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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
JANUARY 5, 1988
Acting Mayor called the City Council to order at 7:01 p.m. in th City
Council chambers. Present: Armstrong, Johnson, Graves, Moe (arrived
7:15 p.m.), City Engineer Bohrer and City Attorney Knaak. Absent:
Christ
1. Agenda
Add: 201 Project on Legion Pond. Delete: 4. Landfill Update, 6I.
Appointment to the Planning Commission, and 9A. Action on City
Administrator's Severance Proposal.
M/S/P Graves/Johnson - to approve the January 5, 1988 City Council
meeting agenda as amended. (Motion carried 3-0). Moe was not present
to vote.
2. Minutes: December 1, 1987
M/S/P Graves/Johnson - to table the December 1, 1987 City Council
minutes until the January 19, 1988 City Council meeting. (Motion
carried 3-0). Moe was not present to vote.
3. Claims
The City Council asked for further clarification from Finance Director
Marilyn Banister if claim #89720 (Northern Gas Inc.-Maint. Dept.
Welder) will come out of the 1987 or 1988 Budget. The Council would
like the statement "All Claims Are Within Budget" be added to each
monthly claims list.
M/S/P Johnson/Graves - to approve the January 5, 1988
thru #89762 with the exception .of #89720 until further
from Finance Director Banister. (Motion carried 3-0).
present to vote.
4. Landfill Update
No landfill update was given.
5. Public Inquiries
There were no public inquiries.
6. ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETI
A. Selection of Acting Mayor
Claims #89661
clarification
Moe was not
Each year the City Council selects a Councilmember to be the Acting
Mayor when the Mayor is absent from a a meeting. In past years, the
most senior councilmember has generally been elected to this position.
Rosemary Armstrong in currently the senior City Councilmember.
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j� M/S/P Johnson/Graves - to designate Councilmember Rose Armstrong as
Acting Mayor in 1988 at those times when Mayor Christ is absent.
(Motion carried 3-0). Moe was not present to vote.
B. Designation of Official Depositories
The City used the following six depositories in 1987 for placement of
City funds in a checking account, in certificates of deposit for
short-term investments and in bonds for long term investments. The
City Staff believes that these six depositories have provided good
service to the City in 1987 and recommends that the City Council
reappoint the same depositories for 1988.
M/S/P Armstrong/Graves - to appoint the State4Bank of Lake Elmo,
Washington Federal Savings and Loan, Oak Park Heights Savings and
Loan, American National Bank of St. Paul, Offerman and Company Inc.,
and Juran & Moody Company Inc. as the City of Lake Elmo official
depositories for 1988. (Motion carried 4-0).
C. Designation of Legal Newspaper
The City's legal newspaper in 1987 was the Oakdale -Lake Elmo Review.
The City Staff believes that this paper gives the widest coverage in
the Lake Elmo area in terms of getting information about the City to
its residents. The Review sets up and prints the City's newsletters
at no cost. The Review Staff has been very cooperative in gettng our
legal notices published in a timely manner.
M/S/P Graves/Moe - to designate the Oakdale -Lake Elmo Review as the
Official City of Lake Elmo legal newspaper for 1988. (Motion carried
4-0) .
D. Appointment of City Consultants
1. Civil City Attorney: Frederick W. Knaak of the law firm of
Rauenhorst, Carlson & Knaak
M/S/P Johnson/Graves - to appoint Frederick W. Knaak as the City's
Civil Attorney for 1988. (Motion carried 4-0).
2. Criminal City Attorney: Carl A. Blondin of the law firm of Caswell
& Associates.
M/S/P Graves/Johnson - to appoint Carl A. Blondin as the City's
Criminal Attorney for 1988. (Motion carried 4-0).
3. City Engineer: Larry Bohrer of Toltz, King, Duvall, Anderson and
Associates.
M/S/P Graves/Johnson - to appoint Larry Bohrer of TKDA as the City
Engineer for 1988. (Motion carried 4-0).
4. City Planner: This position has been vacant since May, 1987 when
Rob Chelseth resigned. The Council took no action on this consultant
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position until the City Administrator job vacancy has been filled.
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E. Appointment of the Council to act as the Personnel, Budget,
and Capital Improvement Committees
Since 1985, the Council has chosen to act as a committee of the whole
to discuss these areas as needed during the year. The City Staff
feels that this arrangement has worked well and suggests that the
Council continue the procedure for 1988.
