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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNt,_.. MINUTES NOVEMBER 5, 19; because the Council encouraged the property owners, Zintl, Engstrom for 2"a phase of Fields of St. Croix, Screaton/Emerson, to work together to prepare a joint concept plan. Council member DeLapp stated, part of the issue, is that at the conclusion of the moratorium, the Village Commission could recommend land use to the Planning Commission and Council. That land use might not be what it is today and could be inconsistent with what the developers would like. It was his understanding that the developer was invited to come before the Council if there is a major advance made and a significant agreement between adjacent property owners to work together consistent with where the Village Commission is heading toward. Then the Council would take the next step by deciding if the properties should be taken out of the moratorium. Council member Johnston indicated her recollection was the Council agreed not to make a determination to take out the properties out of the moratorium until the Council was made aware of what the developers were thinking about by submitting a sketch plan for Council review. In his November 5, 1998 memo, City Planner Dillerud reported the Village Commission, by motion, unanimously requested that the City Planner communicate to the Council their concern with premature modifications to the Village Moratorium geographic area, both from the perspective of the potential impact on their on -going work program, and from the perspective of equal treatment to all property owners within the Moratorium Area. Richard Smith, Mary Jean Dupuis, and Bob Eischen indicated they had not been involved in the developers' plan and would like to coordinate what plans and concerns the surrounding property owners have for their property. The Council asked the developers to have an informational meeting showing how the surrounding properties can be tied together. The Planning and Village Commissions will be invited to the November 17" meeting Council workshop to review the concept plan under Planning, Land Use, and Zoning. M/S/P Johnston/DeLapp — to direct the staff to create an ordinance revision for property to be removed from the moratorium for consideration at the November 17th Council meeting and encourage the Developers to review a concept with surrounding residents for their reaction by the November 17th Council meeting. (Motion passed 3-0). D. Planning Commission Vacancy 1. Interview Greta Gauthier and Eric Lipman Administrator Kueffner reported that Greta Gauthier is more interested in serving on the Environmental Commission and asked that her Planning Commission application be put on hold. The Council received a letter from Eric Lipman indicating that he would not be able to attend the November 5d' Council meeting to participate in the interview process for the Planning Commission vacancy, but is interested in the appointment to the Planning Commission. M/S/P Johnston/DeLapp — to appoint Eric Lipman, 8249 Deer Pond Court North, as Second Alternate to the Lake Elmo Planning Commission. (Motion passed 3-0). Administrator Kueffner made the Council aware that Todd Ptacek lived in Lake Elmo when he applied for the Planning Commission vacancy, and now has a house under construction in Stonegate that will be completed in about 30 days. In the meantime he is not living in the City. There is nothing in our Code or in the League Handbook that requires that Planning Commission members live within the City.