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M/S/F DeLapp/Siedow - to adopt Ordinance No. 9750 amending Section 300 of the Lake Elmo City Code regarding density bonuses for Open Space Preservation Project. (Motion failed 2-3:Hunt, DeLapp, Siedow) M/S/P DeLapp/Dunn — to expedite our efforts toward perfecting the Open Space ordinance by addressing signage at front of development, define acceptable trails, roads, density, Village Greens, lot size. The staffs #1 priority is completion of the comp plan. How doe this affect the comp plan. No timetable given for completion. (Motion passed 5-0). D. Comprehensive Plan Amendment— Stillwater Investment Administrator Kueffner stated the City is in the process of developing its comp plan for the next 40 years. She asked the council to postpone consideration until she can talk to the property owner about options and to work on enhancing the findings in the resolution. Council member Dunn asked John Arkel, developer, to provide names and addresses of the people involved in Stillwater Investment. When she called the Stillwater Investment telephone number stated on the application, the call is answered by Carriage Homes. Mr. Arkel agreed to submit the names and asked the Council to vote on this item M/S/P Dunn/DeLapp - to postpone consideration of the resolution denying the application by Stillwater Investment to amend the Comp Plan for 90 acres of the Northeast Annexed Area until the August 17 meeting. (Motion passed 5-0). E. Memo from City Administrator re:memo from John Hanson, Engineer for VBWD, as it relates to the CENEX project Mr. Hanson has suggested that we relax the parking requirements, thereby, relaxing the amount of impervious surface coverage at this site. His concern is that this area drains to Downs Lake, which has flooded in the past because it has no outlet. Mr. Hanson pointed out that the VBWD just reviewed an identical project in Mahtomedi, and there were only 13 parking spaces required. The Council indicated they had no problem with not paving the entire parking area, unless or until it is needed, because Downs Lake is an environmentally sensitive area. If the Planning Commission has any questions, they can call the Council. Council member DeLapp did not want parking on the gravel when they are required to park on the blacktop. 9. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT: None 10. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS: Council member Dunn asked for a recycling update and for the City Attorney to provide a revised agreement for U.S. West to construct a wireless facility to the Lake Elmo water tower to assist in serving Lake Elmo and the surrounding area. Council member DeLapp provided the Council with an article entitled, Watershed Cooperatives and Green Infrastructure by Robert D. Sykes -Landscape Architect at Univ. of MN, Tom Fisher, Paul Jacobs, and Jon Erik Kingstad indicating a new way to deal with surface water runoff. 11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Surface Water Runoff Plan: Tom Prew will provide an update on the Surface Water Runoff Plan at the August 17`" Council meeting. The Village Commission and Planning Commission may have concerns on the Valley Branch Projects or other issues related. LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES AUGUST 3, 1999