Steve DeLapp, Chairman of the Planning Commission, explained that he
found out at a seminar that he attended that the Planning Commission
should be involved by statutory law as a reviewing body on the Capital
Improvements. City Attorney Knaak will research this and report back
to the Council.
M/S/P Johnson/Graves - to appoint the entire City Council to serve as
a Committee of the whole for budget and personnel matters. (Motion
carried 4-0).
M/S/P Graves/Moe - to table the appointment of the entire City Council
to serve as a committee of the whole for capital improvements until
the City Attorney research the statutes requiring the Planning
Commission to serve as a reviewing body. (Motion carried 4-0).
F. Appointment of City Representatives to Community
Education Advisory Boards
Nancy Hansen was appointed to the ISD 834 Community Education Advisory
Board in 1987. Rosemary Armstrong was appointed to the ISD 622
Community Education Advisory Board in 1987. Each of them have
expressed an interest for reappointments for 1988.
M/S/P Moe/Graves - to reappoint Nancy Hansen and Rosemary Armstrong to
serve on the Community Education Advisory Boards of ISD 834 and 622,
respectively, for 1988. (Motion carried 4-0).
G. Appointments to Cable Commission
Maynard Eder and David Garloff are the City's representatives to the
Ramsey -Washington Counties Suburban Cable Commission.
M/S/P Moe//Graves - to appoint Maynard Eder and David Garloff as the
City's Cable Commission representatives in 1988. (Motion carried
4-0).
H. Appointment to the Landfill Site Selection Authority
In 1986, Dave Morgan was appointed to serve as the City's
representative to the Washington County landfill Site Selection
Authority. The County Commissioners are the other 5 members of this
group. The Site Selection Authority has the function of meeting to
review the EIS for the proposed Site G in Lake Elmo Park Reserve,
determine the adequacy of the EIS, and make a recommendation to the
Metro Council. This authority will not meet until Spring of 1989
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under the current EIS schedule.
REAPP member, Ron Ramirez, submitted a letter to the City Council
requesting the Council to consider appointing their Co-chairman Todd
Williams to this position based on Todd's qualifications and his
assurance of continued hard work in pressing the City's case on
landfill issues.
M/S/P Moe/Johnson - to select Todd Williams as the City's
representative to the Landfill Site Selection Authority and to notify
the City of his decision. (Motion carried 4-0).
I. Appointment to the Planning Commission
This item was deleted and will be on the January 19th City Council
agenda.
7. PLANNING, LAND USE AND ZONING
A. PUBLIC HEARING: Request for Variance to Size of Accessory
Structures in the Rural Residential Zoning District;
Gordon Bjornson, 10689 61st St. N.
Acting Mayor Armstrong opened up the public hearing at 8:02 p.m. in
the City Council Chambers.
Mr. Bjornson has erected a 30' x 60' pole barn during the Summer of
`i.. 1987. Bjornson claims that he asked the City's Building Official if a
building permit was needed to put up a storage building in
Agricultural zoning and was told that a permit was not needed and then
proceeded to construct the building.
Mr. Bjornson wants to build a new 26' x 40' garage next to his house
located on 9.93 acres in the Rural Residential zoning district.
Building Official Jim McNamara stated that the concrete slab for the
proppaed new garage has already been installed, but Mr. Bjornson could
choose to put in frost footings under the slab and then physically
connect the new garage foundation to the new addition on his house.
This arrangement would conform to City Code and thus eliminate the
need for the variance.
Planning Commission Chairman DeLapp emphasized that people have put
buildings next to their house and then attached them in order to call
them one building, but did not have 42" deep frost footings. Mr.
Bjornson should have as a minimum of 42" deep frost footings and must
be underneath the corners of all buildings that are attached to the
main structure.
There was no one in the audience to speak for or against the variance
request.
{ Acting Mayor Armstrong closed the public hearing at 8:16 p.m.
The Council felt that 9.93 acres were so close to the required 10
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the staff that the nature of the business on the propety has been the
same since the early 1970's at least.
Knaak further stated that Section 301.050B.2. of the Lake Elmo City
Code authorizes the continuation of uses of land and property within
the City in existence at the time of the enactment of the code. To
date the staff has not been able to discover any evidence which would
indicate the discontinuance of the use during that time, which would
be sufficient to bring it within the jurisdiction of the code and
prohibit it, nor have we been able to determine the negative
proposition that we could not find evidence that Mr. Gould had not
been operating on his current basis.
