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Home My WebLink About08-05-75 CCMAGENDA -•-CITY COUNCIL CITY OF LAKE ELMO, MINN. 55042 MEETING TO BE HELD TUESDAY, AUGUST 5. 1975. 7:30 P.M. -- Meeting convenes. 7:30 -- 7:45 P.M.-- Discussionperiodfor Council Members 7:45 P.M. -- Gerald Beach --Forester Battan-Timbers Operation LATE ADDITION TO AGENDA--8/5/75 8.15 P.M. --Jerome Bratsch-7934 Hill Trail No.--777-602'7 Drainage problem (removal of or change culvert) ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION: Parks --Counter offer on Whitman Property. Lake Elmo Regional Park--194 Interchange Metropolitan Transportation Development Guide Policy Plan. Ivy Ave. No. MINUTES OF THE LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MEETING.AUGUST 5, 1975 pg. 1 Meeting called to order at 7:30 PM by Mayor Eder. Present: Mayor Eder, Councilmen Abercrombie, Shervheim & Pott & Councilwoman Lyons. Also present:Bldg. Insp. Mueller, Counsel Raleigh & Engineer Bonestroo. Advance Refunding:Steve Mattson, Juran & Moody, advised council that no bids were received on the August 5, 1975 offering. Steve asked approval of the council to try again on September 2, 1975, Councilman Shervheim offered resolution R75-28 authorizing Juran & Moody to proceed with another Advance Refunding Bond Sale on September 2, 1975 subject to the same conditions as the August 5 offering except for time of opening. Second by Councilman Abercrombie. Carried 4-0 with Mayor Eder abstaining. Minutes: Motion by Councilman Shervheim 2nd by Councilwoman Lyons to approve minutes of the July 15, 1975 meeting and the July 29, 1975 special meeting of the Lake Elmo City Council as submitted. Carried 5-0. Park: Councilman Shervheim advised that the reoffer to Mr. Whitman for park property would be completed this week. I94-CSAH 15 Interchange:Councilman Shervheim offered Resolution R75-29 setting forth the City of Lake Elmo's position to support the Washington County request to the Minnesota Highway Department for an interchange at CSAH 15 and Interstate I94. 2nd by Councilman Abercrombie. Carried 4-0. CM Pott abstained. Forester: Gerald Beach advised that 54 new trees have been marked for removal because r of Dutch Elm disease and 28 have been so marked that have Oak Wilt. Several trees have been reported previously that have not been removed. Mr Beach requested and received authorization to send a registered letter to each person involved in delinquent removal. Batten Timber:Mr Beach.conveyed the opinion that he would like to see the subject receive approval to burn diseased trees -primarily because of the local need for such an operation. He is working closely with Mr. Tom Benson and will continue to police as necessary. Mr. Benson presented a sketch showing 3 burning pits 25' wide x 60' long with 120' of ramp. He would like to start excavation for one pit August 6, 1975. Each pit would burn a maximum of 1,000 cu. yds even though, dimension- ally, it could hold 3,000 cu. yds. Excavated dirt would be moved to the west and north sides of the pit area to act as a..barrier. He verbally guaranteed that earth would be restored to original status when the pits are closed. He would install fans to accelerate burning. He would provide a 7,000 gal. water tank for storage to control fire if necessary. Motion by Councilman Shervheim 2nd by Councilman Abercrombie advising Mr. Benson to make proper application for temporary amendment to special use permit thru the city office. He should work with the forester to make sure all the required specifications are met. Matter to be presented to the PZC at their meeting August 12, 1975 and brought back before the council August 19, 1975 for consideration. Carried 5-0. Jerome Bratsch: 7934 Hill Trail North- Mr. Bratsch advised that excessive surface water runoff was coming thru the culvert on his property and eroding the soil and crossing his property to the lake, There is a water easement but drainage does not occur thru this area. MINUTES OF THE LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 5, 1975 pg. 2 Jerome Bratsch:Engineer instructed to inspect area and make a recommendation to council at next meeting of what can and should be done to rectify situation. Mr. Bratsch to be notified of time that item is scheduled on agenda. Building Inspector:Lehmann Mushrooms. Verbal. proposals have been made relative to special use permit & building permit but nothing formal has been received in the city office. White Sign has not, as yet, removed the Ambassador Hotel`Sign. Trial date