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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OCTOBER 1, 1996 D. "Crime Watch" Signs in Cimarron Park (Postpone to 10/15) Administrator Kueffner reported she has not received information on the cost of the signs from the Sheriff's Department and asked this item be tabled. E. Gravel on 50th Street At the August 20th meeting, the Council discussed both the gravel and potential designation of 50th Street MSA and tabled the request until we had further Information on the MSA designation and the annexation portion of 50th Street within Baytown Township. Administrator Kueffner attended the September meeting of Baytown Township and the City's request for the annexation was met with resistance and she was invited back to the October 7th meeting. In the meantime. Dan Olinger has concerns about the condition of 50th Street and feels that the City should gravel at least its portion of the road. If 50th Street is to be improved to MSA standards, the 5 year MSA program indicates this improvement would not be done until 2000. M/S/P DeLapp/Johnston - to award the bid for graveling 5220 feet of 50th Street in the amount of $14,201.44 to Miller Excavating based on the letter and recommendation from the Maintenance Foreman dated August 6,1996. (Motion passed 5-0). Council member Conlin suggested revisiting the policy in terms of cost for maintaining gravel roads versus bituminous overlay projects with expenditures being assessed to the property owner. F. VFW Ballfield -Offer to purchase Kes Tautvydas, Chair of the Parks Commission, stated they cannot make a recommendation because they have not had a meeting to discuss this item. Also, the Commission doesn't know how the budget is broken down to various funds. The Budget has not been shown to them with these individual funds and they would like to see the budget for their regular meeting on October 21,1996 so they can make a recommendation. M/S/P Hunt/DeLapp - to authorize a bid as specified in the Council packet provided the Parks Commission holds a meeting and determines to go ahead with this proposal at the price stated and the Finance Director certifies to the commission that the funding is available. If the conditions are met, the Commission should go ahead and make the offer. (Motion passed 5-0). The Council would entertain the Parks Commission suggestions for a name for the park. G. Sign Ordinance Planner Terwedo is working with Cenex for a gas station and the sign ordinance allows signs as high as 25 feet which she feels is too high and recommends reduction for Service Stations and accessory uses to allow for one pedestal sign for each street face not to exceed six feet in height anywhere in the setback area, but no part of any such sign shall be closer to side lot lines than the required side yard setback nor within five feet of the rear lot line or street right-of-way. The sign face shall not exceed thirty square feet. Hunt supported the reduction because the site is close to the airport and could be detrimental. M/S/P Hunt/Johnston - to adopt Ordinance 8145, An ordinance amending Section 535.19 of the Lake Elmo Municipal Code relating to signs. (Motion 5-0).