Knaak concluded that the remedy for controlling any activities in or
about the Gould premises does not lie in the Zoning Code, but in the
nuisance sections of the City Code, in particular Sections 1506 and
1507.
The Building Official gave Mr. Gould a deadline of May 1, 1988 to
complete the sloping and seeding on his property. Also a copy of the
above nuisance code should be given to Mr. Gould.
M/S/P Graves/Moe - to instruct the Building Official to work with Joe
Gould to restore a 4:1 slope on his property at 5749 Lake Elmo Avenue
by May 1, 1988 and to have the Building Official report back to the
Council. (Motion carried 4-0).
E. Adoption of 1985 and 1987 MN State Building Codes (Amended 1-19-88)
See Page 11
The City of Lake Elmo needs to adopt the 1985 and 1987 Minnesota State
Building Codes in order to be current with changes made since the City
adopted the 1982 Building Code. Related City ordinances also have to
be updated and amended to be consistent with the new building codes.
The Planning Commission held the public hearing on the proposed
ordinance amendments on 12-14-87. After considerable discussion, the
Planning Commission assessed the following motion: "that the City
Council should approve the adoption of the 1985 and 1987 State
Building codes on an interim basis, while the Planning Commission
looks into this, and that the bond should be a minimum of $1,000 with
a maximum fine of $10,000 and that all permit fees be doubled, and
that the Planning Commission will be studying the question of City
Code content and code enforcement in Lake Elmo and will be bringing a
recommendation back to the City Council.
Steve DeLapp asked about requ Jring future business in Lake Elmo to
have mandatory sprinkler systems and that rea identshave pot::ential ly
mandatory sprinker systems which State Building !.Inspector Norm
SJzblcomir: has been try;ifig- to promote.
Jim McNamara explained that this item in regard to a sprinkler system
in a residential building was extremely controversial in Kansas City
at their meeting in September. There is an increase in the expense of
putting up a house together which would be between $3000-$4000 unless
you are talking about putting one sprinkler head by the furnace area.
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There is nothing now that the City could adopt to put in sprinkler
systems in a single family home unless we put it into our City
ordinance. There is protection now in the code, but if the City were
to adopt Appendix E this would require a sprinkler system in
commercial buildings. The Building Official will research this and
report back to the City Council.
M/S/P Johnson/Graves - to adopt ordinance 8011 amending Section 500
thru Section 503 (and subsequent ordinances 7923 an 7946) along with
all other ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict therewith of
the Lake Elmo Municipal Code whereby adopting the 1987 Minnesota State
Building Code. (Motion carried 4-0).
Hugh Madsen asked Jim McNamara by adopting these codes are you
including all buildings that could be built in Lake Elmo such as a
farmer --are they subject to these building codes. McNamara responded
that the building codes would cover the entire City. If it is an
Agricultural building that is an Ag use under the 1985 State Building
Code it does not need a building permit. City Attorney Knaak stated
there is a specific exclusion for this. Madsen further stated that
his understanding was that some cities have expanded to include all Ag
buildings.
M/S/P Graves/Johnson - to have the Planning Commission look into
whether the building code should apply to all lands (Agricultural
lands and buildings) within the City. (Motion carried 4-0).
8. CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT
A. Concept Plan for House and Septic System in the Shoreland
District, George Taylor
THe City Council reviewed the Engineer's report dated December 30
1987. City Engineer Bohrer explained Mr. Taylor's request to
construct a new house on one substandard parcel and construct a
drainfield on a remote parcel. The City Council could find no
provision in the City Code which allowed this and each Councilmember
stated that they could not support this concept for new construction
which could create problems for him and for the City.
B. 201 Project - Time Extension for Part D,
Lake Area Utility Contracting.
THe City Council reviewed the request of Lake Area Utility Contracting
for a 180 day time extension for Part D to allow completion of the
sodding and cleanup. This would make the revised completion date July
15, 1988. The City Council felt that the contractor was justified in
asking for a time extension, however, they felt July 15th was
excessive and may not encourage the contractor to complete the work as
soon as possible.
M/S/P Graves/Moe - to approve the request by Lake Area Utility
165 day extension, until July 1, 199 of their Part D contract
completion date and submittal of this request to the MPCA for
review andapproval. (Motion carried 4-0).
for a
its
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C. Shoreland Permit to Allow Placement of Fill, Gene Peltier
Gene Peltier has applied for a Shoreland Permit to allow filling on
his land land located west of Packard Park 2nd Addition. This area is
just east of Lake Elmo Avenue and within 1000 feet of Elmo Lake,
therefore, Shoreland Regulations apply. There will be excess
excavation left over from the pond sconstruction for Packard Park 2nd
Addition and Mr. Peltier desires to dispose of it on his own property.
