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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, March 20, 2023 Page 6 will have to see where that goes. That is more of a longer-term solution and will not help the City immediately but he did want to bring Chief Brosnahan to the City Council to talk about the service levels, the increasing need and also the response time, which is a real issue to make the Council aware of this. Chief Brosnahan thought it was important about labor force and demand for Allina. It is consistent across Minnesota. Mayor Roe concurred with the Chief about the lack of workforce affecting ambu- lance service everywhere, and noted that was another area to encourage young peo- ple to consider as a career option. The Council and Mayor Roe thanked Chief Brosnahan for the update and the Fire Department for all of the work being done to keep the community safe. d. Consider Ordinance Amending Titles 8 and 10 of the City Code Regarding Shoreland, Wetland, Stormwater, and Sustainability Regulations Community Development Director Janice Gundlach briefly highlighted this item as detailed in the Request for Council Action and related attachments dated March 20, 2023. City Planner Thomas Paschke, Senior Planner Bryan Lloyd, and Public Works Director Jesse Freihammer were also at the meeting to answer questions. Ms. Gundlach reviewed changes that were made since the last Council viewing of the ordinance including riparian lots. Councilmember Etten appreciated all of staff s work and clarification over the last few weeks. He indicated on page 11, attachment A, under discussion of lines 287 to 300, Variances, item four, letter b, states "Variances that allow a structure to be located within the ordinary high water level setback or that allow more impervious surface coverage than the standard shall include the following minimum condi- tions" and it lists conditions that only can be solved on a shoreline. He wondered whether this letter b, should say something that designates that as riparian because nobody else shall be commanded to do that. He explained if someone four hundred feet from the lake is going to look for more impervious surface than the standard, they are not able to be forced to do that. If the word "shall" is in there he felt it needed to be designated as a riparian lot which he thought this rule applied to under the variance category. He thought a word or two could be added which would add the clarity that needs to happen so when the word "shall" is commanded it is lines up. Ms. Gundlach explained she was a little concerned with tweaking this language because the three standards Councilmember Etten is concerned about inherently