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CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MINUTES
DECEMBER 13, 2022
CALL TO ORDER
Called the meeting to order at 6.30 pm.
PRESENT: Mayor Cadenhead, Councilmembers Katrina Beckstrom and Jeff Holtz. ABSENT:
Councilmember Dale Dorschner.
Staff present: City Administrator Handt, Public Works Director Powers, Fire Chief Kalis, Planning
Director Just, City Planner Hetzel, City Engineer Griffin and City Cleric Johnson.
No Parking in Fields of St. Croix
City Engineer Griffin reviewed the no parking guidelines, minimum widths on residential streets.
Engineer Griffin also discussed challenges experienced with narrow street widths and reviewed
parking restriction guidance policy. Council consensus to accept the recommendations.
Landscaping Ordinance Updates
Planning Director Just presented draft language to address landscaping issues between new
development and existing uses when one use is more intense than the other. Director Just
reviewed proposed updates to the City Code Article VIII Environmental standards and answered
questions regarding tree planting and maintenance. Lengthy discussion held concerning top soil.
Council indicated the language regarding screening is acceptable but more work on language
related to top soil and water is needed.
PUD Obiectives/Reguirements
City Planner Hetzel presented proposed updates to the PUD amenity table based on input from
the December 6, 2022 City Council meeting. PUD objectives, minimum PUD requirements and
objectives from other cities were also presented. Hetzel noted proposed additions the Lake Elmo
code.
Discussion was held and consensus reached to amend language related to senior and affordable
housing, remove current objective #6 relating to historic buildings, structures and landscape and
to add language regarding preserving ground water.
Items for Future Agenda
Administrator Handt noted that the next workshop would be a joint session with the Parks
Commission.
Meeting adjourned at 7:56 p.m.
LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL
ATTEST:
Charles Cadenhead, Mayor
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