The area of proposed filling has been shown as Packard Park 3rd
Addition. Bohrer added that in concept plan however, the
consideration of this fill permit does not in anyway imply City
approval of the concept plan.
The City Council reviewed the Engineers report dated December 30,
1987. Sincere there were no variances involved in the proposed work,
the City Council approved the Shoreland Permit, conditioned upon the
two recommendations in the Engineer's December 30th report.
1. Hay bale dikes or silt fence be erected on the west
side of the fill area to prevent soil from washing
onto Lake Elmo Avenue.
2. The fill areas be seeded as soon as weather permits in the
spring.
M/S/P Graves/Moe - to approve the Shoreland Permit and fill permit to
allow Gene Peltier to place fill on two areas of his property located
in the SW 1/4 of Section 24 contingent upon the two recommendations in
the City Engineer's December 30th report. (Motion carried 4-0).
D. New contract with TKDA
City Engineer Bohrer had submitted a new contract for the City
Council's consideration. The existing contract has been in effect
since February 1979. Points of discussion were the new salary
multiplier, the payment of interest on unpaid account, and the lump
sum meeting attendance. The City Council was concerned that the
increase in the Engineer's rate will adversely affect the budget that
has already been approved for 1988; therefore, they directed the
Finance Director to return to the next Council meeting with a
breakdown in the general engineering bills for 1988, itemized
according to pass -through costs and direct City costs.
M/S/P Johnson/Moe - to table the new TKDA Contract until the January
19, 1988 City Council meeting for a breakdown in the engineering bills
for 1988 from the Finance Director. (Motion carried 4-0).
E. Escrow Reduction for Lake Elmo Heights and Lake Jane Highlands
City Engineer Bohrer reported that all of the escrow for these
improvements had previously beuNreleased, except for $500 to insure
completion of seedingcmd cleanup. This work has now been completed
and Bohrer recommended that the Council accepts the improvements and
release the remaining $500 escrow.
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M/S/P Graves/Johnson - to accept the improvements as completed on
Lake Elmo Heights Addition and release the remaining $500 escrow upon
payment of an outstanding pass -through costs. (Motion carried 4-0).
City Engineer Bohrer reported that all work for Lake Elmo Heights 2nd
Addition has been completed and recommends the Council accepting the
improvements and release of the remaining $8,850 escrow.
M/S/P Graves/Moe - to accept the completed improvements in Lake Elmo
Heights 2nd Addition and release the remaining $8,950 escrow
contingent upon payment of any outstanding pass -through costs. (Motion
carried 4-0).
City Engineer Bohrer reported that the street and drainage improvement
are complete on Lake Jane Highlands. The only work remaining is the
seeding and cleanup in the spring.
M/S/P Graves/Moe - to reduce the escrow amount for improvements
remaining to be completed in Lake Jane Highlands by $56,500,
contingent upon payment of any outstanding pass -through costs. This
will leave $1,000. It was noted that there was a typographical error
on the Engineer's December 30th letter regarding Lake Jane Highlands.
The correct figure is "the escrow should be released in the amount of
$56,500 and the remaining escrow shall be $1,000". (Motion carried
4-0).
9. CITY COUNCIL REPORT
A. Action on City Administrator's Severance Proposal
This was deleted from the agenda.
10. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT
A. Selection of Curbside Recycling Program Proposal
Deputy Clerk Mary Keuffner provided three responses received to its
Request for Proposals for a curb -side recycling program. Those
responding were Bellaire Sanitation, SuperCycle and TMT.
The City Council will read this information and come back with a
decision at the next Council meeting.
M/S/P Graves/Johnson - to table a decision on the proposal for
full -service curb -side recycling in order to read the submitted
information until the January 19th City Counnil meeting. (Motion
carried 4-0).
B. Parks Maintenance Equipment Requests
The City Council asked Finance Director Marilyn Banister to attend the
next City Council meeting with clarification of finances before
approval of the submiited Parks Maintenance Equipment requests.
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C. Severin Lawsuit
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City Attorney Knaak referred to the letter written by Attorney Steve
Carlson. If the Council has any questions City Attorney Knaak
encourages them to call him.