regarding sign violation is set for August 20 1975. Mr. W.E.Lund Bldg. insp. related the circumstances under which he directed Mr. Lund to present his request for a special use permit for a duplex in an area zoned single family residential to the PZC. Michael Ferderer:Engineer reviewed letter from Mr. Ferderer advising that since he had a water problem and nothing was done for him he did not feel that the Tri-Lakes water problem should be assessed against him in any way. Engineer agreed with Mr. Ferderer. Engineer recommended that if Lake Elmo had a 6' x 24" or larger.piece of pipe they should give it to Mr. Ferderer to help solve his problem, which is not all of his own doing. High water control is being hampered by additional fill being hauled into the swamp area east of the Auction Barn on Highway 36 just East of North St. Paul. Clerk advised to,send letter to Valley Branch Watershed District. 3M - Informational Meeting: Meeting is scheduled for Thursday August 14, 1975 at the Oakland Junior High School at 7:30 PM. Because of the shortage of time Mayor Eder authorized to hire Mollie Hedges to prepare release and circulate to appropriate news media. Claims: Motion by Councilman Shervheim 2nd by Councilman Abercrombie authorizing clerk to pay claims 75 0 thru 7W80, Carried 5-0. Special Meetings:Motion by Councilman Pott 2nd by Councilman Abercrombie to hold weekly meetings until the high water emergency has expired. Meetings will be at 5:15 PM on Tuesdays and will be open for general discussion but on a need basis only. Carried 5-0. Seal Coating:Councilman Pott explained that a discrepancy exists between the actual area scheduled for seal coating amd the figure published by the engineer. 34,100 sq. yds. is the project estimate, as published; actual area is 21,497 sq. yds. Variation may result in necessity to renegotiate price because fluctuation between proposed and actual is greater than 25% (actually 37%). Decision on what to do will be delayed until after the bids are received. Correspondence:Michael Johnson 2001 Lincoln Ave. St. Paul was involved in an accident in vicinity of 2767 Lake Elmo Ave. on July 23, 1975. Damage to hydrant necessitated replacement of hydrant.. Cost of hydrant was $360.80, labor to install was 6 hours at $25.00 per hour - total cost $510.80. Clerk instructed to bill Mr. Johnson for these costs. Census: 7 census takers are now conducting the census and initial results should be available this week. Early count indicates that we are running behind `, the expected level. MINUTES OF THE LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 5, 1975 pg. 3 Tennis Court: Warren Excavating has been out and repaired court. Engineer has not, as yet, inspected and approved the repair. Tartan Park-VBWS - Clerk advised that Robert Rosas called relative to Lake Elmo proposal for pumping from Horseshoe Lake. Because of the current status where there is no water flowing through Tartan Park VBWS will not take any immediate action. They will discuss it at the next regular meeting. Metropolitan Transportation: Clerk advised that letter requesting hearing, in Wash- ington County, on Metropolitan Transportation Development Guide Policy Plan was sent and that Lowell Thompson called to acknowledge it. He advised that the required hearings on this had been completed and they would not plan on additional hearings. They would holdup their decision on the policy until August 15, 1975 (possibly longer if we indicated need for extension)for Lake Elmo input. Engineer and Planner should review and advise what we should propose. Copy of County Board Resolution supporting adoption of Oakdale as lead agency for preparation of 3M Environmental Input Statement. Budget: Copy of financial statement showing receipts and disbursements for 1975 to date against budget distributed to council asking that they review in preparation for 1976 budget. Area Planning:Clerk advised that Rich Cox, of Senator Brown's Office, had called asking opinion of City of Lake Elmo on Land Use Planning pending legislation. Mayor advised that Mr. Prins, of Rep. Humphry's Office, had called and asked Lake Elmo to be one of six communities to make a presentation at a special Urban Affairs Meeting on Monday August 18, 1975 at 7:00 PM in the Stillwater City Hall. Mayor Eder accepted. Clerk advised to tell Mr. Cox and Mr. Brown to support the Lake Elmo position. Adjournment:Motion by Councilman Abercrombie 2nd by Councilwoman Lyons to adjourn at 10:00 PM. Carried 5-0. Donald Mehsikomer City clerk Lake Elmo, Minnesota