limit drainflekis to 5,000 gallons of daily flow, accommodating 6-8 homes each, with a minimum of 500 feet between drainfield borders. The proposed 5,000 gallons per day recommendation was based on conversations he had with Dave Gustafson, a literature search which found no more current regulations than the 1983 MPCA regulations, and on his own expertise and knowledge on designing septic systems with an understanding of a difference in behavior that exists between large drainfields and smaller systems, that had not yet been recognized in the state code. Bohrer felt clustering is new to this area so the City needs to proceed cautiously. The City received a letter from Robert Engstrom, dated July 16, 1996, stating his concern that the Section 700.03, Subd. 1, D requirement for 500' from any other active drainfiaid is a design impediment and based on discussion with practitioners an unnecessary constraint. Not all community systems will be large systems. Some might service only two or three residential units. Bob White, owns 50 acres off of Keats and Hwy 36, fell he is getting one road block after another because he has designed his development to meet the state code allowing 10,000 gallons per day system. The City changed the code to 5,000 gallons of daily flow with a minimum of 500 feet between field borders and made it more restrictive. White agreed with Mr. Engstrom that some type of graduation separation distance could be developed. M/S/P John/Johnston - to postpone this aspect for discussion until the August 6th council meeting. (Motion passed 5-0). M/S/P Del-app/Hunt - to support Larry Bohrer working with other experts to further refine the policy on this if indeed it is appropriate in terms of separation and conditions of separations from the systems and direct the engineer to research Section 700.03, Subd Did, graduate systems based on size and report back at the next council meeting. (Motion passed 5-0). G. Progress Report on Section 33 Larry Bohrer reported no problems are foreseen and the project completion date is September 30, 1996. Bohrer suggested an increase in sizing of doors in the lift station not to exceed a cost of $700.00 which does fit in the allocated budget. M/S/P Hunt/Johnston - to approve the larger access doors in the lift station as presented by the City Engineer at a cost of $700 which does fit in the allocated budget for this project. (Motion passed 5-0) H. Olson Lake Outlet Project Larry Bohrer reported that the Olson Lake Outlet Project is going slower than anticipated with a completion date now in September. The Council voiced their concern that Lake Jane Trail gets paved before school starts. M/S/P HunUDeLapp - to direct the staff to communicate with VBWD the City's concerns on the extended time length of the Olson Lake Outlet project and that Lake Jane Trail be repaved after laying of pipe before school starts. (Motion passed 5-0).