D. Legion Avenue 201 Project
Acting Mayor Armstrong brought to the attention of the Engineer that
there was an alarm signaled at the Legion Avenue pump station on
Saturday evening, January 2, 1988. The Engineer explained that he
became aware of the situation on Monday, January 4th. This pump
station had not been taken over by the City, at that time, for
maintenance purposes. Because of this, the contractor still had his
locks on the pump station. The alarm condition was investigated on
Monday morning, by the contractor and the City Maintenance Foreman,
and it appeared that the alarm was signaled by the humidistat inside
the control cabinet. It was not.a mechanical failure. The City has
now placed their_ own locks on this pump station and has assumed the
maintenance.
On Monday, January 4th, a procedural memorandum was sent out to all of
the residents who live near the two pump stations. This memorandum
outlined what to do in case of an alarm and phone numbers to call.
M/S/P Moe/Graves - to adjourn the City Council meeting at 10:15 p.m.
(Motion carried 4-0).
Amended ;January 19, 1988
7E. Adoption of 1985 and 1987 MN State Building Codes
Building Official Jim McNamara did not see any reason to adopt Appendix E
because of the amount of commercial buildings that the City is planning on
and asked the Council what commercial buildings are being planned for
Section 32, Hwy 5 and Hwy 36. Jim added that if you don't adopt this
now --it doesn't say you can't adopt it later.
Councilman Graves asked if someone came in and wanted to put up a
high-rise apartment building in Section 32 could we go back and adopt
Appendix E and tell him he has to add $10,000 to the project because we
have retroactively approved Appendix E. McNamara responded that it would
be too late for that building, but we would not be caught where we are
ever liable. Jim added that there are also areas in the Uniform Building
Code that, depending on the size of the building, there are times that you
automatically need a sprinkler system. If you do not have a sprinkler
system, you have to fire wall.
Jim McNamara said he would research Apppendix E and go through it with the
council at a later date.
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acres that they would be willing to give Mr. Bjornson a variance on
the size of the one building based on this fact and the presumption
was when he put it up that it was 10 acres. McNamara felt this was
still meeting the intent of our code.
M/S/P Graves/Moe - to table this request until the Building Official
receives a verification of the legal description from the county and
that Mr. Bjornson submits a building permit showing the structural
modifications that will attach the new garage to the existing house.
The Council would then consider a variance to the existing structure
based on the fact that it is 10 acres in size. The Building Official
will make sure that this requirement is met. (Motion carried 4-0).
B. Conditional Use Permit Reviews
Building Official Jim McNamara reviewed in his leMr dated December
22, 1987 the following Conditional Use Permits which are requesting
renewal for 1988.
1. Shafer Mining
2. Breheim Kennel
3. Cimarron Golf Course
4. Country Sun Farm
5. Oakdale Gun Club
6. Meadow Mill Kennel
7. Oakwood Animal Hospital
8. Animal Inn
9. Animal Inn Training School
10. Lauseng Stone
11. Leonard Hanson Trailer Sales
12. Vali Hi Drive In
13. Green Acres Inc.
14. Howard Gelb, Trans City Investments
The Conditional Use Permit for Trans City Investments has dropped two
of the previous businesses and added three others. The three
additions are:
1. Gerald Baber, Elect. Cont. Office
2. Roger Madland, Warehousing and Truck Brokerage
a. Max of 6 parking spaces
b. Total 6200 sq.ft.
3. Michael Schack, Silk Screening on glass
Bids have been taken on the required new septic system; however, the
installation has not been completed at the time. McNamara felt the
change of tenants does not appear to affect the Conditional Use Permit.
Jim McNamara recommended approval of the above Conditional Use
Permits, but due to the legal implications with the Armstrong CUP and
the Hammes Mining CUP, he feels they should be dealt with separately.
The City Staff has recently learned that it is not necessary or
appropriate for the City to take action each year to renew the
existibg,,Condi:tionai' Use Permits in hake Elmo. State law indica[es that
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CUP's are,.ongQing,& permanent, unless the City finds reasm to hold a
( public hearing to amend a CUP, or toicbtfgfdar how to handle unresolved
problems or violations by a permittee.
Based on the above information, the City C'duncil does not need totake
action torenewthe 16 Conditional Use Permits. However, the City Building
Official aid the City Attorneyboth.recomrmffd tlidt the Tty Councill,delayany
action inregard to the alledged violations under the Hammes CUP or the
Armstivig CUP until the court systemhas resolved thVe issues in each case
and ppr ovide a clear direction, for the City to follow.
