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MINUTES OF THE LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MEETING, JANUARY 2, 1979. Mayor Armstrong convened the meeting at 7:30 p.m., with the following Councillors answering the roll: Johnson, Morgan, Mottaz and Pott. Also present: Administrator Whittaker., Attorney Marshall. OATH OF OPPICB: The City Administrator administered the oath of office to Mayor -elect Thomas G„ Armstrong; and Councillors - elect Michael R. Johnson and Jess Mottaz. AGENDA: Armstrong moved, seconded by Morgan, to approve the Agenda with the following amendments: move I-94 lawsuit in after Ar,nda%approval; add claims and State highway aid resolution after Administrator's report; add Council reports after Mayors report, Motion carried 5-0. I-94 CHALLENGE COMMITTEE/LAWSUIT: Mottaz moved, seconded by Armstrong that the Council adopt Resolution 79-1 "A Resolution withdrawing Lake Elmo from the I-94 Challenge Committee Joint Powers Agreement and Lawsuit and calling for con- struction of I-94 on the "Southern Route". In discussion, Pott asked the proponents how the City would best be served by the Southern -Route; and said the words "'senseless and wasteful" troubled him. Armstrong said the northern route would take good farm land, open up land for development, create a dangerous curve at Crossroads Ford, and have a negative effect on the rural character of the community. Pott disagreed. Mottaz said the City did not need another super highway through. the City; that the south- ern route would confine development to an existing corridor; and that it would eliminate the need for the County to maintain two four -lane divided highways as service roads. Pott said the cost of maintaining those two roads would be less than building on the southern route. The Council. discussed the relative costs ofithe two routes. Hugh Madson and Councillor Johnson expressed their interest in having a better definition of "sense- less, wasteful and pointless; and felt the Resolution ought to better state the reasons for this change in City policy. Mottaz called the question. Vote: In favor: Armstrong, Morgan, Mottaz; Opposed: Johnson and Pott. Carried 3-2. NATIONAL JAYCEE WEEK: Jerome Bergmark asked the Council to consider a Proclamation for National Jaycee Week. Armstrong moved, seconded by Morgan, that the City Proclaim the week of January 21 through 27, 1979, as Jaycee Week and urge all citizens of our community to give full regard to the past community services of the Lake Elmo Jaycees. Motion carried 5-0.