Minutes of Regular Meeting
# 654 Held in the
Lake Elmo City Council Chambers
Thursday, November 8, 2001.
| MANAGERS PRESENT:
MANAGERS ABSENT:
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Dale Borash, Vice President; Don Scheel, Secretary; and Duane Johnson, Manager Dave Bucheck, President; and Lincoln Fetcher, Treasurer |
| STAFF PRESENT: |
John Hanson, Barr Engineering; Ray Marshall, Attorney; Ray
Roemmich, Inspector; and Karen
Schultz, Recording Secretary |
| OTHERS PRESENT: | None |
CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order by Vice President Borash at 7:02 p.m.
ANNOUNCEMENTS There were no announcements.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES After discussion of the minutes of the October 25, 2001 meeting, motion was made by Borash, seconded by Johnson, to approve the minutes as corrected. Motion carried unanimously.
ADDITIONAL AGENDA ITEMS Added under Engineer was Century Avenue Townhomes, White Bear Lake.
PUBLIC FORUM No discussion in Public Forum.
CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT Chuck Taylor had mailed his lake level report, and the managers discussed it at the meeting.
SECRETARY'S REPORT Secretary Scheel said he has picked up the mail and distributed it.
INSPECTOR
=S REPORT Inspector Roemmich reported on inspections he has made since the last meeting.ATTORNEY
=S REPORT Attorney Marshall said there was nothing new to report.TREASURER
=S REPORT Treasurer Fetcher was absent, but had electronically mailed copies of the October 2001 Income/Expense Report, which the managers discussed at the meeting.Motion was made by Scheel and seconded by Johnson to approve the Treasurer=s Report. Motion carried unanimously.
ENGINEER
=S REPORT Summary of Woodbury Meeting Engineer Hanson reported that he and Secretary Scheel had attended a meeting with Woodbury staff on November 1st. He said the City of Woodbury and the City of Afton will be requesting from the managers, the study options for managing Fahlstrom Pond, because of future development plans.Downs Lake - Update Engineer Hanson had distributed copies of a draft letter that will be sent to Downs Lake area residents. The letter explains the proposed improvement project that will be started this winter. In the letter, the residents are also invited to an informational meeting on December 6th in the Lake Elmo City Hall. At that meeting the managers will answer any questions the residents have about the improvement project. The managers suggested some word changes in the letter, and motion was made by Johnson and seconded by Borash to approve the letter with changes, and to direct Engineer Hanson to get President Bucheck
=s signature on the letter, and to mail the letter to the Downs Lake area residents.Sunnybrook Lake Update Engineer Hanson reported that the field work was done on November 6th, and that he met with the engineers for the Browns Creek Watershed District on November 1st to discuss the details of modeling for the project and their requirements for review.
Project 1007/Eagle Point Creek Maintenance Engineer Hanson said the inspection of Project 1007/Eagle Point Creek is partially completed. He said several log jams are within Eagle Point Creek and large debris is partially blocking the outlet of the West Lakeland Storage Site. Engineer Hanson recommended that these areas be cleaned of debris before winter. Motion was made by Scheel and seconded by Johnson to authorize the District engineer to arrange for a contractor to remove the debris at a cost not more than $1,000. Motion carried unanimously.
Century Avenue Townhomes, White Bear Lake - Permit Request Engineer Hanson described a project located northwest of County Road D and Hwy. 120, in White Bear Lake in the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 36, T30N, R22W.
The purpose of the project is to construct four twin townhomes, a seven-stall parking lot, and a stormwater pond.
After discussion, motion was made by Borash and seconded by Scheel to approve Permit # 2001-27 with the engineer
=s suggested special conditions. Motion carried unanimously.MANAGERS
= REPORT Next Meeting - December 13, 2001 The managers said they do expect to have a quorum at the next meeting.ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Scheel and seconded by Johnson at 8:19 p.m. to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
Respectfully Submitted,
Donald Scheel, Secretary
Minutes Approved by Managers 12/13/01