M/S/P Johnson/Graves - to accept the Conditional Use Permit Review as
indicated by the Building Official Jim McNamara. (Motion carried
4-0).
C. 1986 Comprehensive Plan Amendment --Highway Transportation
Facilities Section
This Plan Amendment was made necessary by the City's desire to change
the MSA road designation from 50th Street to 43rd Street and MnDOT
requiring that the City's Compreherrive Plan be amended to support this
proposed road classification change.
The Planning Commission held the public hearing on this draft
Comprehensive Plan amendment on 10-26-87. The motion to recommend
City Council approval of the Highway Transportation Facilities Section
of Appendix G, Transportation Facilities, Chapter V-Technical Data
Appendics as made by the Planning Commission on 11-23-87.
M/S/P Moe/Graves - to approve the partial Appendix G amendment to the
1986 Comprehensive Plan concerning Highway Transportation Facilities
and authorize submittal of this Plan Amendment to the Metro Council
for its review and concurrence. (Motion carried 4-0).
D. Staff Report on Non -Conforming Business in the Rural
Residential Zoning District
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Building Official Jim McNamara
Gould at 5749 Lake Elmo Avenue,
from the City. The filling has
slope has not been achieved as
letter dated November 25, 1987
within 30 days.
reported that this past year Mr. Joe
requested and received a fill permit
been completed, however, a proper 4:1
yet. McNamara had sent Mr. Gould a
requesting that he correct this item
McNamara added that Mr. Could's business has been in existence for
many years and continues to operate under our Grandfather clause. A
conditional use permit is not required for his operation because of
the Grandfather clause. Also, a conditional use permit for this type
of operation would not be permitted in our RR zoning district.
In City Attorney Knaak's letter dated January 5, 1988, Knaak stated
that it his understanding that the preliminary assessment of the staff
is that there has been no increase in the size and scope of the
operation on the Gould property. It has also been the assessment of
Since we do not have time to discuss every point presented, it may seem
i that decisions are preconceived. However, background information is
provided for the City Council on each agenda item in advance from City
Staff and appointed Commissions; and decisions are based on this
information and past experiences. In addition, some items may also have
been discussed at previous Council meetings. If you are aware of
information that hasn't been discussed, please fill out a "Request to
Appear Before the City Council" slip; or, if you came late, raise your
hand to be recognized. Comments that are pertinent are appreciated.
Items requiring excessive time may be continued to another meeting.
AGENDA
LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL
JANUARY 5, 1988
7:00 p.m. MEETING CONVENES
1. Agenda
2. Minutes: December 1, 1987
3. Claims
7:05 p.m. 4. Landfill Update
7:15 p.m. 5. Public Inquiries
7:30 p.m. 6. ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
A. Selection of Acting Mayor
B. Designation of Official Depositories
C. Designation of Legal Newspaper
D. Appointment of City Consultants
E. Appointment of the Council to act as the
Personnel, Budget, and Capital Improvement
Committees
F. Appointment of City Representatives to Community
Education Advisory Boards
G. Appointments to Cable Commission
H. Appointment to the Landfill Site Selection
Authority
7:45 p.m. I. Appointment to the Planning Commission
7. PLANNING, LAND USE AND ZONING
8:00 p.m. A. PUBLIC HEARING: Request for Variance to Size
of Accessory Structures in the Rural Residential
Zoning District; Gordon Bjornson,
10689 61st St. N.
B. Conditional Use Permit Reviews
C. 1986 Comprehensive Plan Amendment --Highway
Transportation Facilities Section
D. Staff Report on Non -Conforming Business in
the Rural Residential Zoning District
E. Adoption of 1985 & 1987 TM1 State Building Codes
9:00 p.m .---------------------B R E A K -----------------------
9:05 p.m. 8. CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT
A. Concept Plan for IIouse and Septic System in the
Shoreland District, George Taylor
B. 201 Project - Time Extension for Part D,
Lake Area Utility Contracting.
C. Shoreland Permit to Allow Placement of Fill,
Gene Peltier
D. New contract with TKDA
E. Escrow Reduction for Lake Elmo Heights and
Lake Jane Hi-ghlands
9. CITY COUNCIL REPORT
A. Action on City Administrator's Severance Proposal
10. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT
A. Selection of Curbside Recycling Program
Proposal
B. Parks Maintenance Equipment Requests
11. Adjourn Regular Meeting
12. EXECUTIVE SESSION
A. Severin Lawsuit