HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-21-2008 CCMLAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OCTOBER 21, 2008 1
APPROVED MINUTES: November 5, 2008
City of Lake Elmo
City Council Minutes
October 21, 2008
Mayor Johnston called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Present: Mayor Johnston and Council Members DeLapp, Johnson, Park and Smith
Also present: Planning Director Klatt, City Attorney Filla, Project Assistant
Kriegler, Finance Director Bouthilet and City Clerk Lumby.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
MOTION: Council Member Johnson moved to approve the October 21, 2008 agenda as
presented. Council Member Park seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
ORDER OF BUSINESS:
GROUND RULES:
APPROVED MINUTES:
The minutes of October 7, 2008 were approved by consensus.
PUBLIC COMMENTS/INQUIRIES:
Ann-O Suckow, Lake Elmo Jaycees community development VP 2008 (1945 Polaris
Place, North St.Paul), updated the council on future Halloween events.
Susan Dunn, 11018 Upper 33rd Street N., pointed out an error in an article in the
Stillwater Gazette, written by Andrew Wallmeyer, in regard to Mayor Dean Johnston
being a retired 3M Company executive.
CONSENT AGENDA:
MOTION: Council Member DeLapp moved to approve the consent agenda. Council
Member Johnson seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
• Approval of disbursements in the amount of $325,581.28
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REGULAR AGENDA:
Consider approval of a conservation easement to the Minnesota Land Trust for Sunfish
Lake Park and authorize the Park Commission to develop a park concept plan for Area 2
of Sunfish Lake Park.
Project Assistant Carol Kriegler reported that the park commission was requesting the
City Council approve 1) a conservation easement (256 acres) to the Minnesota Land
Trust for Sunfish Lake Park including that expenditure of $10,000 to the Land Trust for
this transaction. The intent of the conservation easement over Sunfish Lake Park is to
ensure its permanency as a natural area to be enjoyed by citizens into perpetuity by
preserving and protecting it through an easement to the Land Trust.
David Steele, Parks Commission Chair, explained the commission has been working on
this since 2006 and considers its work on this conservation easement to be some of the
most important work the commission has done. He said the commission hasn’t worked
out all of the specifics of their plan for the park but expects to have them ready for
council approval by fall of 2009.
Sarah Strommen, central region conservation director with the Minnesota Land Trust,
said Lake Elmo is adhering with the feel of the rural character of its community by
approving the conservation easement. The Land Trust easement would provide
opportunities for low impact recreation and nature observation in contrast to some of the
more active recreation that other parks provide.
Park commission member Rolf Larson, 11720 Little Bluestem Ct. and Jim Blackford,
9765 45th St. N., spoke in support of adopting the conservation easement.
The city attorney and Minnesota Land Trust attorney are authorized to edit the easement
document for grammar, miscellaneous corrections and incidental language changes.
MOTION: Council Member Johnson moved to approve Resolution No. 08-048,
approving a conservation easement with the Minnesota Land Trust for Sunfish Lake Park
with latitude for incidental city attorney and Minnesota Land Trust edits and the
expenditure of $10,000 from the park fund to the Minnesota Land Trust at the time of
execution. Council Member Smith seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously.
REPORTS:
Mayor Johnston participated in the Green Growth meeting and suggested as a workshop
topic incorporating green growth in plans for the old village
The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
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Respectfully submitted by Sharon Lumby, City Clerk.
Resolution no. 2008-048 conservation easement with MN Land Trust for Sunfish Lake
Park